Finland Archives - Renascence School Group

A Finnish phenomenon: Where students learn how to ask, not only answer, questions

In Finland schools are helping kids to learn to ask questions and not just answer them

February 4th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Finland, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

The teacher’s role in “phenomenon-based learning”

Phenomenon-based learning is Finland's answer to project-based learning, but what makes the two approaches different?

December 8th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Finland, Learning, News, Project-based learning, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Foreign-language learning must start earlier, says Grahn-Laasonen

The Helsinki Times - Staff Writer "SANNI GRAHN-LAASONEN (NCP), the [...]

February 20th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Finland, Foreign Language, Kindergarten, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

OPINION: Can this 12-step program from Finland aid U.S. education?

The Hechinger Report - Michael Hynes and William Doyle "We [...]

November 19th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Finland, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

Pre-to-3: What can countries with high-performing early-childhood systems teach the US?

Education Dive - Linda Jacobson "Strict monitoring and inspection systems [...]

October 14th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Australia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Finland, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Preschool, Singapore, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

The US spends more on education than other countries. Why is it falling behind?

The Guardian - Dominic Rushe "America’s schools are in trouble [...]

September 7th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Finland, Learning, News, School, Singapore, Singapore Math, South Korea, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Finnish method helps Norwegian first-graders who struggle with maths

Science Nordic - Nancy Bazilchuk "Mathematics is a subject that [...]

July 15th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Finland, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, School, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

The big lesson from the world’s best school system? Trust your teachers

The Guardian - John Hart "Finnish education is rarely out [...]

August 10th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Finland, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

How Kids Learn Better By Taking Frequent Breaks Throughout The Day

KQED News Mind/Shift - Timothy D. Walker "Although I favor [...]

April 22nd, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Finland, Learning, News, Physical Activity, Playing, Recess, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

In Finland, Kids Learn Computer Science Without Computers

The Atlantic - Emily DeRuy "The Finns are pretty bemused [...]

February 25th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Coding, Computer Science, Current Events, Education, Finland, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|