Excellent school is identical with quality school. Many people assume that to become a Excellent school must have large financial capital because the availability of facilities and capable resources require big costs. This statement is not entirely true, because besides facilities and human resources involved in educational activities, the most important part of education is the curriculum. This paper aims to find out how curriculum planning ideas can be applied in excellent school. The curriculum as a medium for achieving educational goals also serves as the main guideline for implementing learning activities. Therefore, the design of the curriculum in education must be positioned as a platform for schools to develop education. The results of the author's analysis describe that the curriculum planning framework in excellent schools is developed from local-regional to national level. Curriculum planning process must pay attention to the holistic approach and eliminate hierarchies in decision making. The socio-cultural approach is also essential by involving competent human resources including teachers as curriculum implementers.

The purpose of this research is : (1) to determine if there is influence of pedagogic and professional competence of SMK teachers to teachers’ commitment after certification (2) to determine how much influence of pedagogic and professional competence of SMK teachers to teachers’ commitment after certification. This research is a quantative descriptive research. The data collecting instrument used was questionnaire and data analysis used was multiple regression technique. The result showed : (1) there is a significant effect from pedagogic and professional competence of SMK teachers to teachers’ commitment in study process after certification (2) the percentage of commitment, pedagogic and professional competence of certified teachers are still low on average.

Rancang bangun alat pengukur kadar gula darah secara non-invasive menggunakan arduino uno sangat diperlukan bagi penderita diabetes meletus supaya pederita penyakit diabetes bisa selalu mengecek kadar gula darah selalu dalam kisaran normal. Pengukuran secara non-invase pada alat ini memanfaatkan fenomena optik berupa terjadinya penyerapan panjang gelombang gula darah yaitu antara 750-2500 nm .  Metode pelaksanaan yang dilakukan supaya berhasil untuk menciptakan alat ukur gula darah secara non-invasive mulai dari perancangan hardware seperti rangkain power supply, rangkaian sensor infrared dan photodioda, pushbutton dan LCD. Setelah melakukan perancangan hardware mulai pengumpulan data, melakukan survey di klinik Universitas Negeri Padang. Alat ukur kadar gula darah non-invasive dibuat dengan cara membaca daya yang diterima oleh photodioda yang dipancarkan oleh sensor infrared. Hasil dari pembaacan sensor akan ditampilkan di LCD sebelum di tampilkan di LCD data di olah di dalam arduino uno. Arduino uno  pada alat ini digunakan sebagai pusat pengontrolan sistem.

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This study aims to determine how the character formation of love for the country through the flag ceremony of SD Negeri 10 Banda Aceh students. The approach in this research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive research type. The subjects in this study consisted of 1 school principal, 1 grade IV teacher and 3 grade IV students. The data collection techniques used were observation, interviews, and questionnaires. Data analysis used a percentage formula and also used data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. Based on the results of research on the formation of the character of love for the country through the flag ceremony at SD Negeri 10 Banda Aceh, it is still in the category of very frequent or good according to the indicators of love for the country. Principals and teachers always strive well so that students can instill the character of loving the motherland in each student. The formation of the character of love for the country through the flag ceremony, namely by reminding, guiding and always explaining the meaning of the flag ceremony so that students have the character of loving the country and being orderly at the time of the flag ceremony, and also instilling discipline, so that students can understand the meaning of the flag ceremony well. With the flag ceremony, it is able to foster a character of love for the country which can shape and make students who have noble, moral, ethical, cultured and civilized characters based on Pancasila so that they become students who have an attitude of nationalism. Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pembentukan karakter cinta tanah air melalui upacara bendera siswa SD Negeri 10 Banda Aceh. Pendekatan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif. Adapun subjek dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari 1 orang kepala sekolah, 1 orang guru kelas IV dan 3 orang siswa kelas IV. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan yaitu observasi, wawancara, dan angket. Analisis data menggunakan rumus persentase dan juga menggunakan reduksi data, penyajian data serta penarikan kesimpulan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian pembentukan karakter cinta tanah air melalui upacara bendera di SD Negeri 10 Banda Aceh masih dalam kategori sangat sering dilakukan atau baik sesuai dengan indikator dari cinta tanah air. Kepala sekolah dan guru selalu mengupayakan dengan baik agar siswa dapat menanamkan karakter cinta tanah air di dalam diri masing-masing siswa. Pembentukan karakter cinta tanah air melalui upacara bendera yaitu dengan mengingatkan, membimbing dan selalu menjelaskan makna dari upacara bendera  agar siswa memiliki karakter cinta tanah air serta tertib pada saat upacara bendera, dan juga menanamkan kedisplinan, sehingga siswa dapat memahami makna upacara bendera dengan baik. Dengan adanya upacara bendera mampu menumbuhkan karakter cinta tanah air yang dapat membentuk dan menjadikan diri siswa yang berakhlak mulia, bermoral, beretika, berbudaya, dan beradab berdasarkan pancasila sehingga menjadi siswa yang memiliki sikap nasionalisme. Kata Kunci: Karakter, Cinta Tanah Air Dan Upacara Bendera