Posts Tagged ‘education’
The Finnish forestpedagogy – The forest promotes learning and overall well-being
Nature, particularly the forest, is an important part of the early childhood education environment. When in nature, children get the chance to learn daily skills and general knowledge. It is also a good place for learning about the environment: children can be taught responsibility for their actions with the environment as well as basic sustainable…
Read MoreForest – promoting well-being of children and adults
Nature, particularly the forest, is an important part of the early childhood education environment. The forest promotes overall well-being in both adults and children. The mind becomes peaceful and relaxes in the forest, and heart rate, blood pressure and stress are reduced. Studies indicate that positive effects occur already within 15 minutes of being in…
Read MoreSPARK Ignites Finland
Finland. As a word, and as a nation, it has become synonymous with innovative education and non-traditional teaching practice. What better place to visit when designing a blended learning high school model? SPARK Schools is a growing network of affordable schools in South Africa with a vision to lead global education. Making use of a…
Read MoreNon scholae sed vitae
All learning starts from the students. As teachers, it’s necessary for us to know how to maximize learning in school. For that we need the knowledge of different learning styles, teaching methods and learning environments. Studies show that students learn better when they enjoy their time at school. Friendly, trustful and open-minded atmosphere leads to…
Read MoreFrom Finland to USA – reflections of Early Childhood Education and Care Study Tour
Hello from USA, I want to take a moment to thank all of the Learning Scoop staff and teachers in the schools for a phenomenal Early Childhood Education and Care Study Tour week in Tampere, Finland! Most schools in the USA are trying to push children to learn earlier and faster, in a timetable that…
Read MoreDesigning quality lessons
When we have visitors visiting Finnish classes they are very interested in the way lessons are carried out in Finland. Some visitors recognize modern pedagogical practices, while the others tell us that Finnish teaching is very different from what is the practice in their own countries. The classes we visit are also often very different…
Read MoreBenchmarking Finland – study tour participants taking part of competition
Sometimes you end up being part of something bigger you didn´t even know about. We were thrilled and humble to hear that our wise, future-oriented Iranian study tour participants are taking part of LG Global Challenger IRAN competition. They traveled to Finland to deep dive into Finnish Education System, to learn about best practices and find…
Read MoreGiving back this Christmas – Season´s Greetings!
Here in Northern Hemisphere we are having Winter Solictice today marking the day with the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year. It means that Christmas and end of year is just around the corner. It´s time to relax and enjoy the days with beloved ones. Well deserved. We wanted to…
Read MoreEarly Childhood Education and Care Study Tour Video with Feedback
It is our pleasure to share with you some comments and feedback from our wonderful study tour participants. Great learning outcomes indeed! Thank you so much, it was so lovely to meet you all and spend unforgettable days together – pure joy of learning! More information and Early Childhood Education and Care Study Tour dates…
Read MoreFuture in Education – EGK Conference in Turkey
Greetings from Turkey! Elina Harju from Learning Scoop was invited as a presentator and panelist to join EGK Conference “Future in Education” in Istanbul among other Finnish professional ladies working the field of education. Also Global Teacher Prize Top 10 Finalist Ms. Maarit Rossi Paths to Math – Math Learning Environment and the mother of…
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