Training in Developing Instructional Videos for teachers at MTs Nurul Huda Paowan. During the pandemic, the learning process at MTS Nurul Huda experienced a decline in the quality of learning. This is because the learning system has changed from conventional to online. The limited online learning facilities owned by students make teachers at MTs Nurul Huda not optimal in carrying out learning. The use of learning media for online learning has never been carried out because teachers did not have a good understanding of teaching media and lack the skills to make instructional videos as appropriate teaching media during the pandemic. Therefore, we tried to offer solutions to overcome these problems by providing training on making learning videos using smartphones for MTS teachers Nurul Huda. The implementation of this activity was carried out for approximately a month with the following details: counseling, two training activities, and evaluation. This training utilized the Kinemaster application as an instructional video maker tool for teachers. The evaluation was carried out in two ways, with participants and with team members of the activity. The result of this activity is an increase in teachers' understanding of the importance of teaching media which is marked by their high interest and enthusiasm during the training. In addition, this activity also resulted in an increase in the quality and professionalism of teachers which was marked by the instructional videos they produced.

Bahasa Inggris sudah mulai diperkenalkan di tingkatan sekolah dasar walaupun posisinya hanya sebagai mata pelajaran muatan lokal. Hal ini dikarenakan sekolah-sekolah di daerah terpencil tidak memiliki guru yang dapat mengajar mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris. Namun di banyak sekolah terpencil, sering ditemukan masalah seperti tidak adanya pengajar Bahasa Inggris terlatih dan media ajar yang mendukung. Masalah-masalah ini juga ditemukan di SD Negeri 6 Tambak Ukir Kecamatan Kendit Kabupaten Situbondo. Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris di sekolah tidak maksimal karena tidak adanya media ajar Bahasa Inggris. Solusi untuk menjawab permasalahan tersebut adalah dengan mengembangkan media ajar big book. Tampilan big book yang penuh warna dan menarik membuat siswa lebih tertarik untuk belajar. Maka dari itu, tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan big book sebagai media ajar alternatif yang dapat dipakai untuk mengajar mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris di SD Negeri 6 Tambak Ukir. Model penelitian dan pengembangan (research and development) yang dipakai diadaptasi dari model Gall dkk (2003). Ada empat tahap dalam proses pengembangan ini yaitu analisis masalah, pengembangan produk, uji coba produk, dan revisi produk. Hasil akhir dari pengembangan ini adalah poduk pendidikan, yaitu sepuluh big book dengan beberapa jenis tema dilengkapi dengan petunjuk penggunaan. Instrumen yang dipakai dari tahap awal ampai akhir adalah kuesioner, petunjuk evaluasi media ajar, lembar observasi, dan pedoman wawancara. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah satu set big book dengan tema: numbers, letters, body parts, farm animals, colors, greetings and leave-takings, family members, occupations, playground, dan narrative. Setelah melalui tahap validasi dan uji coba, big book ini terbukti valid, efektif, dan praktis.

Some Indonesian elementary schools include English as a local content subject. However, one aspect that is often missing in the process of teaching and learning is supporting teaching media. This is often found in schools based in remote areas, including the one at SD Negeri 6 Tambak Ukir, which is included in this study. The teaching and learning at this school is not fully accommodated because of the unavailability of teaching media. The students are not fortunate enough to afford commercial learning media. The problems worsen with the fact that the teachers have never been professionally prepared and trained to teach English. Such problems lead to meaningless learning. Concerning the issues, we developed five big books to be used by English teachers and students of SD Negeri 6 Tambak Ukir with the aim to provide supplementary learning media for the students, particularly in learning English vocabulary. The research adopted the development model proposed by Gall, Gall, and Borg (2003). There are four simplified stages in this development process: problem analysis, product development, product trials, and product revisions. In the first stage, the researchers planned to develop 10 books, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, only five books (including a manual user) could be developed. The topic covers numbers, colours, alphabets, animals, and the human body. The provision of the books helped the teachers in delivering the topics. The books could also create a new learning experience for the students. Besides, the students also felt that they could get closer to their friends because they could learn together and felt extra motivated. In other words, having been validated and tried out, the books were proven to be valid, effective, and practical. They were valid as they were developed based on strong theories, effective as they can fulfil students’ needs, and practical as they can facilitate both teachers and students during the teaching and learning process. Briefly, the big book can describe itself well. It is big, bold, and beautiful with impacts. Keywords: big book, English teaching medium, research and development, SD Negeri 6 Tambak Ukir