Improving teacher professionalism and competence is one of the main functions of the education and culture office as an effort to improve the quality of education in a region. This study looks at the influence of professionalism and competence of teachers in improving the quality of education in Langsa City. As for the sample, 50 Langsa public junior high schools, 2 Langsa public junior high schools and 50 Langsa public junior high schools 3 teachers were selected. The results showed that professionalism and competence simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on the quality of education in Langsa City because the value of Fcount> Ftable is (28,354> 2,960). Professionalism partially has a positive and significant effect on the Quality of Education in Langsa City because the value of tcount> ttable (2,212> 1,680). Teacher competence partially has a positive and significant effect on the quality of education in Langsa City because the value of tcount> ttable (54,939> 1,680).

Abstract-This study aimed to contribute to the empowerment of the leadership of the principal characteristics of the professional competence of teachers, as well as obstacles in the empowerment of the characteristics of the professional competence of teachers Junior High School (SMP) in Gandapura. The research method used is descriptive method with qualitative approach. The research instruments are interview, observation and documentation. Research subjects are principals, vice principals and teachers. The results showed that the principal contribution to the empowerment of the characteristics of the professional competence of teachers is teachers have a good implementation of learning management supported by the existence of infrastructure sufficient learning, increased teacher professionalism through teacher commitment to the quality of learning, teaching, learning and teacher performance. Obstacles are found in the teachers performance management and learning management still lack the use of technology in learning.

Pemerintah Indonesia memberlakukan sistem pembelajaran daring selama pandemi covid-19.Hal ini menuntut guru beradaptasi dengan lebih cepat, kreatif, dan inovatif agar bisa mendidik siswanya melalui jarak jauh. Beberapa keluhan guruyakni adanya kesulitan beradaptasi dengan teknologi, keterbatasan fasilitas, kesulitan interaksi dengan anak didik, sulit mengontrol pembelajaran di rumah, banyaknya peserta didik yang apatis, kurang termotivasi dan belum mampu belajar secara mandiri, serta kurangnya kesadaran dan sulitnya bekerjasama dengan pihak lain termasuk orangtua anak didik. Para guru juga merasa kehabisan ide dan kreativitas dalam mengajar, kesulitan membagi waktu antara kepentingan akademik dan kepentingan pribadi, sehingga kehilangan waktu “memberi jeda” atau mengistirahatkan diri dari berbagai aktivitas mengajar. Kehadiran beban dan keterbatasan yang cukup besar ini menjadi sumber stres bagi para guru. Dengan demikian, diberikan penguatan kepada guru untuk menghadapi situasi denganteknik berbasis mindfulness yaitu teknik mindful breathing. Metode yang dipakai adalah metode workshop berupa psikoedukasi dan pelatihan teknik mindful breathing. Selanjutnya peserta mempraktekkannya di kehidupan sehari-hari selama empat minggu dan kemudian memberikan feedback terkait dampak mempraktekkan teknik tersebut. Hasil pendampingan menunjukkan bahwa peserta mendapatkan energi positif, merasa lebih tenang, tidak gelisah dan mulai fokus untuk menghadapi situasi yang saat ini sedang dihadapi. Setiap mengalami pikiran negatif, peserta langsung menerapkan teknik mindful breathing, para peserta merasa lebih mudah untuk mengontrol diri dan lebih fokus dalam mennghadapi peserta didik selama pandemi covid-19. Berdasarkan hasil ini, dikemukakan pemberian penguatan pada guru menggunakan teknik miniful breathing efektif dalam membantu guru menghadapi situasi pembelajaran selama pandemi

Fasilitas sarana dan prasarana perlu tersedia secara lengkap di Taman Kanak-kanak (TK) dan Raudhatul Athfal (RA) agar penyelenggaraan pelayanan pendidikan dapat berjalan dengan baik sehingga pertumbuhan dan perkembangan kepribadian anak dapat tercapai secara baik dan benar. Permasalahan yang dihadapi mitra saat ini adalah masih minimnya sarana dan prasarana penunjang pembelajaran, seperti sarana bermain dan alat peraga/permainan edukatif; pengetahuan dan keterampilan guru dalam merancang dan membuat alat peraga/permainan edukatif  masih rendah; kemampuan guru dalam memahami bakat dan potensi anak masih terbatas; kompetensi guru yang mengajar di TK/RA masih rendah, karena rata-rata guru tersebut bukan lulusan PGTK/PG-PAUD; serta minimnya alat peraga/permainan edukatif berbasis nilai-nilai Islam. Untuk mengatasi permasalahan mitra tersebut, solusi yang ditawarkan adalah: (1) membantu guru dalam mengenali dan memahami berbagai bakat dan potensi yang dimiliki anak melalui model bermain creative art play, sehingga anak berkembang secara holistik dari segi akademik, sosial, emosional, dan spiritual melalui pelatihan dalam bentuk workshop dan pendampingan; (2) membantu guru dalam merancang dan membuat alat peraga/permainan edukatif (APE) berbasis nilai-nilai Islam yang akan digunakan dalam pembelajaran di kelas, sehingga dapat meningkatkan kemampuan profesionalisme guru.Kegiatan yang telah dilaksanakan adalah dengan memberikan pelatihan bagi guru TK/RA. Hasil yang diperoleh adalah meningkatnya pengetahuan, pemahaman, dan keterampilan guru TK/RA sehingga mampu membuat alat peraga edukatif berbasis nilai-nilai Islam, serta terlaksananya kegiatan belajar mengajar yang menjunjung nilai-nilai agama dan nilai-nilai luhur budaya dalam membentuk anak didik yang bertaqwa kepada Allah swt.

This study aims to determine: 1) The influence of discovery learning and expository learning models on student learning outcomes, 2) The influence of social skills on student learning outcomes. 3) The interaction between learning models and social skills on student learning outcomes. This study used a quasi-experimental research method. The research was conducted from April to May 2021.The population of this study were 48 students of grade V SDN 034799 Doloktolong who were chosen randomly by random sampling technique. The sample is the VA class as many as 24 people as the experimental class and the VB class as many as 24 people as the control class. Data collection techniques using social skills questionnaires and learning outcomes tests. The data analysis technique used two-way analysis of variance. The results of the study are as follows: (1) There are differences in learning outcomes students who were taught with the discovery learning model with an average value of 85,556 higher than the learning outcomes of students taught by the expository learning model with an average of 76,944, the results of the analysis of variance showed that the Fcount value was 71.11> the Ftable value was 3.20 and the probability or significance value 0.00 <0.05, so H0 is rejected; (2) There is a significant difference between the learning outcomes of students with high social skills and the average84,364and students who have low social skills on average 67.00. Result of analysis of variance obtained Fcount value of 17.35> Ftable value of 3.20 and a significant value of 0.017 <0.05, so that H0 is rejected; (3) There is an interaction between discovery learning models and students social skills in improving student PPKn learning outcomes, the results of analysis of variance Fcount value of 6,021> Ftable value of 3.20 and a significance of 0.018 <0.05, so that H0 is rejected.