“Sisu will get you even through granite” is a popular Finnish saying. The concept of sisu has no direct translation. It is inner strength, determination, and perseverance. An essential element of sisu is high persistence despite the difficulties and setbacks. Read more…
We’re excited to announce that LessonApp version 2 has been released! The first version of LessonApp started development a long time ago, and we have received a lot of feedback and suggestions during this time. Instead of trying to patch Read more…
Author: Johanna Järvinen Taubert In the Finnish general upper secondary school (high school) curriculum, philosophy is one of the mandatory subjects. Philosophy is not only seen as part of the shared, cultural knowledge everyone should have an understanding of, but Read more…
A teacher stands in the front of the classroom and talks. Students are listening, maybe taking notes. After the lecture students might do some exercises in their textbooks. Sounds familiar? This model of teaching in which a teacher pours information Read more…
This lesson about these three stages of water has been designed for G5 students and will be delivered before the lesson about the water circle.
We’re excited to announce big news about LessonApp! We started building LessonApp early on our journey, and we have received a lot of feedback and suggestions during this time. Instead of trying to patch the shortcomings of our initial app, Read more…
“When teachers are experiencing wellbeing in their work, the whole school has the opportunity to thrive.” – Reetta Yrttiaho and Susanna Posio 2021
Author: Gracie Meng-Pitkänen, worked as a Chinese teacher in Finland and China I practiced distance teaching for several months with my small group of students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Overall, the outcome was very positive. Thanks to LessonApp which provides Read more…
Author: Jukka Miettunen, Principal, Yli-Ii comperehensive school (grades K–9), Oulu, Finland I work as the Principal of the Yli-Ii Comprehensive School in the City of Oulu. Our school has put a lot of effort into STEAM. STEAM, which means Science Read more…
Learning physics helps us to understand the world around us. In Finnish curriculum, physics as its own subject starts in lower secondary school when students are 13 years old. Before that physical phenomena have been studied in environmental science, biology Read more…
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