Worshop On Education in Finland AMC

Why education in Finland works?
(Pair work) https://youtu.be/ntdYxqRce_s

Names: Ana María Casas Sanabria
You are going to watch a video about Finnish education and do the following workshop in pairs.
Write anything you may know about this topic.
It is well known that Finnish education is the best in the world because its education is mostly free
and public, there are no exams at an early age, and there is a very good connection between
schools and of course teachers receive one of the best payments in the country and in the world.
I. Describing and making predictions
1. Watch the video without any volume and describe what you saw there by answering
the following questions:
a. Who were the people in the video? Teachers, students and people connected or in
charge of education.
b. What were they doing and where were they at the beginning of the video? Perhaps in
Helsinki, specifically showing the facilities of a school.
c. Where were they later on? Then they are in a conference room.
d. What were facilities (classrooms, offices) like? Spacious, without conglomerations,

well equipped.
e. Did you see different kinds of classrooms? Yes ___ No ____
If so, which ones? One for arts, one for science
f. Were there really large classes? Yes ____ No ____
g. Were all the students organized in rows? Yes ____ No ____
2. Compare your answers with your partner. Then, listen to the video and check your
answers.
II. Listening for details
3. Look for the following details in the video.
a. Who was the woman with a purple pashmina or neckerchief?
Randi Weingarten, President of American Federation of Teachers.
b. Who was the man giving a conference?
c. Was Dr. Pasi Sahlberg (Director General of National Center for international mobility
and cooperation, Finland.
d. Were the teachers’ working hours similar in the U.S and in Finland? Yes ____ No ____
If so, what was the difference? Finnish teachers work less hours than teachers in U.S
III. Inferring vocabulary
4. Infer the meaning of the following words or expressions. Then check the meaning in
a dictionary.
“That blew me away!” = To ignore something or to dismiss.
Meaning; Not follow through on a social engagement.
Wraparound services= ways to catch knowledge.
Meaning: Wraparound is a way or process of working with children and youth with serious
mental health challenges and their families. During the Wraparound process community based
services and supports “wrap around” a child or youth and their family in their home, school, and
community in an effort to help meet their needs.
Retrofit= Similar to a feedback
Meaning: To provide a machine with a part, or a place with equipment, that it did not
originally have when it was built.
IV. Listening for main ideas
5. Answer the following questions.
What was the main purpose of Ms. Weingarten’s visit?
The purpose of the visit was to compare a little the American educational system and the Finnish
educational system; not just to look at schools but also understand at their behavior and the
relationships between teachers and students, and administrators.
What did she learn from Finnish teachers?
She learn that Finnish teachers integrate all subjects and knowledge in a way, it is not a matter of
egos or arguments, it is an inclusive problem-solving education.
Write if the following statements about Finnish education are True (T) or False (F). Correct the
False ones below the sentence.
T Finnish education seeks to have real differentiated education.
F Only high school teachers hold a Master’s degree in Finland.
F Teachers are not treated as professionals because they don’t get good education.
T Teachers feel appreciated by administrators, students and the community.
F Finnish school teachers work more hours than Colombian teachers.
F Maths, Reading and Science are the most important subjects in Finland.
F People at schools are engaged in solving students’ academic problems.
6. Compare the similarities and differences public (state) education Finland and
Colombia have.
They differ in the way of integrating knowledge, in the facilities, in the treatment that is given to
the teacher in society, and their problem-solving method, also in that teachers must have a
master's degree.
And they are similar in the way of organization in the classroom and in the differentiation between
courses.

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Why education in Finland works?

(Pair work) https://youtu.be/ntdYxqRce_s

I. Describing and making predictions

d. What were facilities (classrooms, offices) like? Spacious, without conglomerations,

e. Did you see different kinds of classrooms? Yes ___ No ____

If so, which ones? One for arts, one for science

f. Were there really large classes? Yes ____ No ____

g. Were all the students organized in rows? Yes ____ No ____

II. Listening for details

3. Look for the following details in the video.

a. Who was the woman with a purple pashmina or neckerchief?

Randi Weingarten, President of American Federation of Teachers.

b. Who was the man giving a conference?

III. Inferring vocabulary

“That blew me away!” = To ignore something or to dismiss.

Meaning; Not follow through on a social engagement.

Wraparound services= ways to catch knowledge.

Retrofit= Similar to a feedback

IV. Listening for main ideas

5. Answer the following questions.

What was the main purpose of Ms. Weingarten’s visit?

What did she learn from Finnish teachers?

T Finnish education seeks to have real differentiated education.

F Only high school teachers hold a Master’s degree in Finland.

T Teachers feel appreciated by administrators, students and the community.

F Finnish school teachers work more hours than Colombian teachers.

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e. Did you see different kinds of classrooms? Yes _ No __

f. Were there really large classes? Yes No

g. Were all the students organized in rows? Yes No