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Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms
Easy-to-implement classroom lessons from the world’s premier educational system. Finland shocked the world when its fifteen-year-olds scored highest on the first Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a set of tests touted for evaluating critical-thinking skills in math, science, and reading. That was in 2001; but even today, this tiny Nordic nation continues to amaze. How does Finnish education―with short school days, light homework loads, and little standardized testing―produce students who match the PISA scores of high-powered, stressed-out kids in Asia? When Timothy D... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1324001259
- ASIN: 1324001259
- ISBN: 9781324001256
- Brand: NORTON
- Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Finnish Lessons 2.0: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?, Second Edition
The first edition of Finnish Lessons won the prestigious Grawemeyer Award in Education in 2013. It was featured inThe New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, The Guardian, CNN, Education Week, The Huffington Post, and Dan Rather Reports and has been translated into 16 languages.Now, with Finnish Lessons 2.0, Pasi Sahlberg has thoroughly updated his groundbreaking account of how Finland built a world-class education system during the past four decades. In this international bestseller, Sahlberg traces the evolution of Finnish education policies and... [Read More]
- ASIN: B00SZ7L8M4
- ASIN: B00SZ7L8M4
- Manufacturer: Teachers College Press
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FinnishED Leadership: Four Big, Inexpensive Ideas to Transform Education (Corwin Impact Leadership Series)
Improve overall school performance from start to Finnish! Exploring and analyzing how Finland consistently places at or near the top of international student assessments, especially PISA, has become popular in recent years. Pasi Sahlberg now explores this phenomenon from the perspective of the educational leader. With the culture of general and educational leadership in Finland as a backdrop, this resource is packed with strategies and tools that travel well. Rooted in four main ideas, this book covers topics such as: Enhancing equity is an essential component of success Physical activity ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1506325424
- ASIN: 1506325424
- ISBN: 1506325424
- Manufacturer: Corwin
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Empowered Educators in Finland: How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality
BEST PRACTICES FROM FINLAND'S HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL SYSTEM Empowered Educators in Finland is one volume in a series that explores how high- performing educational systems from around the world achieve strong results. The anchor book, Empowered Educators: How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality Around the World, is written by Linda Darling-Hammond and colleagues, with contributions from the authors of this volume. Empowered Educators in Finland explores Finland's unique approach to teacher training that, combined with a national focus on equity and children, has led to strong studen... [Read More]
- ASIN: B06XFB6H99
- ASIN: B06XFB6H99
- Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
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The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way
How do other countries create “smarter” kids? What is it like to be a child in the world’s new education superpowers? The Smartest Kids in the World “gets well beneath the glossy surfaces of these foreign cultures and manages to make our own culture look newly strange....The question is whether the startling perspective provided by this masterly book can also generate the will to make changes” (The New York Times Book Review).In a handful of nations, virtually all children are learning to make complex arguments and solve problems they’ve never seen before. They are learning to thin... [Read More]
- ASIN: 145165443X
- UPC: 884897274245
- ASIN: 145165443X
- ISBN: 145165443X
- Brand: Simon & Schuster
- Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? (The Series on School Reform)
Paperback
- ASIN: 0807752576
- ASIN: 0807752576
- ISBN: 0807752576
- Manufacturer: Teachers College Press
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On Top of the World: How the Finns Educate Their Children
In many international studies, Finnish schoolchildren have scored high results in recent years. As a result, interest in the Finnish education system has increased enormously. What makes their school system so exceptional? What's a typical schoolday like in Finland? The Finnish school system is built on a couple of founding ideals, and this concise book is for everyone who wants to find out how the Finnish school looks in a nutshell. It might not be possible to change an education system overnight, but any parent can learn a few tips from the practices of Finnish educators.
- ASIN: B00AUTRARM
- ASIN: B00AUTRARM
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The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need-and What We Can Do About It
Bestselling education expert Tony Wagner's groundbreaking manifesto on how to reform our schools and educate our children for the twenty-first century global economyIn The Global Achievement Gap, education expert Tony Wagner situates our school problems in the larger context of the demands of the global knowledge economy. He illustrates that even in our best schools, we don't teach or test the skills that matter most for the twenty-first century. Uncovering what motivates today's generation to excel in school and the workplace, Wagner explores new models of schools that are inspiring students ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0465055974
- ASIN: 0465055974
- ISBN: 0465055974
- Brand: Basic Books AZ
- Manufacturer: Basic Books
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The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life
A Finnish journalist, now a naturalized American citizen, asks Americans to draw on elements of the Nordic way of life to nurture a fairer, happier, more secure, and less stressful society for themselves and their children.Moving to America in 2008, Finnish journalist Anu Partanen quickly went from confident, successful professional to wary, self-doubting mess. She found that navigating the basics of everyday life—from buying a cell phone and filing taxes to education and childcare—was much more complicated and stressful than anything she encountered in her homeland. At first, she attribut... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0062316559
- ASIN: 0062316559
- ISBN: 0062316559
- Brand: HARPER
- Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
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What It Is Like To Teach In Failing Schools: A Memoir, an Inquiry, and a Critique
What it is Like to Teach in Failing Schools is one of the most powerful and candid accounts of teaching ever put in print, and a searing exposé of the widespread violence and psychological abuse of teachers in failing schools. In 2006, A. Teacher stepped into the urban jungle of Atlanta public schools, an inexperienced teacher in charge of hundreds of students. A. Teacher was not trained for the task assigned to him, and, as he soon found out, was completely unprepared for the war-like conditions he would encounter at Fairfield Junior Academy – an epicenter of poverty and crime. In his te... [Read More]
- ASIN: B01J01M7IM
- ASIN: B01J01M7IM
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Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education
A revolutionary reappraisal of how to educate our children and young people by Ken Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Finding Your Element. You, Your Child, and School is forthcoming from Viking. Ken Robinson is one of the world’s most influential voices in education, and his 2006 TED Talk on the subject is the most viewed in the organization’s history. Now, the internationally recognized leader on creativity and human potential focuses on one of the most critical issues of our time: how to transform the nation’s troubled educational system. At a time whe... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0143108069
- ASIN: 0143108069
- ISBN: 0143108069
- Brand: Robinson Ken
- Manufacturer: Penguin Books
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got finland? - Stainless Steel 14oz Road Ready Travel Mug, Silver
When you are feeling saucy and you need something to say it without saying it, grab this travel mug and fill it with your favorite liquid. It should be alcohol but if that is not your fancy, do as you please.
- ASIN: B07FQZCSPZ
- ASIN: B07FQZCSPZ
- Brand: Molandra Products
- Manufacturer: Molandra Products
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One Legging it Around got Finlander? - Soft Adult Beanie Cap, Black
Brought to you by people who care, this apparel item fits, feels, and looks great!
- ASIN: B07PZWZ66S
- ASIN: B07PZWZ66S
- Brand: One Legging it Around
- Size: One Size
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got finland? - Black 8oz Hip Drinking Alcohol Flask
Looking for the perfect gift? Need some retail therapy for yourself? Look no further! This premium stainless steel drinking hip flask is the perfect choice! It is designed and printed in the USA.
- ASIN: B07NW2QPQJ
- ASIN: B07NW2QPQJ
- Brand: Shine On
- Manufacturer: Shine On
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One Legging it Around #Finlander - Hashtag Men's Funny Soft Adult Tee T-Shirt, Black, XX-Large
Brought to you by people who care, this apparel item fits, feels, and looks great!
- ASIN: B07G6BS6HN
- ASIN: B07G6BS6HN
- Brand: One Legging it Around
- Size: XX-Large
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Leading High-Performance School Systems: Lessons from the World's Best (Paperback)
WITH A FOREWORD BY LINDA DARLING-HAMMOND Did you know that close to half of today's jobs in the U.S. could be done by robots and that proportion is rapidly increasing? It is quite possible that
- UPC: 382829784
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The School System Comparison Between The United States And Finland - eBook
Educational issues have been discussed during the presidential campaign. The concern is the state of education in the United States. Why the American students score lower than many other countries in international tests?Why the American
- UPC: 417861155
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Education Systems and Social Justice : Comparing and Contrasting Learning in China and Finland
9781138486867
- UPC: 788677341
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Schooling in the Workplace : How Six of the World's Best Vocational Education Systems Prepare Young People for Jobs and Life
Schooling in the Workplace investigates six international schools that promote vocational, college prep, and job-ready programs. For U.S. districts, this book represents an alternative, more successful solution for preparing kids for
- UPC: 19892755
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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? : Why China Has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the World
Offers an insider's account of the Chinese school system, revealing how, despite resulting in high achievements in science, math, and reading, the nation's educational programs are universally
- UPC: 23781072
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An Essay on the Best System of Liberal Education, Adapted to the Genius of the Government of the United States. Comprehending Also, an Uniform, General Plan for Instituting and Conducting Public Schools
New
- UPC: 883691230
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The Essential Writer's Guide : Spotlight on David Foster Wallace Including His Education, Analysis of His Best Sellers Such as the Broom of the System, Infinite Jest, Awards and More
The Essential Writer's Guide
- UPC: 53542784
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Education and Science In the Best Interest of the Child: A Human Systems Research Investigation for addressing children who come from a family sufferi
Education and Science In the Best Interest of the Child: A Human Systems Research Investigation for addressing children who come from a family
- UPC: 875648929
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LeapFrog LeapStart Preschool Daily Routines Activity Book
It's an exciting day for the Learning Friends, as they introduce daily routines and healthy habits in this fun-filled, interactive activity book for LeapStart the interactive learning system designed to get your child ready for
- UPC: 51676234
- Model: 80-21506E
- Color: Multicolor
- Rating: 5.0
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Army Education : Being a Summary of the Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Consider the Best Mode of Reorganizing the System of Training Officers for the Scientific Corps (1857)
Army Education: Being a Summary of the Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Consider the Best Mode of Reorganizing the System of
- UPC: 696205179
Why Finland has the best education system in the world
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