26 Amazing Facts About Finland's Unorthodox Education System

Storytelling: Carnival crime Introduction Stories are a highly adaptable teaching tool and can be used in a variety of ways to teach a variety of skills. This particular lesson focuses on extended listening skills and getting students to actively participate in the storytelling process, allowing them to use their prediction skills in a creative and fun way. It isn't always necessary or desirable to do a more formal learning activity after telling a story in class, as storytelling activities are a good way of letting students simply enjoy listening and learning English. Topic Carnival in Brazil and a diamond theft Level Elementary level or higher Timing 60-90 mins Aims: To develop extended listening and prediction skills in young learners using a short storyTo reinforce the use of the simple past tense Materials Lesson Plan: guide for teacher on procedure including story text and answers to tasks. Download lesson plan 90k pdf Worksheets: - exercises which can be printed out for use in class. Download worksheets 332k pdf

Elections législatives en Finlande 17 avril 2011 17/03/2011 - Analyse Un peu plus de 4 millions de Finlandais sont conviés aux urnes le 17 avril prochain pour renouveler les 200 membres de l'Eduskunta/Riksdag, chambre unique du Parlement. 2 200 personnes sont candidates à ce scrutin. Au total, 38 députés sortants – +11 par rapport au scrutin législatif du 18 mars 2007 – ont choisi de ne pas se représenter. L'économie et l'immigration devraient être les principaux thèmes de la campagne électorale à venir. Mais la question qui figure au cœur du scrutin est indéniablement celle qui porte sur le résultat que réaliseront les "Vrais Finlandais". Faut-il avoir peur des "Vrais Finlandais" ? 1 – Une percée attendue Crédités actuellement d'environ 15% des suffrages par les dernières enquêtes d'opinion, le parti populiste des "Vrais Finlandais" devrait en effet réaliser une percée électorale le 17 avril. 2 – Qui sont réellement les "Vrais Finlandais" ? "Le vote en faveur des Vrais Finlandais est un vote de protestation.

The 20 Best Pinterest Boards About Education Technology Pinterest is quickly becoming one of the biggest sources inspiration and innovation when it comes to cooking, design, and education. That’s right, education is a prominent fixture on Pinterest now and that, of course, means that education technology plays a starring role. In an effort to help curate the massive amount of Pinterest boards about education technology, you can use the following list as a jumping off point to start your Pinterest journey. The following boards are curated by teachers, admins, and other education enthusiasts. Don’t forget to check out the Edudemic Pinterest board where you can keep track of all the stuff we’re up to. Patricia Brown : Patricia showcases a myriad of videos, articles, tutorials, and lots of other resources all about education technology. We want to see what YOU are pinning!

Mikä Järki? - Järki - Järki Mikä on Järki-lehti? Järki on uusi, kokonaan Internetissä julkaistava aikakauslehti. Järki on yleisaikakauslehti, eikä se keskity mihinkään tiettyihin aiheisiin, vaan syleilee koko maailmaa parhaansa mukaan. Kuinka usein Järki-lehti ilmestyy? Järki-lehti ilmestyy alustavasti kerran kuukaudessa. Onko Järki-lehdellä joku agenda tai poliittinen kanta? Järki keskittyy nimensä mukaisesta katsomaan asioita järjen ja tosiasioiden perusteella. Ketkä Järki-lehteä tekevät? Me innostuneet vapaaehtoiset. Ketkä omistavat Järki-lehteen tuotetun materiaalin? Kukin toimittaja ja avustaja omistaa itse kaiken, mitä häneltä Järki-lehdessä julkaistaan. Kuulostaa hienolta, miten pääsen mukaan! Ota vaikka suoraan yhteyttä osoitteeseen paatoimittaja@jarkilehti.fi, niin katsotaan olisiko meillä toisillemme annettavaa! Kuka julkaisee Järki-lehteä? Järki-lehteä julkaisee Kustannusosakeyhtiö Vapaus.

Portugal Drug Policy: Decriminalization Works Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies, Music, Art and PE Interactive Sites | Patti's Tech Coach wikispace | | Using Interactive Math | What's New at School? | Delmar El. Resources | MSDE | Kidlink | www.google.com | | MD Content Standards | Math Professional Day 2004 | Kidspiration Make 'n Take | Rdg and Math (gr. 3 and 4) | MSA Math review (gr. 2, 3, 4) | Math - 3, 4, 5 | WCBOE | | Unitedstreaming | PowerPoint Presentations and Jeopardy games | ESL | | Time For Kids World News | Thesaurus.com | Le collège finlandais : Fini l'échec scolaire ? Par Jeanne Claire Fumet Le « modèle » finlandais a de quoi faire rêver : avec un taux de réussite scolaire de 99,7%, difficile de ne pas y chercher quelque remède contre l'échec scolaire, ce mal endémique qui ronge notre système scolaire. Professeur de français, Claude Antilla a enseigné pendant 35 ans en Finlande, détachée par le Ministère de l’Éducation nationale. Une scolarisation tardive mais efficace La scolarisation précoce est considérée comme déterminante en France. En Finlande, la scolarité ne commence qu'à 7 ans. Garder les enfants à la maison jusqu'à 6 ans, n'est-ce pas une contrainte pour les familles ? La Finlande a dû faire face à d'importants problèmes démographiques : avec une faible immigration et une natalité basse, il a fallu établir une vraie politique familiale. Autre mesure importante, le suivi sanitaire des enfants, de la grossesse à la scolarisation : on s'efforce de dépister très tôt les problèmes d'apprentissage qui risquent de se présenter. Claude Antilla

Library Of Congress Unveils Massive Common Core Resource Center The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is here and teachers are trying to figure out how to best integrate it into their tried-and-true lessons. They’re struggling to integrate technology to best augment CCSS. They are in desperate need of classroom materials that they can trust. Like a superhero, the U.S. Library of Congress has just swooped in and unveiled an enormous new (and free!) resource that’s all about the Common Core. Common Core Resources You can now do a ‘ Search By Standards ‘ query which lets you do exactly that. Find Library of Congress lesson plans and more that meet Common Core standards, state content standards, and the standards of national organizations. Professional Development Tools There are professional development tools that are sorted by grade level, ease of use, and written in plain English. Classroom Materials Lesson Plans – Teacher-created lesson plans using Library of Congress primary sources. Learn More Want to learn more about the project?

Inside the Investigation of Leading Republican Money Man Sheldon Adelson Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corporation Sheldon Adelson, center, watches a lion dance at the opening ceremony of Sands' Cotai Central in Macau on April 11, 2012. (Aaron Tam/AFP/Getty Images) Where competitors saw obstacles, including Macau's hostility to outsiders and historic links to Chinese organized crime, Adelson envisaged a chance to make billions. Adelson pushed his chips to the center of the table, keeping his nerve even as his company teetered on the brink of bankruptcy in late 2008. The Macau bet paid off, propelling Adelson into the ranks of the mega-rich and underwriting his role as the largest Republican donor in the 2012 campaign, providing tens of millions of dollars to Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and other GOP causes. Now, some of the methods Adelson used in Macau to save his company and help build a personal fortune estimated at $25 billion have come under expanding scrutiny by federal and Nevada investigators, according to people familiar with both inquiries. T.