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Grit predicts school achievement

“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…

By Päivi Valtonen, 2 weeksSeptember 13, 2023 ago
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LessonApp version 2 is here!

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…

By Johanna Järvinen-Taubert, 2 weeksSeptember 12, 2023 ago
Lesson planning

Designing lessons with LessonApp: The difference between science and pseudoscience (high school philosophy)

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…

By Johanna Järvinen-Taubert, 4 weeksAugust 31, 2023 ago
Activating

Activating methods in classroom

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…

By Yllapito, 1 monthAugust 20, 2023 ago
Building blocks

Designing lessons with LessonApp: Three states of water (for 5th graders)

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.

By Johanna Järvinen-Taubert, 3 monthsJune 23, 2023 ago
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LessonApp version 2 is coming!

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…

By Johanna Järvinen-Taubert, 3 monthsJune 15, 2023 ago
Collaboration

How can we promote the wellbeing of teachers?

“When teachers are experiencing wellbeing in their work, the whole school has the opportunity to thrive.” – Reetta Yrttiaho and Susanna Posio 2021

By Johanna Järvinen-Taubert, 4 monthsJune 12, 2023 ago
Distance teaching

Designing lessons with LessonApp: Chinese lesson in distance teaching

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…

By Yllapito, 4 monthsMay 31, 2023 ago
Activating

STEAM – a way to do and enable cross-curriculum work

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…

By Päivi Valtonen, 4 monthsMay 21, 2023 ago
Lesson planning

Designing lesson with LessonApp: What is sound (7th grade physics)

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…

By Meri Ahonen, 5 monthsMay 10, 2023 ago

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