Elementary school teacher performance plays a pivotal role in enhancing the learning process. This study investigates key elements that affect teacher performance, including personal (internal) aspects, environmental (external) influences, leadership from school principals, and levels of teacher professionalism. Using a literature review approach, the study compiles data from relevant sources. The results reveal that teacher performance is shaped by motivation, satisfaction at work, support from school management, and both pedagogical and professional competence. This suggests that improving teacher effectiveness requires a holistic strategy. The study implies the importance of formulating education policies that continuously support teacher development and strengthen leadership to foster a productive educational climate.

The 21st century is marked by rapid technological developments, increasingly open global access, and increasing complexity in social life. This requires significant changes in the education system, especially in terms of the role and competence of teachers. Therefore, teachers are required to be able to adapt to the times, including in terms of the use of technology that continues to develop. In this era, teachers need to master technology well, for example by creating ICT-based learning media, utilizing learning applications, and various other forms of innovation. This study uses a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach. This article emphasizes that to face the challenges of education in the 21st century, teachers are not enough to only act as conveyors of material. Teachers must also be able to be facilitators, guides, and innovators in the teaching and learning process. With this broader role, teachers are expected to be able to improve the quality of basic education and respond to the needs of the times effectively.

This article examines the implementation of characterieducationiin Indonesia's national curriculum asian effortito build a generation with high integrity. This literature-based research analyzes various character education models that have been implemented in the national curriculum and identifies challenges and opportunities in their implementation. The results show that character education holistically integrated into the curriculum hasia significantiimpaction developing attitudesiandibehaviors of integrity among students. Supporting factors for successful character education include teacher modeling, conducive schoolenvironments, family support, and community collaboration. The main challenges lie in the consistency of implementation, educator capacity, and evaluation of character value achievements. This article recommends strengthening project-based and experiential learning approaches, developing educator capacity, and comprehensive evaluation models to optimize the process of character formation with integrity in students.