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