Professional Competence Strategy Teacher of Geographical Eyes (Casue State Senior High School 3 Medan And State Senior High School 15 Medan Medan)

The purpose of this study is to know the strategy of increasing the professional competence of teachers of geography subjects of Senior High School of Medan City State. The subjects of this study are high school geography teacher in the city of Medan as many as four geography teachers of State Senior High School 3 Medan and two geography teachers of State Senior High School 15 Medan. The technique used in this research is documentation study and interview technique. Data analysis used in this research is data reductio, presentation of data, and conclusions and verification. The result of the research shows that the process of standard formulation of competence and basic competence that is geography teacher at State Senior High School 3 Medan and State Senior High School 15 Medan formulates standard of competence and basic competence in every semeste. The processes and stages undertaken in the development of teaching materials are also different, geography teacher of State Senior High School 3 Medan do the development of teaching materials only by relying on the previous teaching materials only, while the geography teacher of State Senior High School 15 Medan developed more creative teaching materials, using technology, such as searching for material by downloading data and videos via the internet. Forms of utilization of technology, information and communication in self-development, found that the geography teacher State Senior High School 3 Medan not all can use the computer well while the geography teacher of State Senior High School 15 Medan can use well. The form of continuous professional development activities conducted by the teacher of geography of State Senior High School Medan. such as attending training / seminar, Classroom action research, and Following a scientific forum as discussion of subject teachers (MGMP), The teacher's solution in applying forms of sustainable professional development strategies, such as inadequacy in using technology so difficult to find teaching materials to add insight, lack of reference books in the school library, and the amount of teaching time given, and solution for gografi teacher of State Senior High School 3 Medan and other teachers who are less skilled in using technology as should be even harder in terms of technology, and various information, and the school should often make training on the use of technology so making it easier for geography teachers and other teachers to develop their knowledge.