teaching – ALO Finland Cultivating Curiosity, Creativity and Future Innovators https://www.alofinland.com/tags/teaching/ ALO Finland is offering Digital Teacher Training on Finnish Education for teachers, school owners and administrators in preschool and primary education. Tue, 24 Nov 2020 15:47:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.7 https://www.alofinland.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-touch-icon-vertical-32x32.png teaching – ALO Finland Cultivating Curiosity, Creativity and Future Innovators https://www.alofinland.com/tags/teaching/ 32 32 124588989 EduCare – Holistic Approach to Education in Finland https://www.alofinland.com/news/educare-holistic-approach-to-education-in-finland/ Mon, 14 May 2018 12:14:13 +0000 https://www.alofinland.com/?p=801 One of the greatest innovations in Finnish education is free and nutritious school lunches. In fact, in 1948, Finland became the first country to require all primary schools to serve pupils a free daily hot meal. If kids don’t eat properly, they can not concentrate well on their school work. Furthermore, school lunches provide many great…

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]]> 801 Finnish Education 2.0 online – What, why and how? https://www.alofinland.com/news/finnish-education-2-0-online-what-why-and-how/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:31:34 +0000 https://www.alofinland.com/?p=753   A brief introduction to what Finnish education 2.0 is and how and why educators can learn more about it online. Hope you find the presentation inspiring!   ALO Finland – Finnish Education 2.0 from ALO Finland   You can find more information about the courses and also join them here: ALO Finland online courses…

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]]> 753 Finnish Education – Hundred Years of Happiness? https://www.alofinland.com/news/finnish-education-hundred-years-happiness/ Wed, 21 Feb 2018 21:01:24 +0000 https://www.alofinland.com/?p=724  Finland celebrated 100 years of Independence on 6.12.2017.   All the beautiful buildings were lit up blue in Helsinki, 100 flags were lifted up in front of the President’s Castle and Fireworks went off with Finlandia Symphony by a famous Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius.   Has Finnish education always been a success? Has it been…

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]]> 724 Early Learning & Preschool Education – Child-centered & Playful Learning in Finland https://www.alofinland.com/news/early-learning-preschool-education-child-centered-playful-learning-finland/ Tue, 06 Feb 2018 21:33:57 +0000 https://www.alofinland.com/?p=709 Formal schooling in Finland does not begin until age 7 when children are ready and eager to learn. Childhood, play and playful learning are valued in Finnish education. There are no standardized testing or school inspectors continuously checking on the quality of teaching or the learning results. External inspection of teachers’ work and testing of students’ achievement…

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]]> 709 ALO Finland in Inspiring India – Coding, Collaboration & Global Education https://www.alofinland.com/news/alo-finland-inspiring-india-coding-collaboration-global-education/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 12:43:41 +0000 https://www.alofinland.com/?p=669 ALO Finland in India. I was impressed by this government school, its teachers and kids. Their etho at the gate goes: “Go out to serve your country & countrymen.”        It was a good school to test how video can easily and affordably enhance global education. Finnish primary year 5 pupils taught 9-10…

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]]> 669 Finnish Education 2.0 – Teacher Autonomy, Creativity & Fun Learning https://www.alofinland.com/news/finnish-education-2-0-teacher-autonomy-creativity-fun-learning/ Fri, 17 Nov 2017 11:20:46 +0000 https://www.alofinland.com/?p=658 ALO Finland Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) introduces Innovative Pedagogy and EdTech in Finland. The emphasis is on the practical approach and solutions that can be repeated, benchmarked and further developed worldwide. Teachers can learn from the best practices in Finnish schools via videos, text and photos. Investment on teachers pays dividends for all stakeholders: children, parents, teachers, principals, school owners and nations.…

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]]> 658 Phenomenal Learning and 21st Century Competences in Finland https://www.alofinland.com/news/phenomenal-learning-curriculum-competences/ Thu, 09 Nov 2017 12:24:00 +0000 https://www.alofinland.com/?p=652 Finnish education has hit the news many times with its innovations in education. The new national curriculum (2016) introduces phenomenal, multi-disciplinary learning and seven broad-based competences such as ICT, multi-literacy, entrepreneurship. Education in Finland is not just about academic results, but 21st century competences and equal opportunities for all. Very often phenomenal learning is explained…

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