Posts Tagged ‘Learning Scoop’
It´s feedback time!
It is wonderful to get some feedback, reflections and comments from our customers. That is the only way we can improve our service and meet the needs of the world. “The General Education Study Tour was a profound, professional learning adventure. Thank you!” Thank you so much for all your warm words and…
Read MoreGeneral Education Study Tour by Learning Scoop reviewed in Malta
We are happy to see that there is a 3 page review in Maltese newspaper called “In-Nazzjon” about Finnish Education System, our Study Tour, founding principles and educational experience in Finland. Many thanks to Dr. Kenneth Vella for your impeccable work and observation during your stay with us. Click here to read it in Maltese Topic:…
Read MoreGeneral Education Study Tour with enthusiastic educationalists
We are having an exciting week going on with our international study tour visitors once again. This time we had a pleasure to have General Education Study Tour participants from Malta, Philippines, USA, Thailand and Hong Kong. During the first day we covered Finnish Education system and training routes and gave a comprehensive introduction to…
Read MoreOi, tudo bem? A Training experience in Brazil
The Brazilian sun is hot and The Brazilian people are warm. When more than forty Brazilian educators are working in co-operative way, the loud and tension is high. I had a nice possibility to deliver three one-week training sessions for educators in Brazil, one week in Rio de Janeiro, one week in Natal and one…
Read MoreWin with the Finn – greetings from Polar Camp
I had a pleasure to attend Polar Camp last week together with other brilliant minds. There are 29 Finnish organizations involved with Polar Partners network at the moment and we all are committed to deliver Finnish Education Excellence. Instead of staying in a tent we enjoyed the great surroundings of Wuolteen kartano Mansion. During the…
Read MoreMultidisciplinary learning modules – students organize their knowledge into larger entities
In Finland teaching and learning based on the renewed curriculum began in August 2016. The main goals of the new curriculum for basic education are for example to enhance joy and meaningfulness of learning, and to create better opportunities for deep learning. How can we achieve these goals? For instance, by emphasizing the cooperation…
Read MoreSustainability is the new Black
Sustainable Development Goals – does it ring a bell? If you’re a development worker, campaigner or a hard-core follower of international affairs this might not be news to you. Most of the world hasn’t got a clue. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seem like a continuation of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In reality,…
Read MoreThe Chinese Case in Guangzhou
I had a possibility to deliver a principal training in Guangzhou, China, two weeks ago. Training sessions in three different universities were part of principal´s continue studies in Guangzhou area and me and my colleague Reijo Jouttimäki represented Tampere University of Applied Sciences as specialists in principal training. In every three universities we had a…
Read MoreInspiring company and inner motivation
I have had a great pleasure to meet this week fine, fine young adults. First I held a workshop about Finnish Education System and Entrepreneurship Education with the group of South-African entrepreneurs. I must say that South-African future is in good hands if people like these are given possibility. Such good questions, great discussion and fine…
Read MoreWhat if trust was the starting point?
What would you think if I gave you an argument that trust is the starting point of leadership? In Finnish school system trust is one of the biggest values. The whole educational system is based on trust. Parents trust the school system, politicians trust education providers, education providers trust principals, principals trust their teachers, teachers…
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