Posts Tagged ‘learning’
Making 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…
Read MoreTeachers look in-depth at Finnish education system
Our customers know it best! “Collaboration instead of competition” and “learning is for life” were recurrent themes mentioned during a week-long study tour in Tampere, Finland. The Finns do not believe in teaching for a test. How to follow student´s natural path of development? For example this kind of findings were done during a study…
Read MoreIf the ABC rooster doesn’t lay an egg? – The difficulties in learning to read
On the covers of Finnish ABC books, reading books, used to be a rooster with a raised pointer stick in his leg. The rooster symbolized learning, wisdom and hard work. The ABC rooster was a very strange creature. Even though it was a rooster, it knew how to lay! If a child learned to read,…
Read MoreWe enable meaningful learning
Basic Education (K-9) Study Tour and Principal Study Tour kicked off the Autumn semester 2018. Team Learning Scoop had the privilege to encounter enthusiastic and skilled educators from Abu Dhabi, Australia, Malta, New Zealand and USA. Basic Education group focused on getting to know cornerstones of Finnish education: Finnish Education system and training routes, Curriculum and…
Read MoreStudy Tours – connecting people
Study Tour offers a clear picture of Finnish school system, curriculum and teaching methods in real action. I’ve found three terms to describe this experience; professional, organized and honest. Professionality appears in the way these tours are held. All the trainers and hosts are clearly highly educated and well prepared. I liked the way how…
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 MoreTeachers are teachers no matter where you go
I have been a class teacher for 18 years, worked with teachers in Finland and abroad and for last five years I have also trained both Finnish and foreign teachers. This was my first time in Malta, where we had workshops on Finnish Education. A new country is always a new one. You can never…
Read MoreInterviewing Finland’s Education Minister
Headmaster Kenneth Vella recently visited schools in Tampere, Finland, a country which has made huge progress in education over the past few years. There, he interviewed the country’s Minister of Education and Culture, Sanni Grahn-Laasonen. Times of Malta published this interview few days ago, read here! “Learning to learn, being able to acquire new skills,…
Read MoreLearning Scoop – an official member of Education Finland
Education Finland is a national education export program, offering Finnish educational know-how and learning solutions globally. Education Finland is a part of Finnish National Agency for Education and works within the Team Finland network. Learning Scoop is happy to be part of this great network of opportunities. Education Finland’s overarching goal is to open doors and create opportunities for…
Read MoreThere is no teaching without learning
There is no teaching without learning (Paulo Freire) “Basic education lays the foundation for the pupil´s general knowledge and ability. The local authority has an obligation to arrange basic education for children of compulsory education age residing in its area. The obligations that direct the provision of basic education come from the Constitution of Finland,…
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