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The Finnish Teenage Boys Who Cook
Team Learning Scoop is happy to collaborate with Dr. Timothy D. Walker who is an American teacher living in Finland. We are pleased to share one of his posts here, too! *** The Indian recipe said to grease the baking dish. This was my first task. The others on my cooking team had different jobs. One…
Read MoreMedia Literacy Week in Finland – Empowerment through education, not censorship
In our last week’s blog, we told you about the annual February campaign called Newspaper Week. Newspaper Week is followed by Media Literacy Week, which is, in fact, the Finnish extended version of Safer Internet Day celebrated worldwide on February 11th. The aim of Media Literacy Week is to advance the media literacy skills of…
Read MoreAdventure Day Camps for Children – Partnership with Adventure Apes!
Learning Scoop is happy to launch collaboration with Adventure Apes. It means that our study tour participants can now visit Finland with their kids! Adventure Apes offers tailor-made adventure camps with a focus on connecting learning to the physical world. Nature becomes the classroom promoting exploration, discovery and sparking curiosity about the natural world. This…
Read MoreNewspaper week in Finnish schools
What is news? What is the difference between journalism and a blog post? What kind of information can be trusted? These type of questions are discussed in Finnish schools this week. Today starts Newspaper theme week that is celebrated in schools around Finland. The local media supports this theme week strongly: for instance, here in…
Read MoreWhy snapping pictures is great but not enough in early childhood education
Early childhood education has several proven positive effects on a child’s learning and well-being. But it does matter what kind of early childhood education we offer. Being able to bring up positive results requires competent staff, reasonable size classrooms, and a curriculum that fits the child’s needs. Easier said than done, or what do you…
Read MoreCan we Finnish our school?
I think many people understand that Finland is the gold standard in education. But what specifically are the Finns doing? Can we Finnish our school? Last Autumn I participated in a one-week study tour of schools in Finland because I wanted to see things for myself. It was so interesting and informative that I thought…
Read MoreLearning Scoop Year 2019 in a Nutshell
It is time to wrap up 2019 and welcome 2020! Not in any particular order we would like to share few highlights from 2019. We started collaboration with Edustudio Helsinki to boost impact through quality education in Romania. Thank you for your hard work and can do attitude! It was our honour to establish partnership…
Read MoreTeachers going online
I’ve been teaching in a Finnish high school for about 25 years and I have seen a lot. Never before has the change in pedagogy been this fast. Different online materials and programs have changed the everyday life of a teacher a lot. First, I’d like to mention Wilma, a web service for the teachers…
Read MoreFinnish principals developing operational culture at school
“Culture is defined as the learned beliefs, values, rules, norms, symbols, and traditions that a group of people shares. The group that shares these qualities makes them unique“ (Northouse 2007, Leadership theory and practice). According to the national core curriculum in Finland, the school culture plays a key role in implementing comprehensive basic education and…
Read MoreAn ordinary day at Finnish school
I have been teaching almost 20 years, most of the time at the same school, the Atala school. It is a primary school in a suburb with a lot of forests around. I have been teaching all grades (1-6) and all subjects. I love the fact I have a possibility to teach the same kids…
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