Superior Islamic school strategies in improving the quality of education through leader teachers and digital transformation

Abstract

There is growing recognition in the world of education today that there is a belief in teacher agency and professional influence to be an important component in realizing improvements in the quality of learning and education systems in a comprehensive manner. The possibility and potential of teacher leadership has become a major issue in international discourse about a country's efforts to reform education according to the times. This study aims to examine further the superior school strategy in improving the quality of education through teacher leaders and digital transformation in Islamic educational institutions. Data collection techniques through observation, observation, documentation with qualitative research methods. The results of the research obtained that there are three main strategies that must be developed in Islamic schools in order to excel and have quality graduates so that they can improve the quality of Islamic Education Institutions evenly, namely (a) instilling character values in teachers as 'Leader Teachers', namely by improving moral character and performance character. (b) Prioritizing teacher competence as a Leader Teacher by thinking critically, creatively, communicatively and collaboratively as well as literacy with open horizons and (c) Managing learning through digital transformation with the method of mentoring and training teachers who will be digitally proficient in learning.