“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. Maybe the closest word to sisu is grit. A longitudinal 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…
Author: Kaisa TuomarlaClass Teacher,Pedagogical Specialist Working as a teacher can be a lonely job. Even though you have colleagues: you have common coffee breaks with them, plan your lessons together, have discussions or even do assessments together — nevertheless, a teacher is alone in the classroom. One class, and only Read more…
LessonApp had the privilege to take part in Next Billion EdTech Prize in Global Education and Skills Forum organized by Varkey Foundation in Dubai last week. The Varkey Foundation aims to ensure that every child gets a good education and works with a good teacher. “The Next Billion Prize was Read more…
This article has been published in Impact: Journal of the Chartered College of Teaching, Education technology Authors: Johanna Järvinen-Taubert and Päivi Valtonen Keywords: lesson planning, learning, teaching, socio-constructivist approach LessonApp – developing a mobile lesson planning tool for teachers It seems that designing quality lessons is one of the cornerstones Read more…
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