Society is changing rapidly towards a more digitalised and automated society, so do our economies. Nowadays we don’t even know what competences our children will need for possible future jobs. But we start to realize is that our schools have to change: Our ideas of education and the way we teach and learn. Mobile devices such as iPads and new pedagogical approaches allow for stronger personalised learning and greater motivation, meeting the social and academic needs of each learner. This course will explore how Finland is facing these challenges and changing their education for a school for tomorrow, that helps to prepare today’s youth for the future. 

Course Contents:

• Shaping the future of school - how Finland is changing their education system for the 21st Century

• School visits: Gain inspiring ideas and approaches from Finnish schools - comparison of working conditions and teaching methods with partner schools

• Finding roles in the school leadership function

• Acquiring new knowledge in didactics and methodology

• Removal of barriers for people with disabilities through inclusion in future projects

• Acceptance of diversity (learning to know and appreciate foreign cultures)

• Inclusion of digitalisation - personalised learning with tablets and tips and tricks in tablet usage

• Mutual knowledge transfer at European level