Project-Based Learning in The

Kurikulum Merdeka
Framework: Lesson Learned
and Future Projection
Yanuar Dwi Prastyo
Universitas Lampung
 Introduction to Project-Based Learning
in The Kurikulum Merdeka Framework
Topic - Transformation in teacher education with Kurikulum Merdeka
Overview - Focus on integrating Project-Based Learning (PBL)

Key Points
• Changing Educational
Demands: Adapting to
technology, global
challenges, and Kurikulum Merdeka Objective:
societal needs Framework • Explore lessons
learned from PBL
• Promotes learner- implementation
centered, flexible Importance of • Discuss future
approaches projections and
• Emphasizes real-
PBL:
• Fosters critical potential
world relevance and thinking, creativity, developments
student autonomy and collaboration
• Prepares students
for future
challenges
 Context and Background

Evolution of Teacher Education

- Significant transformations in recent decades
- 2009: National Institute of Education (NIE)
introduced TE21 Model
- Aims:
- Holistic education: nurturing knowledge, skills,
Current Trends and Challenges in the
values, and dispositions
Education Sector
- Enable teachers to become successful
individuals, community members, and citizens
01 02 - Numerous challenges and trends:
- Enhancements: - Technological advancements
- Values-based approach - Geopolitical tensions
- Emphasis on lifelong learning and professional - Environmental changes
development - Increasing demand for:
- Adaptable educators
- Metacognitive awareness
- Social and emotional competence
- Necessity for diverse skills, knowledge, and
strong ethical foundations
 The Need for Modern Teacher Education Approaches

03 The Enhanced TE21: Empowering Teachers for the Future

Model
- Addressing the evolving demands of the education sector
- Builds on the existing TE21 framework
- Equips educators with:
- Enhanced repertoire of skills and knowledge
- Emphasis on values, skills, and knowledge (V3SK)
Place Your Picture Here - Goals:
- Prepare teachers who are subject-matter experts
- Inspire and guide the next generation of learners
- Integration:
- V3SK Model
- Graduand Teacher Competencies (GTC) Framework
- Aim: Develop future-ready teachers for the 21st-century
education landscape
 Project-Based Learning in The Kurikulum
Merdeka Framework: Lessons Learned and
Future Projections
Empowering Teachers with Modern
Skills
• Comprehensive skill set: subject-matter
expertise, adaptability
• Development of values, skills, and knowledge
(V3SK)
• Preparedness to inspire and guide learners
Adapting to Technological
Advancements
• Technologically adept teachers
• Integration of digital tools in teaching
• Metacognitive awareness and real-world
connected learning

Enhancing Pedagogical Techniques

• Innovative teaching strategies and assessment
methods
• Catering to diverse learning styles and needs
• Creating dynamic and inclusive learning
environments
Fostering Continuous Professional
Development
• Lifelong learning philosophy
• Ownership of personal and professional growth
• Leadership and agency in professional practice
 Key Components of Project-Based
Learning in Kurikulum Merdeka
1. Curriculum Design 5. Assessment and
• Emphasis on holistic education 3. Innovative Teaching Evaluation
• Nurtures knowledge, skills, Methods • Comprehensive approach to
• Adoption of adaptable and responsive assessment
values, and dispositions
• Prepares students for real-world methods • Focus on professional practice,
• Fosters metacognitive awareness personal growth, and leadership
challenges
• Develops critical thinking, • Encourages real-world connected • Ensures effective performance in
problem-solving, and learning projects
• Develops ability to hold multiple • Contributes to educational change
collaborative skills
perspectives

2. Use of Technology in 4. Inclusive Education

6. Future Projections
Education Strategies
• Integration of technological • Commitment to holistic learner • Continuous integration of new strategies
advancements development and tools
• Enhances project-based learning • Values diversity and inclusivity • Enhancement of students' preparedness
experiences • Promotes interdisciplinary teaching for future challenges
• Prepares students for rapid • Links to real-world scenarios • Focus on inclusivity and holistic
technological changes • Addresses socio-emotional aspects and development
mental well-being • Support for all learners to become
• Supports lifelong learning successful individuals and responsible
citizens
 Curriculum Design
Modernizing Teacher Education Curriculum

01 - Integration of Contemporary Theories and Practices

- Adopting modern educational theories 03
Incorporating Interdisciplinary Approaches

- Connecting Prior Knowledge with New Learning

- Implementing innovative teaching practices
- Bridging gaps between different subjects
- Technological Advancements
- Encouraging a broader perspective on learning
- Utilizing new technologies in education
- Holistic Understanding
- Enhancing digital literacy among teachers
- Promoting a comprehensive grasp of various subjects
- Meeting Diverse Student Needs
- Integrating multiple disciplines in project-based activities
- Tailoring teaching methods to individual learning styles
- Addressing Multifaceted Learning Needs
- Promoting inclusive education
- Designing projects that cater to diverse student interests
- Fostering collaboration across subjects

Emphasizing Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills

02 - Adaptability to Educational Scenarios

- Preparing teachers to handle various classroom challenges
- Encouraging flexibility in teaching methods
- Fostering a Critical Mindset in Students
- Teaching students to analyze and evaluate information
- Encouraging independent and reflective thinking
Future Projections
- Contributing to the Evolving Educational Landscape
- Preparing students for real-world problem-solving
- Enhancing students' readiness for future challenges 04 - Continued Curriculum Modernization
- Ongoing integration of new educational practices
- Keeping up with technological advancements
- Strengthening Interdisciplinary Approaches
- Further promoting cross-subject projects
- Enhancing teacher training in interdisciplinary methods
- Enhancing Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving
- Continuous focus on developing these skills in students
- Adapting teaching strategies to future educational trends
 Use of Technology in Education
Integrating Digital Tools: Training Teachers:
• Adoption of Emerging Technologies: • Digital Literacy: Competencies in
AI, Science of Learning, data analytics. digital, data, research, and
• Enhanced Pedagogies: Creative and assessment literacy.
innovative teaching methods. • Personalized Learning: Tailors
teaching to diverse student needs.

Benefits of Technology: Lessons Learned: Lessons Learned:

• Increased Engagement: Makes learning • Increased Motivation: Higher student • Increased Motivation: Higher student
more interactive and exciting. engagement and problem-solving engagement and problem-solving
• Interdisciplinary Thinking: Connects prior skills. skills.
knowledge with new learning. • Personalized Experiences: AI and • Personalized Experiences: AI and
• Preparation for Change: Equips students analytics enable customized learning. analytics enable customized learning.
for a rapidly evolving world. • Challenges: Access to technology • Challenges: Access to technology
and ongoing support for teachers. and ongoing support for teachers.
 Innovative Teaching Methods
2. Collaborative Learning
and Peer Teaching
• Collaborative Learning:
Students work together,
share perspectives, solve
1. Active Learning Strategies
problems.
• Inquiry-Based Learning: • Peer Teaching: Students
Students ask questions and teach each other,
seek answers. reinforcing knowledge and
• Place-Based Learning: building confidence.
Connects lessons to real- 4. Lessons Learned & Future
world contexts. Projections
• Success in Engagement:
Highlights the effectiveness
3. Project-Based Learning of real-world connections.
and Real-World Applications • Future Focus: Integrate with
emerging educational
• Engaging Projects: Real-
technologies and practices.
world, meaningful projects
that apply knowledge.
• Interdisciplinary Thinking:
Integrates multiple subjects
and problem-solving skills.
Inclusive Education
Strategies
- Strategies for Inclusive
Classrooms:
- Consider physical, cognitive,
- Addressing Diverse affective, and digital aspects
Learning Needs: A1 - Promote critical thinking, social
- Design flexible and and emotional well-being, and
purposeful projects digital literacy
- Value and integrate - Use AR and VR for multimodal
students' lived learning experiences
experiences and prior
knowledge B2
- Create meaningful - Supporting Students with Special
and relatable lessons Needs:
- Implement tailored, differentiated
instruction
- Use formative assessments and
C3 multimodal approaches
- Partner with the Ministry of
Education, industry, and higher
education institutions
 Formative vs. Summative Assessment

Assessment - Formative: Ongoing, immediate feedback, quizzes, presentations,

empowers learner agency.
- Summative: End of learning period, evaluates against benchmarks, final

and
exams, major projects.

Innovative Assessment Techniques:

- Leverage AR/VR for immersive experiences.
- Continuous formative feedback and presentations.

Evaluation - Assess academic knowledge, critical thinking, creativity.

Using Data to Inform Teaching Practices:

- Analyze assessment data to identify trends, strengths, and areas for
improvement.
- Tailor teaching strategies to meet student needs.
- Integrate digital and data literacy in teacher education for informed
teaching practices.
Case Studies and Examples: Project-Based
Learning in The Kurikulum Merdeka
Framework
Successful Implementation of PBL
• Enhanced Kurikulum Merdeka
incorporates PBL
• Focuses on integrating values, skills,
and knowledge
• Develops competencies in professional
practice, personal growth, and
leadership

Impact on Outcomes
- Student Outcomes Case Studies
- Holistic education with focus on critical
1. Indonesia
thinking, creativity, and social-emotional
- Significant improvements in student
skills
performance and outcomes
- Ownership of learning and adaptability
- Focus on lifelong, life-deep, life-wide,
to challenges
and life-wise learning
- Teacher Performance
2. Partnerships with Industry and Higher
- More innovative, self-regulated, and
Education
lifelong learners
- Real-world learning experiences
- Enhanced professional growth and
- Facilitates interdisciplinary thinking and
development
innovative mindsets
- Improved student engagement and
- Strengthens theory-practice nexus
inclusive learning environments
 Potential Solutions
• Professional Development: Regular
training on tech and PBL
methodologies.
Common Challenges
• Collaborative Environments:
• Technological Adaptation: Keeping
Partnering with educators, industry,
up with rapid tech advancements.
and institutions.
• Teaching Balance: Integrating
• Curriculum Integration: Blending
traditional and modern methods.
traditional and modern PBL
• Holistic Development: Balancing
approaches.
socio-emotional skills, critical
• Holistic Frameworks: Emphasizing
thinking, creativity, and academics.
comprehensive student
• Resource Constraints: Limited time,
development.
funding, and tech access.
Place Your Picture Here Send To Back • Resource Support: Ensuring funding,
• Resistance to Change: Comfort with
tech access, and administrative aid.
established practices.
• Change Management: Addressing
concerns and supporting transitions.
Role of Policy and Administration
Goal
• Develop future-ready teachers and learners through effective
PBL implementation

Policy Formulation and Administrative Support Monitoring and Evaluation Stakeholder Engagement
Implementation • Continuous monitoring and • Involve educators, students,
• Offer professional development
• Set standards and provide evaluation parents, and industry partners
• Allocate necessary resources
funding • Create a conducive environment • Use data-driven insights for • Ensure diverse needs are met
• Align with national education improvement
goals
 Emerging Trends in Teacher
Education:
- Emphasis on lifelong, life-deep, life- 04
wide, and life-wise learning 05
- Holistic approach
- Adaptability and metacognitive
awareness
- Real-world connected learning
- Focus on interdisciplinary thinking
- Integration of advanced technologies
02
(AI, learning analytics)

03 Predictions for the Future of Teaching and Learning:

1. Increased Use of Technology
- Personalized learning experiences
- Data-driven decision-making
2. Global and Environmental Awareness
- Inclusion of sustainability and global issues
01 - Socially and environmentally conscious students
3. Holistic Education
- Socio-emotional skills
- Critical thinking and creativity
4. Adaptive and Reflective Teaching Practices
- Continuous adaptation to diverse student needs
- Reflective practices for professional development
 To effectively integrate Project-Based Learning (PBL) within the
Kurikulum Merdeka framework and prepare teachers for ongoing
changes in education, several strategies are crucial:
Emphasis on Values and Ethics
• Integrate ethical considerations into
PBL
Continuous Professional Development • Foster student development beyond
• Engage in ongoing learning about PBL academic skills
and Kurikulum Merdeka
• Attend relevant workshops and courses

Collaborative Learning
Policy and Administrative Support
Environments
• Ensure robust support and resources
• Partner with industry, higher
from policymakers and administrators
education, and peers
• Address challenges and facilitate
• Share best practices and real-
effective implementation
world insights
 Conclusion: Project-Based Learning
in The Kurikulum Merdeka Framework
Challenges Encountered: Role of Policy & Administration:
• Adapting to new pedagogical • Crafting supportive policies
approaches • Providing administrative support
• Integrating PBL with traditional methods • Engaging stakeholders
• Ensuring comprehensive student
development
• Managing limited resources
• Overcoming resistance to change

Empowering Educators:
• Equipping teachers with essential
Best Practices & Solutions: values, skills, and knowledge
• Ongoing professional development • Promoting holistic development and
• Fostering collaborative learning critical thinking
environments • Preparing students for future
• Designing integrated curricula challenges
• Adopting holistic education
strategies
Call to Action:
• Optimizing resource allocation
• Effective change management • Support educators with professional development
and policy frameworks
• Foster collaboration among policymakers,
administrators, and educators
• Invest in educators to build a resilient, future-
ready education system
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