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: Elena Chukhlantseva Emotional intelligence is a hot topic these days. It is commonly known that the emotional competence of a person develops throughout their life. Early years is a particularly crucial time for supporting the child in their emotional learning that is intricately interconnected with fast-developing cognitive, social and Read more…
“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…
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…
Free webinar: Cornerstones of Finnish Education We are running a series of webinars once a month. We will start by the topic Cornerstones of Finnish Education on Thursday, 26th September at 1:00 PM GMT. Our pedagogical director Johanna Järvinen-Taubert will share insights of the key points of Finnish education: stress-free Read more…
Many teachers find it challenging to teach a group with a lot of students. They think that activating students in large groups is difficult and the number of teaching methods is limited. Many teachers see traditional lecturing, teacher talking – students listening, as the only possible teaching method for a Read more…
Our ultimate goal with LessonApp is to empower teachers, the change-makers. If we want to lift the quality of teaching and strengthen the teaching profession, we need to equip teachers with knowledge, skills and understanding to constantly develop their own work. Therefore, we are persistently seeking new ways to help Read more…
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