Example How to Become Teachers?

Selection of exemplary teachers (teacher achievers current term) is actually an event to see and self-reflection for teachers. Sometimes a teacher has to feel he was the best, most super, the most successful in teaching among their friends at school where the teacher is located.
Indicators are easy to find is that when gathered fellow teachers who are non-formal, often thrown bahwam himself as the best in teaching, he was the best master in teaching materials, he or she was the best to spark ideas, he was the most mischievous students in overcoming problems, smart students, and many more others. It is no doubt that everyone (including teachers) have a tendency to arrogance, favor him compared with a friend or someone else. Relatively few teachers are aware that he has many flaws. The stories in front of the classroom when teaching also indicate a tendency to arrogance in front of his students. But when there is a circular selection of exemplary teachers (teacher achievers), writing competition, the competition of scientific works, it is very difficult to find teachers who willingly and self-awareness to the school asking her to follow him. This condition apparently occurs in almost every unit pendidika both at the elementary, junior high, and at the level of SMA / MA / SMK. Very ironic indeed. But that's the real conditions in the field. Is this the nature and character of the majority of Indonesian people who tend to be reluctant to compete? Although actual participation in the competition arena, it is necessary to know the potential is real. Competition arena of self-reflection is the extent to which our potential compared with the other teachers outside the institution (unlike the champion who only won in his own cage, but when at home versus no nothing).

In the selection of exemplary teachers, four aspects of teacher competence are really tested, namely paedagogis aspects, professional, social, and personality.

Paedagogis

In this aspect, the teacher demanded to know the theory of learning, teaching theory, theory of mental development of children, also claimed to understand the curriculum that applies especially concerning the direction of curriculum and learning and the spirit prevailing at the time. In the selection of exemplary teachers, this aspect is measured through a written test and interview tests, as well as measured by whether the document existed and that includes learning
lesson plans,
report on the implementation of learning,
teaching evaluation data
data analysis and evaluation results
report follow-up program

Fifth document should complete and attach in the form of a portfolio that combined with other aspects of the document (10 aspects / components of teacher certification).

Professional

At this fusty, teachers are required to master the subject matter appropriate for the desired and mandated by the curriculum, of course relates to the field of teaching that they do, in accordance with diampunya subjects. In the selection of exemplary teachers, this aspect is examined through the work dukumen professional development, ie there are and whether or not the book, published works, scientific works published either through an accredited journals or through other relevant media. Ownership of the award plaque and certificate of participation in scientific forums, also can be an indicator of mastery of the professional aspects of a teacher.

Social

This aspect is very much the indicator. And whether teachers are often assigned in schools and whether or not reflected on many assignments SK principals to teachers, how teachers' roles in the neighborhood (usually evidenced by a certificate Head Keluranan) whether the chairman of the RT, chairman of the RW, RW advisor adviser RT members / administrators Village Community Resilience Institute (LKMD), or the Institute for Community Empowerment City (LPMK), member / board self-reliance Agency for Community (BKM), or other positions in the neighborhood.

Personality

An exemplary teacher would not be separated from ownership kepridadian steadiness and maturity. This aspect indicators tested through interviews and written tests. How do I look in front of the examiner, how to answer and how to speak before the examiner, how to refuse or deny or argue when the examiner blamed. On the other hand can also be tested through questions that are leading to personal views about an issue.

Other

Scientific Work, is an important aspect that must exist in the selection of outstanding teachers. This scientific work can be a research report, seminar or symposium papers, and journal articles. For this one, may not seem so. A teacher shall have a model tends ilmial work, whether in the form of research or other writings, which are generated through scientific procedures. Another no less important to master in the selection of outstanding teachers are familiar with, understand, and understand the rules and regulations and policies concerning education in Indonesia.

This is only the result of small reflections of a teacher who wants to share experiences with peer to peer teacher who wants to follow the example of teacher selection (outstanding teacher). Authors share the results of this reflection in conection has attended teacher selection of Semarang city level achievers who won a new chance three levels of the city of Semarang, in 2008.