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 THE ROLE OF TEACHERS
COMMUNITY IN TEACHERS’
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Novi R. Restuningrum – OPTIMA Language

Lestari – Mantika Language School
(Academic Arisan Teachers Community)

TEFLIN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010

What is a Teachers Comunity?
• a group of people sharing one thing in
common  “teaching”
 What is Academic Arisan?
• Very small group to open community
• A media of English teachers
• Sharing
• Spirit: to develop together
• Topics
• Practices on presenting
 Who are AA members?
• English teachers
 6 2 13 kindergarten
elementary
junior hs
senior hs
41 24 university
course
12 5 private
 What will be presented here?
• Teacher development as it is felt by AA
members and how far it has been a
support to members’ professional
development.
• The importance of joining a teachers
community
 The Research
• Questionnaire: open and structured
questions
 Answer to the questions:
• How far has AA supported teachers in
developing their skills and knowledge?
What improvement should AA (or any
teachers community) make to better its
programs and maximize the benefits for
its members?
• Is teacher community developing
teachers professionally?
The findings
 Reasons for Coming to AA
sessions

10

6
respondents
4

0
netwk. knowlg. skills topic social
Avoid doing things repeatedly

• To improve skills and further knowledge

: to avoid repetition.
• Penny Ur: teachers with twenty years’
experience vs. teachers with one year
experience repeated twenty times.
• Ur (1996:137): constant teacher
development and progress solve
problems caused by first-year stress
and later burn-out.
Teaching Aspects Developed

10

4 respondents

0
T. T. others
Know. Tech.
• Others
management: classroom language, how
to present in public
Reasons for Not Coming to AA
sessions

10

6
respondents
4

0
time others less info
 Applicability in Classroom

10

6
respondents
4

0
knowl. applied
 Expectations

10

4 respondents

0
presnt. topic venue school
t.
• Harmer (2007: 422)
The challenge of future audience
sharpens our perceptions.

- practice presentation skills

- reflecting teaching practices
 Future Presentation

10

6
respondents
4

0
Yes No
Most Liked Part of AA sessions

10

6
respondents
4

0
Q&A Presnt. Group
 Most Un-Liked Part of AA
sessions
10

4 respondents

0
day not on none
time
Some points to be improved
• To always be on-time
• Alternative day and time
To Sum Up
• Teachers community is beneficial for its
participants (both parties):
– Presenters: presentation skills and
teaching reflection
– Participants: “training” or practice,
implementation in classrooms
– To both: developing teaching techniques,
teaching knowledge, building network.
To Sum Up (cont.)
• AA = mini conference?
• Brad Tipka (2005)
Introduces “mini-conference”
- cost effective
- speakers and participants: high level
of familiarity
- same opprotunity for giving
professional presentations
• Develop together, the AA motto, has
been one of the great ways of
conducting professional development.
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Thank you
• Novi Rahayu Restuningrum
opisuhery@yahoo.com

• Lestari
didoy_oy@yahoo.com