TEACHER MENTORING PROGRAM IN THE UTILIZATION OF LIVEWORKSHEET AS A LEARNING MEDIA AT SD NEGERI 044852 BUKIT VILLAGE KARO REGENCY

This mentoring program aims to improve teacher’s competence in teaching primary subjects by implementing digital media, named Liveworksheet. This worksheet is available for many subjects and can be easily created and downloaded based on students’ needs. The program was held in a public primary school in Karo Regency. Due to the limitation of teachers’ knowledge and innovation in technology, this school still implemented unengaging teaching methods that causing students’ learning outcome was not fully optimal. Therefore, the community volunteers conducted intensive training for teachers to master Liveworksheets as an interactive learning media. This training included an introduction to the features, how to create digital worksheets, techniques for integrating Liveworksheets into the learning process, mentoring and evaluation, and the sustainability of the program. These were designed to ensure that school are able to independently use the technology after the activity is completed. After the program was successfully done, it resulted positive responses both from teachers and students. The teachers acquired new insight to have innovation in teaching, while students were more enthusiastic during learning process. In conclusion, this program is effective to improve teachers’ competency in rural areas.