Original Best Practices Benchmarking course – for all school levels
Elevate your educational practice with the “Education in Finland and Estonia – Original Best Practices Benchmarking” course. Tailored to your needs, this course offers insights from top-performing Finnish and Estonian schools through immersive shadowing and peer interactions. Specialized subgroups cater to school management, vocational and adult education, and student counseling. Transform your teaching with proven strategies from leading European educators and bring back actionable improvements to your educational environment.
Please note this course takes place in both Helsinki and Tallinn.
What to expect from the course?
- Enhanced Digital Infrastructure: Learn how to upgrade your school’s digital infrastructure, including mobile devices, networks, and online learning tools, to create a more connected and efficient educational environment.
- Comprehensive Digital Safety Policies: Develop and implement effective school-wide policies on digital safety to protect students and staff in the digital age.
- Innovative Teaching Methods: Gain insights into innovative learning scenarios and pedagogical approaches that integrate digital tools, enhancing the teaching and learning experience.
- Resource Management: Understand the complexities of creating, managing, and legally using digital learning resources, including copyright and licensing considerations.
- Global Best Practices: Explore successful digital innovations from schools in other countries, providing practical examples and inspiration for your own school’s digital transformation.
Additional Benefits:
- Personalized Learning: Tailored course content to meet the specific needs of each participant, ensuring relevant and impactful learning experiences.
- Hands-On Experience: Directly observe innovative practices in leading European schools through school shadowing.
- Multicultural Insights: Gain valuable perspectives on teaching in a diverse and multicultural context.
- Actionable Strategies: Acquire practical, proven strategies that can be implemented immediately to enhance your school’s educational practices.
Upskill Your Organization: This course is ideal for school management, teachers, special needs teachers, and all other educational staff working in school education, adult education, and VET.
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- Event materials
- Certificate of attendance
- School visits
- Admission to all sessions
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The “Education in Finland and/or Estonia – Original Best Practices Benchmarking” course focuses on shadowing top-performing schools to identify and adopt best practices for transforming teaching methods and enhancing multicultural education. The course is ideal for school management, teachers, special needs teachers, and all other educational staff working in school education, adult education, and VET.
Course Highlights:
School visits
You get to visit schools in Tallinn, and witness what makes the Estonian education as good as it is! Benchmarking other schools to discover the greatness is a great tool for you to start implementing the best practices in your organization.
City tour
Enjoy a guided tour of the beautiful medieval Old Town of Tallinn. Explore the cultural and historical landmarks of this vibrant city.
Learn new skills
Increase your knowledge and learn new skills. Our course gives you the opportunity to learn how the top schools do it, and how to use it in your classroom.
The learning outcomes of the “Education in Finland and/or Estonia – Original Best Practices Benchmarking” course include:
- Understanding and implementing best practices from top-performing schools in Finland and Estonia.
- Enhancing teaching methods in a multicultural context.
- Developing innovative school development plans and curriculum reforms.
- Improving digital competencies and integrating digital tools in education.
- Fostering student-centered learning and addressing special needs.
- Strengthening school management skills and strategies.
Mart Laanpere, Professor at Tallinn University, Estonia
- Position: Head of the R&D Centre for Educational Technology at Tallinn University
- Background: Former mathematics and physics teacher and school principal
- Affiliation: Member of the board of course provider Euneos, Finland
With over 20 years of experience in teacher education and educational technology research, Mart has transitioned from his roles as a mathematics and physics teacher and school principal to focus on advancing digital education. He has significantly contributed to international research projects on mobile technology and social software in education. Currently, he coordinates the training of school teams in the project “Digital Turn towards 1:1 Computing,” funded by Samsung (www.samsungdigipoore.ee), and is recognized as an expert in school digital innovation and change.
Tuovi Ronkainen, Former Principal of Akaa Secondary School
- Current Roles:
- Student at the University of Turku (Futures Studies), Future Coach
- Biology and Geography Teacher
- Project Ambassador of ESHA (European School Heads Association)
- Coordinator of Comenius and Erasmus+ Projects in Various Schools
- Former Network Coordinator of the Baltic Sea Project (National Board of Education)
With extensive experience in both national and international ecological projects, she has a keen focus on future education. Her expertise lies in fostering a positive outlook on the future and equipping students with the skills to address complex issues such as climate change.
Petri Ilmonen, Chair of Board at Language High School of Helsinki
English teacher, principal and owner of TRYcamps
This is a provisional program.
Day 1, Sunday (Helsinki)
Meeting Place: Helsinki Central Railway Station (indoors, main doors towards Rautatientori, by the flower shop)
12:00 Preparing your Europass documents independently and sending them to courses@euneos.eu
13:30 Plan your introduction (who are you, tell a little about your school, how do you teach?)
15:30 Walking sightseeing tour in Helsinki (optional)
18:00: Welcome Dinner
Day 2, Monday (Helsinki)
9:30 Welcome to Helsinki, introduction to Finland and the course (Petri Ilmonen)
- Get to know each other
- The PISA studies
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 The basics of Finnish school system (Petri Ilmonen)
14:30 Guest speaker
15:30 Get to know the school
16:30 Workshop: Personal or team time for notes, diaries, and talks
Day 3, Tuesday (Helsinki)
9:30 School visit
- How to transform a 40-year-old school into a new one
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 Workshop: Mr Petri Ilmonen, Principal
14:30 Guest Speaker
15:30 Get to know the school (guided tour)
16:30 Workshop: Personal or team time for notes, diaries, and talks
Day 4, Wednesday (Helsinki)
9:30 School visit
- Reflection, evaluation, certification
13:00 Participants take a ferry to Tallinn, Estonia
Day 5, Thursday (Tallinn)
9:30 Meeting with Mart in the lobby of Tallinn University
9:40 A guided tour of Tallinn University
10:00 Presentation on education system in Estonia (Mart Laanpere)
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 What are the factors of Estonias PISA success (Mart Laanpere)
12:30 Lunch at the university cafeteria (own cost)
13:00 School visit
15:30 Break
16:00 Workshop
17:00 Walking back to hotel
Day 6, Friday (Tallinn)
9:30 School visit
12:00 Lunch
13:00 School visit
15:00 Break
15:30 Evaluation and feedback session
17:00 Free time
Day 7, Saturday (Tallinn)
10:00 Meeting with James in front of the Old Town Hall
10:10 Guided tour in the Old Town
12:00 Final reflections
13:00 Suggested visits to educational museums of Tallinn (optional)
