Learning goes forest

Sometimes we are asked “how many forest do you have?” Well, one. A bit exaggerated the whole Finland is actually one big forest with lakes and some houses here and there. Even in cities, forest and nature are normally not that far away. So, it is no wonder that our schools and day-care centres have…

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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…

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Greetings from Vietnam educational roadshow

Busy training days, hot and humid weather, super delicious food and happy people! During their stay in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, experts sent by Learning Scoop Elina Harju and Jukka Miettunen have held training session on various themes such as Activating teaching methods, Differentiation of content based teaching vs competency based. Participants have…

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Early Childhood Education Study Tour was a success

Early Childhood Education Study Tour took place in the city of Tampere, Finland this week. Team Learning Scoop was covering the foundation of Finnish education system, success factors behind early childhood education and care and giving expert lectures on various topics. Brilliant minds brought together once again! “I had such an amazing day today. I…

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It has to be Utopia…

When me and my colleague Elina were interviewed by Sunday Times of Malta – believe me, that isn’t the most typical work assignment for us… 😉 the interviewer told us that she had heard comments from the participants of our workshop saying “The Finnish Education sounds so good, it has to be Utopia…”. Same kind of feedback…

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Pedagogical Leadership – Empowering School Community

Lapland International Forum for Education – LIFE 2017 – will be organised in January 18-21th 2017 in Rovaniemi, Finland. During the event you have a change to participate a free workshop by Learning Scoop. If you are eager to find answers to questions below, you are in a right place! What is pedagogical leadership and…

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The 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…

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What 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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