{"id":20590,"date":"2024-11-14T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T09:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inovasi.or.id\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=20590"},"modified":"2025-12-10T16:09:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:09:01","slug":"celebrating-national-teachers-day-a-light-in-sumbawa","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.inovasi.or.id\/en\/publication\/celebrating-national-teachers-day-a-light-in-sumbawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating National Teachers\u2019 Day: A Light in Sumbawa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-position=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inovasi.or.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/48921582751_280d0b61b6_k-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mrs. Astuti, 39, uses teaching tools made from bamboo waste, cardboard, and cork to teach students mathematics. This local solution address learning challenges for students in remote area such as Sumbawa.\" title=\"48921582751_280d0b61b6_k\" class=\"fy-content__image\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><div class=\"fy-image-loading fy-image-loading--skeleton\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mrs. Astuti, 39, uses teaching tools made from bamboo waste, cardboard, and cork to teach students mathematics. This local solution address learning challenges for students in remote area such as Sumbawa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by: Junaedi Uko<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, Mrs. Astuti, a 39-year-old teacher, teaches mathematics with enthusiasm despite being faced with limited facilities. To help students understand fractional numbers, she created simple props using bamboo, cardboard, and cork\u2014materials that are easy to find in the neighbourhood. \u201cI want the children here to be able to learn in a way that they understand, even with makeshift tools,\u201d said Mrs. Astuti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenges in Indonesian education, particularly in literacy and numeracy, are reflected in the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey, which shows that Indonesian students are still lagging in reading and mathematics. In addition, INOVASI found that nearly half (45%) of Grade 3 students did not meet expected reading levels, while an alarming two\u2011thirds (68%) underperformed in mathematics in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>underperformed in mathematics. This is even more pronounced in remote areas where access to quality education and support for teacher development is limited. INOVASI, a partnership program between Australian and Indonesian governments, is working with the education ecosystem in West Nusa Tenggara, including Sumbawa, to improve learning practices and policies. The program helps teachers like Mrs. Astuti to develop creative teaching methods and support the achievement of basic literacy and numeracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On National Teachers\u2019 Day, we celebrate the dedication of teachers who continue to find innovative solutions to support children\u2019s learning. 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