Posts Tagged ‘education system’
Learning Scoop Study tours – to match your professional needs
Learning Scoop is organizing four different, yet exquisite study tours in Finland in November 2019 to meet the different needs of the different professional groups: Principal Study Tour November 4th – 8th of November 2019 Principal study tour is a unique opportunity for principals to get to know about the Finnish pedagogical leadership and…
Read MoreChild’s space: Let’s have a learning environment makeover!
Some of you might share with me that when you have been in the teaching profession for long enough, it is a bit of a challenge to turn off ‘professional mode’ when away from the workplace. Every now and then in my free time, I catch myself observing children’s play, their interaction and behavioural responses…
Read MoreNew School Year – where is Finnish education heading next?
We get a lot of visitors from different countries, who are seeking new ideas and inspiration from Finland. Finland is known to have created a very unique and original education system that has managed to combine stress-free and learner-centered approach with excellent learning results. Therefore it is natural that our visitors are anxious to see…
Read MoreActivating methods in classroom
A teacher stands in the front of the classroom and talks. Students are listening, maybe taking notes. After the lecture students write their notebooks and fill out exercises. Sounds familiar? This model of teaching where a teacher pours information and pupil´s role is just to listen and sit still, is an old school method. Sometimes…
Read MoreTrue Equity: Finnish Commitment to Responsive Policy
This past January I had the joy of visiting Finland to learn more about equity in Finnish schools as part of my undergraduate thesis research. I was lucky enough to be hosted by Johanna of Learning Scoop, and spend a day touring a school and speaking with students and teachers to round out my experience.…
Read MorePartnership with families in Early Childhood Education
When educators from around the world come to Finland, get introduced to the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) system, experience and observe real situations and interaction among children and adults, they get very excited and overwhelmed with many thoughts and ideas they would like to have as a takeaway back home. During the previous…
Read MoreTeaching is not just transferring knowledge – Experiences as a teacher trainer in foreign countries
I have had possibility to train some groups of teachers and principals for instance in Brazil, China, Dominican Republic and many other foreign principals and teachers in their own countries during last years. The significant feeling for me has been engagement. They have been so ready to work as change agents in different educational situations…
Read MoreLearning Scoop goes Latin America
Learning Scoop is happy to start collaboration with SISU Educación & Bienestar in Bolivia, Latin America. The first online courses are taking place yesterday and today covering themes “How to keep the student´s interest at class” and “Teaching and learning methodologies to develop the kids´ potential in class.” Our wonderful experts Johanna Järvinen-Taubert and Satu Herrala are delivering the sessions from Tampere,…
Read MoreHow can we help teachers to act as innovators, part 3/3: Collaboration
Finnish education is world-famous for its high quality and Finnish teachers are known to constantly develop the education. This continuous development has brought Finland excellent results. Why are Finnish teachers so development-oriented? We tackle this question in three consecutive blog posts. Understanding Finnish education requires the comprehension of few basic principles. These principles also guarantee…
Read MoreMaking impact on education – a Kiwi case
Few weeks ago we got excellent news: four talented teachers – Ali Levitt, Jules Dallas, Rosey D’Anvers and Moira Clews – from Belmont Primary School, New Zealand, hold a presentation on Finnish education in a national uLearn18 conference in Rotorua, New Zealand. The workshop was a huge success: 200 teachers came to hear the story…
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