We are running a series of webinars once a month. Join our upcoming webinar, “Outdoor Education in Finland” on Thursday, April 10th at 1:00 PM GMT. Did you know that outdoor education is a key part of the Finnish education model? With endless forests and over 180,000 lakes, nature is 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 to students and students’ role is just to listen and Read more…
Free webinar: How to Motivate Your Students We are running a series of webinars once a month. Join our upcoming webinar, “How to Activate Your Students,” on Tuesday, November 26th at 1:00 PM GMT. How can you support students who seem passive? According to the modern concept of learning, learning Read more…
Free webinar: How to Motivate Your Students We are running a series of webinars once a month. Join our upcoming webinar, “How to Motivate Your Students,” on Tuesday, October 22nd at 1:00 PM GMT. According to research, students’ motivation is high during the first years of school, but it declines 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 Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics, is a rising star amongst Read more…
“I know what I should do, but I don’t have time…” When it comes to planning engaging lessons, this is a shared feeling among many teachers, despite the country. Teachers are often aware of the different aspects that should be considered when delivering engaging and effective lessons, but they are Read more…
Author: Meri Ahonen, LessonApp co-founder and math, chemistry and physics teacher in lower secondary school, Nokia, Finland. This post includes two lessons which are linked to each other. Depending on school’s lesson length, teacher may use both of these in the same lesson or divide them to different days and Read more…
The importance of physical activity Physical activity has a significant role in the national core curriculum for basic education in Finland. A shared Finnish view is that increasing physical movement and integrating it into different school subjects promotes learning, academic achievement, health and general well-being of students. It is a Read more…
Author: Satu Herrala (M.A.) special education teacher in lower secondary school (grades 7-9), Takahuhti school, Tampere, Finland In February, before the Covid-19 pandemic reached Finland, my class of 9th graders made a field trip to the Parliament house in Helsinki. The hostess of our visit was a Finnish MP Hanna-Leena Read more…
LessonApp provides pedagogically meaningful lesson structure that is based on the building blocks. Each building block represents a phase or a function of a lesson. LessonApp users can plan lessons by using building blocks according to the objective of learning. The building blocks are: Grouping and warm-up Orientation and mapping Read more…
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