2010-01-04
Our new counterparts in West Sumatra Province/Kota (city) Padang, South Kalimantan Province /Kota Banjarbaru, and North Sulawesi Province/Kab. (district) North Minahasa, have started lesson study (LS) activities from July 2009. However, they are still struggling how to implement LS effectively, and how to improve the quality. Therefore, in order to know more and concretely how to conduct LS, 32 educational stakeholders from each province visited our LS reference sites, Kab. Sumedang, Kab. Bantul, and Kab. Pasuruan in August, September and November, 2009.
Program Period of the 1st Technical Exchange Program
Area | Targeted Kota/Kab. | Period |
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West | Kota Padang/West Sumatra Province visited Kab. Sumedang | November 16th – 20th, 2009 |
Central | Kota Banjarbaru/South Kalimantan Province visited Kab. Bantul | September 8th -12th, 2009 |
East | Kab. North Minahasa/North Sulawesi Province visited Kab. Pasuruan | August 26th – 30th, 2009 |
The breakdown of participants in each kabupaten/province is written in the table below.
Participants of the 1st Technical Exchange Program
Targeted Kota/Kab. | Participants from New Sites | Participants from SITTEMS Sites |
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Kota Padang/West Sumatra Province visited Kab. Sumedang | Kepala sekolah(10), Guru(10), Dinas P&K(1), Depag(1), Pengawas(2), LPMP(2), Balai Dilkat (Depag) (2), Province Dinas P&K(1), Kanwil Depag(1), University of Padang(2) | SMPN1 Jatigede (LSBS), MGMP Math, Basecamp G (SMPN3 Cisitu), Dinas P&K Sumedang, UPI, Balai Diklat (West Java) |
Kota Banjarbaru/South Kalimantan Province visited Kab. Bantul | Kepala sekolah(10), Guru(10), Dinas P&K(1), Depag(1), Pengawas(2), LPMP(2), Balai Dilkat (Depag) (2), Province Dinas P&K(1), Kanwil Depag(1), University of Lambung Mangkurat(2) | SMPN1 Kretek (LSBS), MGMP Math, Homebase 1 (SMPN3 Bantul), Dinas P&K Bantul, UNY, LPMP (Yogja) |
Kab. North Minahasa/North Sulawesi Province visited Kab. Pasuruan | Kepala sekolah(10), Guru(10), Dinas P&K(1), Depag(1), Pengawas(2), LPMP(2), Balai Dilkat (Depag) (2), Province Dinas P&K(1), Kanwil Depag(1), University of Manado(2) | MGMP Math, Homebase D (SMPN2 Nguling), SMPN1 Sekorejo (LSBS), Dinas P&K Pasuruan, UM |
Depag: MORA (Ministry of Religious Affairs) District Education Office, Kanwil: MORA Provincial Education Office, LPMP: Institute for Quality Assurance for Guru, Balai Diklat: MORA Regional Teacher Training Center, SMPN: Public junior secondary school
The program was a combination of lecture and LS practice. As for the practice, the participants from the new target site visited schools of LSBS (school based Lesson Study) and one of the MGMP (Subject Teacher Training Forum) mathematics base-camp. As for the lectures, participants had a chance to listen the experiences and lessons learnt from guru, principals, Dinas P&K (District Education Department), and LS resource universities of UPI/UNY/UM in the LS implementation. JICA Experts also gave a lecture about “what is a good lesson”, difference between LSBS and MGMP, and some outcomes and issues of LS activities in Kab. Sumedang, Kab. Bantul and Kab. Pasuruan. The participants of new sites were very eager to learn from LS reference sites. The discussion and Q&A time lasted for more than 2 hours!
Participants from Kab. North Minahasa asking questions to guru and the principal of SMPN1 Sekorejo.
Participants from Kota Padang observing an Open class in SMPN1 Jatigede (LSBS).
We, JICA Experts, hope that the participants from Kota Padang, Kota Banjarbaru, and Kab. North Minahasa reflect on what they have learned from this Technical Exchange Program into their LS activities or lesson in their schools.