EDUCA Exhibition offered Professional development opportunities, tool, and lesson plans to Educators.
I attended this Science Exhibition with Sam Northern, Maya
Kaul and Lind Szypula, and Martha
Infante who are also Fulbright
Teachers. In this blog, I copied Sam’s experience on this EDUCA exhibition.
He is trying to explore phenomena learning in Finland. This is new to all of us and includes the use
of technology in Education. His findings
focus on elementary education and mine on Junior High and High School
Education.
“Educa is very popular with teachers. It consists
of Finland’s largest exhibition in education and high-quality lectures that are
free of charge to visitors. That’s right—free! Educa is not only for teachers.
Everyone in the community is invited, giving Finns of all ages and backgrounds
knowledge of the trends in education and technology. The event embraces the
Finnish education system’s belief in equity for all learners. Why wouldn’t you
want teachers and non-teachers attending the same symposium? Doing so increases
support for education initiatives and new resources that are transforming the
way students learn.
I definitely noticed a theme
from the products and services showcased at Educa. Learning should be active!
Yes, there is a time when we need to focus by sitting at a desk. As I type
this, I am sitting in my favorite café. But, we should make an effort to plan
instruction where students move, discuss, and make choices. It can be scary
giving away control. I understand that. Through modeling, review, and
reiteration, active learning will be as natural for students as it is to sit at
a desk. Come to think of it, sitting down for long periods does not seem
natural “
Sam Northern
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| Seminars |
I this professional Conference, teachers were able to drink alcohols. I have never seen this in US.
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| Lunch at the exhibition hall. Wine and Beer and Cocktails were really available. |
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| Eat cookies filled with crickets! |
