The Global Search for Education: What did you learn at Oppi?
“I am more hopeful now than before Oppi to accomplish the vision of the school of the future where “minimal invasive education” is a leading principle.” – Pasi Sahlberg Why is Finland so fabulous at startups? Kano, the next generation computer kit, raised $1.5 million in 30 days on Kickstarter – what does that teach you about education? If children can learn independently from computers, then why...
The Global Search for Education: Teacher Education
“The 21st century “movement” refers to the redefining of the goals of education and how learning is organized in order to meet the demands of the 21st century.”- Jari Lavonen Jari Lavonen, Professor of Science Education and head of department at the University of Helsinki, Finland, will be speaking about teacher education in Finland with a particular focus on teacher effectiveness and professionalism at the...
The Global Search for Education: Education and Skills
Bill Clinton gives the keynote address at the Global Education & Skills Forum Two and a half years ago, inspired by a group of young international students concerned about the relevance of their 21st century education to today’s world, I started The Global Search for Education. I believe it takes a global community to bring about meaningful change. My goal was to question the conventional wisdom of traditional education...
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...
The Global Search for Education: Finnish Math Lessons
“We believe that students need to develop self-confidence and trust in their ability to do math, and it is the solving of real-life, simpler problems that gives them the ability to engage in more difficult, abstract tasks. Only the procedural understanding acquired in this manner will empower students to solve the test problems.” — Cecilia Villabona Research has sought to understand why more boys than girls...
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