Curriculum Innovation in Estonia and Finland
Explore the transformative curriculum reforms that have propelled Estonia and Finland to the forefront of global education. This comprehensive course delves into the principles and practices that underpin these successful systems, focusing on equity, future-oriented competence-based learning, and the development of schools as growth communities. Through interactive workshops, school visits, and expert-led discussions, you’ll gain valuable insights to inform and enhance your own educational practices.
What You’ll Learn:
This course covers a wide range of topics essential for understanding and implementing curriculum innovation:
- Curriculum Reform Rationale: Examine the core questions of why, what, and how behind the new curricula in Finland and Estonia.
- Educational Equity: Understand strategies to provide equal learning opportunities for all students, regardless of background.
- Future-Oriented Learning: Explore competence-based approaches that prepare students for the evolving demands of society.
- Learning Environment Adaptation: Learn how to transform schools to meet changing educational needs and construct the future.
- Educational Leadership and Trust: Discover the role of leadership and a culture of trust in fostering educational innovation.
Course Highlights:
- Interactive Workshops: Engage in sessions that provide practical insights into curriculum development and implementation.
- School Visits: Observe firsthand the innovative practices in Estonian and Finnish schools.
- Expert Lectures: Learn from professionals who have played key roles in educational reforms.
- Collaborative Projects: Work individually or in groups to develop actionable outputs for your institution.
- Cultural Immersion: Experience the educational environments and cultures of Estonia and Finland.
This course combines theoretical knowledge with practical application, ensuring you can immediately implement innovative strategies in your educational setting.
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All tickets includes:
- Event materials
- Certificate of attendance
- School visits
- Admission to all sessions
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By the end of this course, you will:
- Understand the driving forces behind curriculum reforms in Estonia and Finland.
- Apply principles of educational equity and future-oriented learning in your context.
- Adapt learning environments to better meet the needs of modern education.
- Foster a culture of trust and leadership within your educational institution.
- Develop concrete strategies to implement curriculum innovations effectively.
This course is ideal for school management, teachers, special education professionals, and all other non-teaching experts and staff working in school education, adult education, and vocational education and training (VET).
A professor at Tallinn University, Estonia, and Head of its R&D Centre for Educational Technology, he has a background as a mathematics and physics teacher and school principal. For over 20 years, he has been active in teacher education and educational technology research, contributing to international projects on mobile technology and social software in education. As a board member of Euneos, Finland, he also coordinates the “Digital Turn towards 1:1 Computing” project, funded by Samsung, and is an expert in school digital innovation and change.
Arto Martikainen
School Principal – new learning environments (support rebuilding the school to meet the 21st century skills-based education)
Spasia Neshkoska Tsutsuleska, MAEd
Spasia is an experienced international project coordinator with a background in educational initiatives and international collaborations. Currently, she delivers training sessions, manages course administration, and oversees project management at Euneos. As a trainer, she specializes in internationalization, intercultural competencies, integration of refugees and migrants and vocational and adult education in Finland, and teaching English to VET teachers. She is also a member of the international jury for Eumind projects. Previously, she served as a coordinator of internationalization, an external expert evaluator for Erasmus+ projects, an eTwinning ambassador, and was the principal of a vocational school in North Macedonia. Her Master studies are in Education and Globalization at the University of Oulu, Finland.
This is a provisional programme, the finalized program will be shared with participants prior to the course.
Day 1, Sunday
15:00 Independent work: Preparing Learning Outcomes and Europass documents
Informal meeting: Welcome to Estonia, program, and expectations
Day 2, Monday
9:00 Welcome and introduction of the topic
11:00 School visit
15:30 Break
16:00 Workshop
17:00 Walking back to hotel
Day 3, Tuesday
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 4, Wednesday
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)
Departing for Helsinki
Day 5, Thursday
9:00 Coffee and welcome
- Presentations: New Finnish Curriculum, curriculum reforms, educational leadership, sustainable wellbeing
- Presentation of the school: Best practices and new learning environments
- School tour
- Lunch break
- Guest speaker: Finnish good practice
16:30 Coffee & Thoughts + Q & A
Day 6, Friday
9:00 Presentation of the school: Best practices and curriculum challenges
- School tour
- Lunch break
- Workshop: Culture of trust
- Round table and/or networking session
16:30 Coffee & Thoughts + Q & A
Day 7, Saturday
9:00 Visit to Oodi Library as an innovative learning environment: Community’s free learning space and maker space
11:00 Follow-up to the course
- Online evaluation of the course
- CERTIFICATES
- Follow-up and networking
