Original Best Practices Benchmarking course – Vocational and Adult Education
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?
- Innovation: School development plans, curriculum reform, and 21st-century skills.
- Digital Transition: Moving from non-digital to digital systems, including digital tests in the Finnish matriculation exam (upper secondary).
- Student-Centered Approaches: Implementing a 3-level support system, addressing special needs, and fostering collaboration between home and school.
- Teacher Development: Emphasizing digital apprenticeships, coaching, and the roles of teacher/student agents.
- Management: Learning from local examples of effective school management.
- European Development: Exploring advancements in Estonian schools, recognized as the most digitalized country, and analyzing findings from PISA and other international research.
- Networking Opportunities: Engage with top educators from Finland, Estonia, and other EU countries, expanding your professional network.
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 vocational and adult education.
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- 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 teachers, principals and other staff working in vocational and adult education.
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.
Spasia Neshkoska Tsutsuleska, International project coordinator with extensive experience in educational initiatives and global collaborations.
Previously serving as an external expert evaluator for Erasmus+ projects and as an eTwinning ambassador, Spasia has played a significant role in advancing educational projects across Europe. She is also a member of the international jury for Eumind projects and has served as the principal of a vocational school in North Macedonia. Spasia holds a Master’s degree in Education and Globalization from the University of Oulu, Finland, where she honed her skills in international education.
This is a provisional program.
Day 1, Sunday (Helsinki)
12:00 Independent work: Preparing Learning Outcomes and Europass documents, Preparing Plan of Introduction
15:30 Short orientation and sightseeing tour
17:00 Visit to Oodi and welcome session
Day 2, Monday (Helsinki)
9:00-10:00 Coffee and welcome; Presentation on Finnish VET (topics: EQF, ECVET, NQF, competence-based teaching and learning, curriculum reforms)
10:00 Presentation of the school – best practices (topics: Individual learning paths in VET, student-centered learning, on-the-job learning, support services, integration of refugees and migrants)
- School tour
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 Lessons shadowing
14:30 Networking session
15:00 Coffee & Thoughts about job shadowing + Q&A
15:30-17:00 Visit to an apprenticeship company
Day 3, Tuesday (Helsinki)
9:00 Visit to an adult training center; Presentation of the school – best practices (topics: Adult training, special and further education qualifications, apprenticeship, integration of refugees and migrants, inclusive teaching methods)
- School tour
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 Lessons shadowing
14:30 Networking session
15:00 Coffee & Thoughts about job shadowing + Q&A
Day 4, Wednesday (Helsinki)
9:00 Visit to a VET college; Presentation of the school – best practices
- School tour
- Lessons shadowing
11:00 Coffee & Thoughts about job shadowing + Q&A
12:00-13:00 Lunch break
13:00 Transfer to the Harbour for Tallinn, Estonia
Day 5, Thursday (Tallinn)
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 Mart in front of the Old Town Hall (Raekoja plats)
10:10 Guided tour in the Old Town
12:00 Final reflections
13:00 Suggested visits to educational museums of Tallinn (optional)
