Poor. The covid-19 pandemic apparently has not improved until entering the new academic year 2020/2021. However, many changes have been made in the field of education as an effort to adapt the curriculum and learning to current conditions. State University of Malang (UM) together with the Institute for Education and Learning Development (LP3) in response to this educational issue held a webinar related to curriculum implementation and learning in secondary schools during the Covid-19 pandemic, Tuesday (30/6).

The theme study also invited reliable speakers in their fields, namely the Head of the curriculum and bookkeeping center, Maman Fathurrohman, S.Pdi., M.Si., Ph.D. Head of Malang City Education and Culture Office, Dra. Zubaidah, MM., Lecturer at FIP Henry Praherdhiono, M.Pd and Lecturer at FMIPA UM, Dr. Munzil, M.Si.

The current conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic allow for online learning for students. The curriculum that is referred to and determined by the government is the national curriculum where the key to successful implementation lies in the collaboration of teachers, students and parents.

To support learning in the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic, educational institutions are currently preparing teaching materials through applications that will be used for online learning for the new academic year. As explained by Zubaidah, almost every education unit in Malang City has utilized it E-Learning in the implementation of learning.

Based on the material from Seamoloc 2020, examples of new normal learning patterns are presented, including explaining Monday-Wednesday face-to-face activities between teachers and students with applications, for example zoom (synchronous), Thursday-Friday where students learn mandari or remotely (ansynchronus), while Saturday-Sunday is a holiday.

Maman explained that education and learning must continue to run. The existence of Covid-19 does not necessarily make everything completely off, but this is a challenge where those who are already creative are required to be innovative. Maman also explained the implementation of learning that will be used for the 2020/2021 new teaching as stated in the Joint Decree (SKB) explains, among others, about: (1) green zone (around 6%), being able to organize learning in schools by prioritizing the health and safety of students , (2) another zone (94%), organizing Distance Learning (PJJ), online and offline, and (3) limitations and new habits are challenges, in the context of effectiveness and efficiency of activities.

"The challenge now is how to achieve online learning or achieve the competencies of IQ, KD and learning that is not significantly different from face-to-face learning or even better than face-to-face learning." please Maman.

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Reporter: Riska Febrianti - UM Public Relations Internship