FITNESFITNESThe Future of The Future of

IndonesianTeachers in IndonesianTeachers in National Education SystemNational Education System

A COLLECTION OF DREAMSA COLLECTION OF DREAMS

Of TEACHER EDUCATIONOf TEACHER EDUCATION

As WORK-BASED As WORK-BASED EDUCATIONEDUCATION

1.1. The safest place physically to be for the kids and the The safest place physically to be for the kids and the teachers to grow personally and to develop teachers to grow personally and to develop intellectually.intellectually.

2.2. The socio-culturally perfect place for the seeds The socio-culturally perfect place for the seeds awareness of global interdependence, awareness of global interdependence, environmental intelligence, and multicultural environmental intelligence, and multicultural tolerances right from the beginningtolerances right from the beginning;;

INDONESIAN FUTURE SCHOOLS INDONESIAN FUTURE SCHOOLS WILL BE :WILL BE :

INDONESIAN FUTURE SCHOOLS INDONESIAN FUTURE SCHOOLS WILL BE :WILL BE :

3.A place where democratic values and 3.A place where democratic values and citizenship are nurtured and further citizenship are nurtured and further developed within the context of nation developed within the context of nation building and character buildingbuilding and character building

4.A laboratory for life sciences and human 4.A laboratory for life sciences and human development with a conducive climate development with a conducive climate for inquiring minds and academic for inquiring minds and academic atmosphere to pursue teachers’ atmosphere to pursue teachers’ professional development as life-long, professional development as life-long, reflective learners on a continuing basisreflective learners on a continuing basis

THE FUTURE INDONESIAN STUDENTS THE FUTURE INDONESIAN STUDENTS will be:will be:

1.1. A fully functioning person with capability, A fully functioning person with capability, creativity, and competence to live in a modern creativity, and competence to live in a modern world yet adhering to Indonesian cultural world yet adhering to Indonesian cultural identityidentity

2.2. A gradually developed person in all aspects of A gradually developed person in all aspects of multiple intelligence through reflective thinking multiple intelligence through reflective thinking skills from early childhood to college level (an skills from early childhood to college level (an educational level-sensitive human development educational level-sensitive human development approach)approach)

3.3. An evolving person to use the opportunities An evolving person to use the opportunities provided by the school curriculum to develop provided by the school curriculum to develop PSHCER (personal, social, health, and citizenship PSHCER (personal, social, health, and citizenship including career educational and religiosityincluding career educational and religiosity))

THE FUTURE INDONESIAN THE FUTURE INDONESIAN STUDENTS will be:STUDENTS will be:

4.4. A fully developed individual with soft skills A fully developed individual with soft skills (communication, application of numbers, (communication, application of numbers, information technology, working with others, information technology, working with others, and problem solving) as well as working skills and problem solving) as well as working skills according to social & occupational demands.according to social & occupational demands.

5.5. A fully partiicipating member of society at A fully partiicipating member of society at the family, local, regional, national and the family, local, regional, national and global communities (not isolated from global communities (not isolated from societal issues)societal issues)

WHO ARE THE FUTURE WHO ARE THE FUTURE INDONESIAN TEACHERSINDONESIAN TEACHERS ? ?

1.1. A person who is a graduate of a Fully A person who is a graduate of a Fully Accredited Teacher Professional Preparation Accredited Teacher Professional Preparation Program (S1 + Professional Program)Program (S1 + Professional Program)

2.2. A person who demonstrates the mastery of A person who demonstrates the mastery of four basic competencies, namely (a) four basic competencies, namely (a) pedagogical (b) professional (c) social and pedagogical (b) professional (c) social and (d) psychological competencies to carry out (d) psychological competencies to carry out the tasks of teachers to function as the tasks of teachers to function as manager and facilitator of students’ learningmanager and facilitator of students’ learning

3.3. A person who has the skills, repertoire of A person who has the skills, repertoire of teaching performances in various contexts, teaching performances in various contexts, and adaptability.and adaptability.

WHO ARE THE FUTURE WHO ARE THE FUTURE INDONESIAN TEACHERSINDONESIAN TEACHERS ? ?

4.4. A person who share common qualities, A person who share common qualities, namely: (a) good at explaining, (b) namely: (a) good at explaining, (b) knowledgeable about the subject, (c) able knowledgeable about the subject, (c) able to vary their teaching sytyle, (d) friendly to vary their teaching sytyle, (d) friendly and has a sense of humor, (e) firm but fair, and has a sense of humor, (e) firm but fair, and (f) genuinely interested in students’ and (f) genuinely interested in students’ progress;progress;

5.5. A person who is responsive to issues and A person who is responsive to issues and problems in classroom and field learning problems in classroom and field learning experiences and able to use them as experiences and able to use them as inspiring challenges for improved teaching inspiring challenges for improved teaching performances and better educationperformances and better education

WHO ARE THE FUTURE WHO ARE THE FUTURE INDONESIAN TEACHERSINDONESIAN TEACHERS ? ?

6. A person who has a talent, right attitudes towards education, high motivation, and love to teach students (not subjects), has developed life-long learning capacity, and ability to reflectively assess his/her own experiences as well as others in his/her sustainable career development

7. A person who is aware of and adheres to the laws, rules and regulations pertinent to the educational system in Indonesian contexts, and able to use those laws, rules and regulations to promote education for all, to improve the quality and relevance of education to the societal needs, and to develop good public to the societal needs, and to develop good public imageimage

8.8. A person who is aware of, and strive through personal A person who is aware of, and strive through personal pursuit to become independent, life-long learner, and pursuit to become independent, life-long learner, and put considerable efforts to be a worthy citizen to have put considerable efforts to be a worthy citizen to have significant contribution at school, national and even significant contribution at school, national and even international levelinternational level

A reputable institution with strong vision as A reputable institution with strong vision as stipulated in its educational philosophy and stipulated in its educational philosophy and institutional charter with excellent educational track institutional charter with excellent educational track record and evidence of organizational learningrecord and evidence of organizational learning

An accredited insitution of higher education which An accredited insitution of higher education which has a clear mission and visionary leaderhsip to has a clear mission and visionary leaderhsip to educate competent teachers with clear and strong educate competent teachers with clear and strong commitment to quality and innovation, and res-commitment to quality and innovation, and res-ponsive to changes in teacher education policy and ponsive to changes in teacher education policy and implementationimplementation

An institution which is capable of selecting excellent An institution which is capable of selecting excellent students, has capability of carrying out teacher students, has capability of carrying out teacher education programs, and conducting regular education programs, and conducting regular evaluation of its programs and authentic assessment evaluation of its programs and authentic assessment of its graduates based on national standards of of its graduates based on national standards of minimum services and graduates’ national minimum services and graduates’ national competency standardscompetency standards

An institution which has a well An institution which has a well designed infrastructure, academic staff designed infrastructure, academic staff and educational personnel, a network and educational personnel, a network of collaborating schools contributing of collaborating schools contributing significantly to the education of significantly to the education of prospective teachers for all levels of prospective teachers for all levels of formal schooling as well as for formal schooling as well as for nonformal and informal educational nonformal and informal educational programs programs