Finnish Lessons 2.0: What can Asian education systems learn from educational change in Finland? INTASE 2015 SINGAPORE 8th April 2015 @pasi_sahlberg 2000 PISA Two Global Narra-ves Collaboration Competition and choice Personalization Standardization Trust-based responsibility Test-based accountability Teacher & leader professionalism Fast-track teacher preparation The Finnish Way GERM 1 Invisible Factors: Successful Society 2014 #1 Switzerland #2 Singapore #3 United States #4 Finland #5 Germany #6 Japan #7 Hong Kong #8 Netherlands #9 United Kingdom #10 Sweden #12 Canada 2014 #1 Switzerland #2 UK #3 Sweden #4 Finland #5 Netherlands #6 USA #7 Singapore #8 Denmark #9 Luxemburg #10 Hong Kong #12 Canada 2014 #1 Denmark #2 New Zealand #3 Finland #4 Sweden #5 Norway #6 Switzerland #7 Singapore #8 Netherlands #9 Luxemburg #10 Canada #17 USA 2014 #1 Netherlands #2 Norway #3 Iceland #4 Finland #5 Sweden #6 Germany #7 Luxemburg #8 Switzerland #9 Belgium #10 Ireland #17 Canada #26 USA 2014 #1 Iceland #2 Finland #3 Norway #4 Nicaragua #5 Sweden #6 Rwanda #7 Denmark #8 Ireland #9 Netherlands #10 Bangladesh #54 USA #59 Singapore 2014 #1 Finland #2 Norway #3 Sweden #4 Iceland #5 Netherlands #6 Denmark #7 Spain #8 Germany #9 Australia #10 Belgium #15 Singapore #31 USA 2 Visible Factors: Smart Leadership 1 Public System Public System Age Universities Polytechnics 60% General upper secondary school Grades 1 50% 45% Basic school Preschool Early Childhood Education 16 Compulsory school 9 10 Vocational school Apprenticeship training 23+ 22 21 20 Work 19 experience 7 6 1 Specialist vocational qualifications Further vocational qualifications Work experience 2 Equity Quality of achievement improves Student achievement in reading, mathema-cs and science (PISA) Weak equity and high quality Strong equity and high quality Weak equity and low quality Strong equity and low quality Equity of educa-on system enhances Weakness of the rela-onship between achievement and family background (ESCS Index) Source: OECD (2013) Quality of achievement improves Student achievement in reading, mathema-cs and science (PISA) • Shanghai • Hong Kong Equity of educa-on system enhances Weakness of the rela-onship between achievement and family background (ESCS Index) Source: OECD (2013) 3 Leadership Government Ministry of Educa-on Na-onal Board of Educa-on – CIMO -‐ NCEA District District District District District 320 Local Governments District District District School School School School School Local Core Curriculum Funding School School School School School School T T T T T T School Board Budget Curriculum Work Plan Assessment T T T T T T T T T New National Curriculum Framework 2016 At least one extended integrated study period per year for all Districts and schools decide how All teachers and students must be engaged Students MUST be involved in planning and evaluation Goal: Make learning more engaging, interesting and real Typical 4th grade school day in Finland Class 5 45 min 2.00PM Homework Class 4 45 min 15 min recess Class 3 45 min 15 min recess Class 2 45 min 30 min lunch 8.30AM 15 min recess Class 1 45 min 0 to 30 min Three lessons Good hockey player plays where the puck is. Great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. -‐ Wayne Gretzky 1 Equity. 2 Failure. 3 Play. THANK YOU! @pasi_sahlberg
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