Archipelago Educators Meeting (TPN), Educational Forum Initiated by Teacher Learning Foundation (GBF) in the year of 2014, received nominated for the prestigious international award UNESCO Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development 2024.
This award is given to recognize extraordinary contributions in increasing teacher capacity and the quality of education globally. The announcement will eventually take place one day before World Teacher's Day, namely Friday (4/10) Di Paris, France.
Bukik Setiawan, Ketua GBF, who went to the location of the award handover ceremony, say, TPN is not only focused on the technical aspects of education, but also pay attention to the importance of the teacher's experience and voice in the teaching and learning process.
"What we try through TPN is in harmony with the theme of Teacher's Day this year, valuing teacher voices. At TPN, The teacher has autonomy to regulate what and how they learn,” explained Bukik.
This autonomy succeeded in empowering the teacher community, allows them to face challenges more proactively, Not just waiting for a solution from stakeholders. The teacher actively shares good practices and applies the methods that have been successful in other ecosystems into their own context.
Thanks to the strong teacher community, But now has been in a hurry at 1,4 million students through 41.000 more teachers on 82 regions in Indonesia, from the Rural area to remote areas.
"Elected as a finalist 10 The world of Hamdan Prize is a sign that the voices of teachers are needed to improve the quality of education and we have proven it in Indonesia,"Bukik said.
UNESCO HAMDAN Prize Supports SDG 4
UNESCO HAMDAN PRIZE for Teacher Development was born from the need to support programs that innovatively improve teaching and learning throughout the world, especially in countries that have difficulty in accessing quality education.
This award was initiated in the year 2009 by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance of the United Arab Emirates. Every two years, UNESCO HAMDAN Prize was given to three winners who were considered to make the biggest contribution to increasing teacher effectiveness.
In the year 2024, There are ten programs from seven different countries that are finalists, namely Angola, Bangladesh, Brazil, RRC, Norway, Togo, and Indonesia. This appreciation is very in line with SDG 4 (Sustainable Development Goal 4), which aims to ensure an inclusive and quality education and encourage lifelong learning opportunities for all. (YMH)
