The following post is based on my new YouTube video for Copper Island Academy, a Finnish-inspired school in Calumet, Michigan. Our partnership began earlier this year. Copper Island…
The following post is based on my new YouTube video for Copper Island Academy, a Finnish-inspired school in Calumet, Michigan. The first lesson I observed at Copper Island…
When I taught in Helsinki, Finland, I loved dropping by my school’s home economics classroom. I would normally find middle school students working in teams, following recipes at…
About a decade ago, my family and I moved from Massachusetts to Helsinki, Finland. Long story short: a Finnish principal recruited me to teach fifth graders at her…
For nearly two decades now, teenagers in Finland have shined on a standardized international exam called the PISA (the Programme for International Student Assessment). This Nordic country took the globe, including…
I’ve heard people say that the Finnish school system is based on trust. The culture, they say, is vastly different here, and they argue that this ingredient drives the…
Finnish schools take their breaks seriously. In Finland, kids and teachers enjoy 15-minute breaks throughout the school day. (A tradition since at least the 1960s.) During these recesses, Finnish…
I spoke to Lucy Hockings at the BBC World News about my new book, Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms. Enjoy the clip, and pick…
Before moving to Finland, I hardly understood the unique challenges of teaching in America. Sure, I knew teaching was an exhausting, stressful job. (I burned out during my…
My new book, Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms, is now on sale! You can order it from several websites: Amazon (U.S.) Amazon (Canada) Amazon (U.K.) Amazon (Germany) Barnes & Noble…
Taught by Finland
