AL-WIJDyAN: Journal of Islamic Education Studies Volume 8. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. p-ISSN: 2541-2051. online -ISSN: 2541-3961 Available online at http://ejournal. id/index. php/alwijdan Received: Oktober 2022 Accepted: Desember 2022 Published: Januari 2023 The Professionalism of Islamic Education Teachers In Learning Management Firman Mansir. Irfan Musadad Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Universitas Islam Raden Rahmat Malang Email: firmanmansir@umy. Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan menjelaskan sikap profesionalisme guru Pendidikan Agama Islam dalam mengatur pembelajaran khususnya pada masa pandemi covid 19. Guru yang profesional selalu tercermin dalam segala aktivitasnya sebagai orang yang senantiasa mengelola dan mengembangkan lembaga pendidikan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, sehingga dalam mengumpulkan data menggunakan metode studi kepustakaan yang bersumber dari berbagai referensi baik dari artikel jurnal maupun buku hasil penelitian terbitan tahun 20152022 dan fokus penelitiannya di Indonesia secara keseluruhan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa profesionalisme guru PAI dapat terlihat dari kepeduliannya dan keseriusannya dalam mengelolah madrasah, melalui pengajaran yang dilakukan dengan penuh tanggungjawab, rasa empati, rasa memiliki dan menjadikan peserta didik seperti anak sendiri khususnya ketika memasuki era pandemi covid-19. Selain itu guru PAI dapat mempersiapkan peserta didik supaya bisa maju dan berkembang dari segi kemampuan dan kreatif demi masa depan yang lebih baik dalam konteks kemasyarakatan. Hal tersebut dilakukan ketika pembelajaran berlangsung dengan menggunakan pendekatan humanis, yang esensinya adalah membangun kreatifitas peserta didik dengan sifat humanis. Dengan demikian, guru PAI di madrasah dapat menjadi contoh atau pusat identifikasi diri dan konsultan bagi peserta didik agar mempunyai kepekaan berbagai sumber Kata Kunci: Guru. Pendidikan Agama Islam. Manajemen Pendidikan Abstract This study aims to explain the professional attitude of Islamic Religious Education teachers in regulating learning, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. A professional teacher is always reflected in all his activities as a person who constantly manages and develops educational This research uses a qualitative approach, so that in collecting data using the literature study method sourced from various references both from journal articles and research books published in 2015-2022 and the focus of research in Indonesia as a whole. The results of this study show that the professionalism of PAI teachers can be seen from their concern and seriousness in managing madrasahs, through teaching that is carried out with full responsibility, empathy, a sense of belonging, and making students like their own children, especially when entering the era of the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition. PAI can encourage students to advance and develop in terms of ability and creativity for a better future in the context of society. This is done when learning takes place using a humanist approach, the essence of which is to build the creativity of students with humanist traits. Thus. PAI teachers in madrasas can be examples of self-identification centers and consultants for students to have sensitivity to various sources of Keywords: Teachers. Islamic Religious Education. Education Management system to strive for educational actors to Introduction continue to be able to organize teaching and In 2019 and early 2020 the Covid-19 hit 215 countries including activities are carried out in different ways 4. Indonesia, causing a dilemma that is deeply The Ministry of Education and felt by many parties1. Moreover, the Covid- Culture has established a new regulation that 19 virus that is being faced is a terrifying requires the implementation of education to The Covid-19 Handling Task Force be carried out with the Study From Home informed that the number of patients With this regulation, it is hoped that confirmed positive for the Covid-19 virus is it will be able to stop the spread of the increasing every day, and the number of Covid-19 virus without disturbing the deaths due to the virus is increasing very implementation of the learning activity The World Health Organization Teaching and learning activities (WHO) has designated this Covid-19 virus with the study from the home system are as a pandemic whose transmission can be carried out remotely by utilizing the internet through physical contact or the air3. Therefore, the government has made Considering that education is one of the various efforts to overcome the spread of aspects that are very important for the this virus by limiting various activities in future of the nation and state, it forces all of public places. The impact of the Covid-19 us, especially educators and all elements of virus is also very pronounced in the field of education to be more professional in education, so the Ministry of Education and supporting and carrying out our roles, so Culture (Kemendikbu. created a new that education in Indonesia can be carried out properly 5. This online learning certainly cannot be separated from the role of Volume Vi. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. AL-WIJDyAN technology as the main means and as a The professionalism of the elements support for the implementation of teaching of education personnel in carrying out the and learning activities. The use of this online teaching and learning process during technology has indirectly brought changes in the covid-19 virus pandemic situation is a the field of education towards education creation and innovation skill in designing, that is one step ahead of information and concocting, and applying learning methods. communication technology to keep up with According the flow of development by the times. For creativity are the keys to success for now, many platforms can be used to educators to motivate their students to support teaching and learning activities such remain enthusiastic about learning online Google and not to make it a burden that affects the Classroom. Microsoft Teams. Zoom. Ruang Online learning during the Covid- Guru. Zenius, learning house. Edmodo, etc 19 pandemic is a challenge for all elements of education because its implementation Google Meet, e-Learning. According Ministry Education and Culture, online or distance learning is more emphasized in providing a meaningful learning experience for students so that they are not burdened by the Professionalism that utilizes information technology has required all elements of education to innovate, not only for educators, schools, and institutions but this challenge also extends to the community and guardian The Ministry of Education It is necessary to realize again that and Culture said that online learning can online learning during this pandemic is an focus on life skills in dealing with a emergency system that is implemented very Through online learning, it is also The move of conventional hoped that the teaching and learning learning system, which is usually applied, process will be carried out more varied and suddenly changed to online learning, so the enjoyable by fostering new experiences while still adapting to the interests and educational actors and the absence of conditions of each student, educator, or educators or students is a problem. This guardian parent. The role of educators here online learning is still not prepared, but the is expected to be able to help consider the online learning process must still be carried gap in facilities in each student's home7. out so that students continue to get meaningful learning even though they are Volume Vi. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. AL-WIJDyAN amid the Covid pandemic. This is also a pr for educators to reaffirm their role in the world of education, one of which is by improving the professionalism of educators, adding skills in processing, and operating technology as online learning. one way to develop human resources which is very influential in national development 11. Quality education in madrasas can be of all educational personnel, starting from The research in this article uses the literature study research method. This method is used and carried out by reading, studying, and recording literature sourced from articles, journals, books, or other reading materials that are on the topic of Furthermore, the results of the readings obtained are re-sorted and poured into theoretically frame-of-minded forms. The purpose of this method is to strengthen the facts and compare differences or similarities regarding the theory being professionalism in managing madrasahs in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic. analyzing the data in the preparation of this article using descriptive analysis methods. Descriptive Improving the quality of education is achieved by increasing the professionalism Method Results and Discussion describes symptoms, events, or events that are happening so that this research is centered on actual problems without making them up and according to facts by describing an event. principals, teachers, etc. , because quality resources can be obtained from quality educational institutions12. Education that has high quality and professional education personnel can certainly be a provision for especially in difficult situations such as the current Covid-19 pandemic. During a pandemic like this, it is hoped that the quality of education can be paid more attention to, considering that the learning system cannot be implemented as usual, so all education personnel must be more synergistic in designing new systems to support the implementation of learning Through the principal as a leader in madrasahs, it is necessary to design special strategies to improve and streamline teaching and learning activities by making knowledgeable in the fields of science and information technology14. A school principal is expected to be able to follow the development of the world of education both from discourse and circulating issue-issue, to Volume Vi. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. AL-WIJDyAN decisions that need to be determined. systems that have been adapted to the school principal must have strategic steps to conditions of the madrasah and the create a sense of security and satisfaction in conditions of its students at home. carrying out educational programs. During the Covid-19 pandemic, every madrasa certainly really needs educational leaders who can adapt to every condition. Leadership is one of the efforts to influence, persuade, motivate, and invite all madrasah mutually agreed goals can be achieved because the development of students needs Optimizing Information Technology All educational activities both in service and in teaching and learning activities during the Covid-19 pandemic must be carried out online . n the ne. so that the role of the principal as a leader is to develop strategies to optimize the use of information technology. to be considered and equipped with the Developing Human Resources (Human Resource. implementation of quality and quality In responding to education A teacher is a human resource that problems amid a pandemic, as a school must receive special attention in improving principal, it is necessary to respond quickly, the quality of education because it is a appropriately, and responsively in taking a teacher who is directly involved in the stand, especially in matters that cause a process of teaching and learning activities decrease in the quality of education 16. The with students. So that the principal's task is strategy of a school principal to deal with to design a strategy that can maintain the Covid-19 pandemic to improve the professionalism by always improving the quality of education: skills, knowledge, and skills of a teacher field Curriculum According Mulyana18. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the professionalism of a teacher is the ability to government has given full authority to each master knowledge, values, attitudes, and Educational Institution to determine what skills in carrying out his duties and kind of curriculum will be implemented. responsibilities as an educator. Improving Therefore, as a leader, he is expected to be professionalism and competence can also able to develop strategies in designing help an educator in creating an effective and curriculum and teaching and learning fun learning environment. Moreover, during Volume Vi. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. AL-WIJDyAN the Covid-19 pandemic as it is today, it attention from a principal, and available competence to include mastering the use of communication and information technology as a support for virtual teaching and learning activities including the ability to package and present learning content in the form of audio-visual that is interesting and easy to an educator needs to improve his competence as a lifelong learner who is diligent, persistent, adaptive, and responsive Figure 1. Factors Of Responsible in dealing with changes in the use of Professional educators must be aware In distance learning, a teacher that their responsibility as an educator is the must be able to communicate, interact, and determinant of the quality of education and collaborate on an online-based basis where the quality of the output . learning activities are carried out wisely. So that an educator must truly ethically, effectively, and efficiently. understand the meaning of 'educating' online learning during this pandemic, the according to his duties and obligations until professionalism of a teacher is expected to education is carried out as it should be. be able to absorb quickly, think critically, carrying out its duties, it is expected not only and deeply about all the information as a loyalty to abort obligations but must The also be carried out with a full commitment competence and professionalism that must to educating its students as a whole and be mastered by a teacher must certainly be thoroughly, both physically and spiritually 21. done sincerely. Related About the process of implementing madrasah education during the Covid-19 educator is inseparable from several factors pandemic, the Ministry of Religion also issued an emergency curriculum guide for Such factors are responsible madrasahs which was decided by the for work, responsible for his duties. Director General of Islamic Education of appreciation of his achievements, interest in the Ministry of Religion No. 2791 on May his work, chances of self-development, 12, 2020. The emergency curriculum is a curriculum that is carried out during an Volume Vi. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. AL-WIJDyAN emergency period by certain signs and is principle, which is carried out by delegating adjusted to the conditions of limitations of each madrasa personnel according to the each educational institution 22. All aspects competencies, subjects, responsibilities, and related to the plan of teaching and learning authorities of each personnel. Educators activities, evaluation, and assessment must must select and design each teaching and be adjusted to pandemic conditions. When learning activity that is to the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic occurred, each time, curriculum engineering, media, and madrasah swiftly carried out various series learning components related to improving of educational activities to the conditions the effectiveness of the teaching and and creativity of each madrasa. Several ways learning activity process during the Covid to ensure the quality of education, an educator must manage learning as much as possible by: Implementation Implementation is the implementation . Planning of planning and organizing, implementation Planning or planning is a way to is a form of planning that has gone through accommodate matters related to teaching selection, analysis, and consideration so that and learning activities so that goals can be teaching and learning activities can be achieved optimally. As an educator, of carried out and can be applied optimally and course, he has provided alternative options more conducive. However, during the to achieve this goal. Educators are expected Covid-19 pandemic, the implementation of to be able to manage multi-sources, teaching and learning must be principled in especially during the Covid-19 pandemic as the decree of the Minister of Education and it is today, at least an educator must choose Culture No. 4 of 2020 which is related to and determine an action, when and how to the implementation of learning policies in implement it, make boundaries and set emergency times. learning strategies, and communicate them to the authorities. Supervision An educator must exercise control over his program whether it is by what is If there is a mistake or . Organizing inconsistency with the objectives, it must be Organizing learning serves to determine immediately followed up by revising the the main tasks and functions of each by the Improvement of the program is Volume Vi. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. AL-WIJDyAN carried out in the process of learning been able to operate technology, thus activities and also during the next learning parents become additional personnel in the process as a learning control that has been implementation of the education 24. Supervision Covid pandemic like this is expected that educators can carry out remotely, and communication and consultation can be done by contacting the parents of students 23. The professionalism of an educator in maintaining the enthusiasm of his students when teaching and learning activities is not an easy matter, when learning activities are carried out in a monotonous and boring We all know that the Covid-19 virus way, usually, students will be lazy in outbreak hinders a normal learning activity participating in the learning25. When learners process which is usually carried out face-to- are less active in learning activities, that is This has an impact on the process of where the professionalism and competence conveying knowledge. During the Covid of educators are tested. Educators must pandemic, the role of an educator can only quickly find solutions to overcome these be a moderator, to guide and evaluate his Educators should immediately So the role of educators as prepare learning materials that are packaged teachers begins to not be able to run as attractively as possible, with a more lively Therefore, an educator needs the presentation of the material26. However, an right methods and strategies. Utilizing educator must understand the limitations of communication and information technology his students in all aspects, especially the can be an intermediary tool for teaching and limited technological failure at home so technology that is lighter and simpler. should be underlined that the achievement obstacles such as activities carried out in the of learning outcomes with the Covid-19 network, depending on the single network emergency curriculum is not the main goal that slows down internet access. Not all during teaching and learning activities students have laptops and gadgets with a carried out online, because teachers do not large capacity memory, and too many tasks have standards that are used to assess are given to replace the learning material so definitively and accurately the learning that the learners are overwhelmed in doing it, less effective for elementary school activeness and response of students, it can education levels and below who have not Through Volume Vi. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. AL-WIJDyAN effectiveness of the teaching and learning . uilding mutually beneficial trust in a process, the more active and responsive situatio. , building respect, and feelings of students are when participating in online mutual respect for others in the madrasa learning, it could be that students have obtained good learning results 27. Examining the role of parents, which is also influential in online learning, requires the guardian parents of students to take part in participating in the teaching and learning A professional educator will of course also consider who are the profiles that are incorporated in the teaching and learning process, and also understand the conditions, as well as the needs of his students 30. educator is expected to be able to analyze When the knowledge, skills, habits, strengths, and interests of his students in making learning learning, this can be done by discussing In this regard, what an educator needs them with the parents of the student's to pay attention to is: creating a group of guardian, such as to reassure whether the learners between the smart and the tends to material can be understood well, asking for be sluggish, creating good and effective assignments, and asking about the subject learning strategies, and finding out who can matter that must be practiced in everyday do their tasks independently and whom their Thus, it has been proven that tasks need help, find out which learners madrasah cannot be separated from the role understand and are comfortable with when of parents in bringing about an increase in learning by utilizing technology. As a part of the social system, each student guardian is an integral part of the madrasa education system, and vice versa, madrasah is one of the integral parts of social and social life. Building madrasah openness from the community is very much needed to encourage the formation of a partnerships between student guardians and In addition, an educator needs to find out the surrounding situation of residents and the psychosocial state of each student, because this can help educators when they will set goals that are tailored to the status, or needs of students when carrying out educator is expected to pay attention to several things, namely: A professional learning society . An educator is expected to find out the can have an impact on forming mutual trust location or environment where his Volume Vi. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. AL-WIJDyAN students live in terms of comfort, safety, learning and has caused educators to be and basic needs. overwhelmed when their students have . An educator is expected to be able to understand the psychological, emotional, and psychiatric state, whether students feel excessive anxiety or fear. How the network is doing in the area where it lives, especially how the support around it is when in the learning process. difficulty being proactive, feeling bored, difficulty concentrating, and not paying attention when learning activities take place. This is an obstacle that immediately needs to be corrected with Ice Breaking Learning Related pandemic situation, it is hoped that a . An educator takes the time to discuss madrasa leader will always give direction and the conditions at hand with the parents encouragement to continue to prioritize of the learners, and exchange ideas with professionalism as an educational staff as well as a parent who always advises, considered is the knowledge or access of motivates, and guides his students when the guardian parents to technological teaching and learning activities take place 34. skills, how the work patterns of the The Covid pandemic has made it difficult parents of the guardians of the students, for educators to provide direction related to and the level of education of the parents character education to their students, so of the students. when the online learning process is taking And place there is also a character education Implementing activities during the Covid-19 pandemic is personality, patterns in thinking, adab, and not easy. All education personnel must ways of appreciating each other. realize that their role in the situation has changed, so it is hoped that all education For now, the skills of all educational personnel will be able to make these personnel in preparing for learning during changes both in the Covid-19 pandemic based on technology are very necessary, especially the skills of an The development of skills in challenges, fears, and fears when faced with preparing for distance learning needs to be online learning 32. According to 33. The carried out, especially training to support the existence of the Covid-19 virus causes face- development of educators' abilities in to-face learning to be replaced with online preparing and facing the changing times. Volume Vi. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. AL-WIJDyAN developing educator competencies is very to monitor and recap the development data important to be carried out so that of each student. However, its slightly more educators can organize technology-based complicated use requires both educators and students to be able to master every menu on Use of Mobile App Software. Open the website. Source Applications, and Website The proficiency of education staff in For teaching and learning activities during the Covid-19 pandemic to be carried out properly, an education staff must be good at choosing a cellphone application that is good for learning activities but still adjusted to the limitations of each student 35. applications have complete features but still with a simple and easy-to-understand applications that do not consume large over-consume The use of the application can be combined with other applications to make it more varied so that it can hone skills Learning with a variety of applications that have been adjusted to the competitive so that students are excited to actively participate in all activities that are carried out. The use of websites in online learning activities makes it easier for assignments, even the use websites can be used as learning evaluations carried out by opening discussions and exams. The use of the website makes it very easy for educators technology in using software applied during the teaching and learning process certainly requires hardware. So that when education is carried out online by utilizing certain software, students and educators must have and be able to use the software. At a minimum, it must be able to operate a computer/laptop and a smartphone. The use of hardware is very useful in expanding the scientific paradigm of educators and their students. The professionalism and controlling information and communication technology to support the continuation of education need to be optimized with the learning he designed. Optimizing technology is not only limited to mastering and understanding the application according to the material step by step but applying it as well as possible. The skills that need to be optimized are: Understanding Content Material Used in Learning A professional educator is not only limited to preparing material for his students Volume Vi. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. AL-WIJDyAN perfunctorily but is prepared neatly, applied characteristic of an educator who is open- with interesting technology, the material is minded in welcoming innovations in the presented concisely but easily to understand field of technology according to the time 37. Selection of fun learning material content without losing the good and correct learning The content that is well presented will provide a stimulus by the direction of learning and can give a good response from When strategies the most important thing is to adapt them to the scope of the occurrence of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor processes for students. The importance of learning strategies is to determine steps that implementation, evaluation, assessment, and It also includes sorting out and establishing changing behaviors, procedures, techniques, methods in approaches, and success limits including norms. When the circular letter regarding the online distance learning policy was first implemented, many educational institutions had difficulty in preparing the process of teaching and learning activities because there were still many educators who were lacking in technology and had difficulty designing an effective learning system in supporting the implementation of learning It is proven that many educational institutions are less than optimal and still experience obstacles during the learning process. Judging from the results of the evaluation, it is also evidence that the application of online distance learning is not running effectively, because the role of an educator can never be replaced with even advanced technology, especially in educating character and ethics. The implementation of implementation of learning during the online teaching and learning activities based Covid-19 pandemic, it is included in the on information technology has a serious process of developing knowledge and impact on the moral degradation of the insights so that it can improve scientific personality of a student. When in formal competence in the field in which it is conditions such as learning activities that currently engaged. When an educator can be monitored from the way students improves his knowledge, he is trying to dress, and the situation around students when carrying out online learning, there are knowledge, morals, and virtuousness. even students who are replaced by their educator who always updates his knowledge guardian parents when doing the tasks and is happy to develop his knowledge is the This can have an impact on the Volume Vi. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. AL-WIJDyAN character of the next generation of the institutions in higher education, which In the lower grades, the online teaching and learning process is fully accompanied by the guardian parents of the students, even in doing the tasks given by educators, it is more dominated by parents The support and assistance of parents of students in teaching and learning activities are needed, but not to take over all teaching and learning activities, especially in doing the tasks given. Students must be given responsibility for what has become their duty, while the guardian parents are only limited to controlling the process of learning The effect caused may not be immediately apparent, but it is related to the ability of students to socialize which boils down to self-regulated learning during the teaching and learning procession, which is the ability to manage their learning activities which can affect the ability to behave. Thus, in the process of online learning activities during the pandemic, it is hoped that it will be extra in guiding students, not only for educators and all madrasah personnel, but also for parents, relatives, and the entire This case is very different from In a pandemic situation, professionalism does not only apply to educational personnel but also to parents or guardians of students 40. before the emergence of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic have been accustomed out learning communication and information technology So that when the circular letter regarding the implementation of online learning is not too much of an obstacle. Such as the Open University and UGM, whose learning activities are already technology-based and have provided various online learning services so that during this pandemic learning continues to run normally as if it is not affected by pandemic conditions42. Conclusion It is necessary to realize again that online learning during this pandemic is an emergency system that is implemented very suddenly so there are many obstacles when For professionalism and competence of an educator are expected to continue to be developed to ensure the quality of education in a way that an educator must be able to manage learning as much as possible. Managing Covid emergency learning by planning, organizing, implementing, and must be carried out by government policy guidelines. Currently, the skills of all educational personnel in preparing for learning during the Covid-19 Volume Vi. Nomor 1. Januari 2023. AL-WIJDyAN pandemic based on technology are very An educator must be able to make maximum use of information and communication technology to support the implementation of teaching and learning In addition, the support and assistance of parents or guardians of students in teaching and learning activities are needed, not to take over all teaching and learning activities, but to supervise and ensure that students can receive learning Through mentoring and supervision from parents, it is hoped that they can obtain materials for educators in evaluating their learning systems so that deficiencies in learning can be corrected and improved References