The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Finland
Nov11

The Global Search for Education: Got Tech? – Finland

 “For most teachers, learning means to understand by making meaningful connections between what is to be learned and what already exists in students’ minds. This includes the use of technology. The single most important reason to use available educational technologies in the classroom is whether it makes sense in terms of pedagogy.” – Pasi Sahlberg By now my followers know that I am a big fan of Finnish...

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The Global Search for Education: A Look at a Finnish School
Nov01

The Global Search for Education: A Look at a Finnish School

 Aurora School Principal Martti Hellström in the classroom with his pupils  If you thought you knew everything about the remarkable transformation of Finland’s schools from mediocre to one of the top performing school systems in the world, think again.  Native Finn Pasi Sahlberg (educator, researcher, advisor on global education reform,  and Director General of CIMO in Helsinki, Finland),  who has lived and closely studied...

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