Join out upcoming webinar Cornerstones of Finnish Education on Thursday, 18th September at 1:00 PM GMT. Our pedagogical director Johanna Järvinen-Taubert will share insights of the key points of Finnish education: stress-free approach, equality and equity, trusting the teachers etc. Jump in and find out what makes Finnish education so special! Recording Read more…
We warmly invite you to join our webinars this Autumn! September: Cornerstones of Finnish Education October: How to motivate your students November: Literacy is a human right – How to inspire children to read? December: Phenomenon-based learning in Finland Mark your calendar and sign up! Which one is your favourite Read more…
We believe that it is important that teachers have access to quality pedagogical tools and knowledge in a language familiar to them. Therefore, in addition to the original LessonApp version in English, we have translated LessonApp to four other languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Burmese and Romanian. All the LessonApp features and Read more…
We are running a series of webinars once a month. Join our upcoming webinar,“Finnish STEAM Education,” on Monday, June 16, at 1:00 PM GMT. Finland’s current skill-based curriculum encourages schools to prepare students for the future by fostering collaboration, creativity, and interdisciplinary learning. The STEAM approach — integrating Science, Technology, Read more…
We are so happy to have a great teacher community around LessonApp. Whenever inspiring and effective lessons are designed and shared publicly in LessonApp, colleagues all over the world can benefit from these fabulous educational ideas. By sharing the best practices and ideas related to teaching we can together provide Read more…
We are running a series of webinars once a month. Join our upcoming webinar,‘Assessment Promoting Learning,’ on Wednesday, May 11, at 2:00 PM GMT. In the Finnish basic education curriculum, assessment is seen as a process that guides and encourages learning. The primary goal of assessment is to support the student’s Read more…
“Culture is defined as the learned beliefs, values, rules, norms, symbols, and traditions that a group of people shares. The group that shares these qualities makes them unique“ (Northouse 2007, Leadership theory and practice). According to the national core curriculum in Finland, the school culture plays a key role in Read more…
Author: Johanna Järvinen Taubert Well, now you can! LessonApp – as the name suggests – was originally created to help teachers plan high-quality lessons. Obviously, single lessons are not enough and most of the teachers actually plan larger entities: courses, modules, learning units – you name it! In order to 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 also a way to develop much needed thinking skills. Studying 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…
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