Elementary Teacher Professionalism and Workload

This study describes teacher performance by quantifying every detail of teacher activity. This research results from a case study conducted for eight months in elementary school. The research focuses on the workload of primary school teachers. This research data collection through observation, interviews, and document review. This research was conducted at SD Negeri 18 Maroangin and SD Islam Terpadu Madan Insan Palopo City, South Sulawesi Province. The study results are as follows: (1) Based on the implementation time, to complete all tasks, the workload of elementary school teachers takes 17 hours a day. Therefore, it equates to 102 hours per week. In this case, the teacher experiences an "overload" workload. (2) The professionalism of primary school teachers is a challenge for education in Indonesia. In addition to the limited ability of teacher resources.

An investigation of teacher experiences in learning the project-based learning approach

Project-based learning (PBL) has a positive impact on student motivation, students’ perceived learning, and performance. However, many teachers are reluctant to adopt PBL. This mixed-methods study examined in-service teachers’ learning experiences of planning and implementing PBL situated in a graduate level PBL course and sought insight into the challenges and ways to overcome the challenges in implementing PBL in practice. Results indicate that teachers’ confidence about their ability to plan and implement a PBL project improved upon completion of the course. Nevertheless, teachers cited various obstacles, such as a lack of mentoring, planning time and implementation experiences, which had prevented them from complete implementation of PBL in teaching. Possible ways to overcome the challenges in adopting PBL include school support, opportunities for experience and practice with PBL, and peer collaboration. The study also showed that a semester-long course focused on designing and developing a PBL project of teachers’ choice was effective in helping increase their confidence and experience in potential implementation of PBL in classroom practice. This study contributes to the implementation of PBL in classrooms and teacher education as well as teacher professional development on the PBL approach.

La escuela como espacio para convertirse en profesor: Experiencias de docentes de Educación Física en formación (The school as a space to become a teacher: Experiences of Physical Education teachers in training)

En la formación de profesores, los futuros maestros aprenden una amplia gama de conocimientos y habilidades. Se ha indicado que la práctica docente es la parte más importante de la formación ya que afecta el desarrollo personal y profesional de los estudiantes de pedagogía. Esta investigación se centró en analizar los significados de las experiencias vivenciadas de 36 docentes en formación, durante un período de práctica docente en escuelas secundarias de la región del Bío-Bío, Chile. Estudio de tipo cualitativo cuyo instrumento de recogida de información fue la bitácora de registro digital. Los principales hallazgos dan cuenta que los estudiantes docentes experimentan una amplia variedad de emociones, durante este proceso formativo, influenciado por las interacciones que ocurren en el aula, la relación que se produce con los estudiantes, la comunicación con profesores que les guían en la escuela y por el contexto de éstas. Estos elementos interpelan y predisponen su desempeño docente. Los resultados además sugieren que es necesario incorporar, de manera intencionada en la formación, los temas relacionado con las interacciones humanas, ya que son fundamentales para asumir los desafíos futuros como profesores. Abstract: In teacher training, future teachers learn a wide range of knowledge and skills. It has been indicated that teaching practice is the most important part of training since it affects the personal and professional development of pedagogy students. This research focused on analyzing the meanings of the experiences of 36 teachers in training, during a period of teaching practice in secondary schools in the Bío-Bío region, Chile. Qualitative study whose information collection instrument was the digital registry log. The main findings show that student teachers experience a wide variety of emotions during this training process, influenced by the interactions that occur in the classroom, the relationship that occurs with students, communication with teachers who guide them in school and by the context of these. These elements challenge and predispose their teaching performance. The results also suggest that it is necessary to intentionally incorporate issues related to human interactions in training, as they are essential to take on future challenges as teachers.