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Interview with Martha Infante, Teacher in South Central Los Angeles, CA

Martha Infante is a National Board Certified Social Studies teacher in Los Angeles. As a frequent presenter in both the Gifted...
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Interview with Martha Infante, Teacher in South Central Los Angeles, CA

“Pedagogy of Love” and Assessments: Waldorf Model in Helsinki, Finland

"I would die for [my students] and they know it." -- High School Teacher at Elias-koulu lukio, Helsinki, 2018 When...
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“Pedagogy of Love” and Assessments: Waldorf Model in Helsinki, Finland

Language and Power: Interview with Tuuli From, PhD Candidate at the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Education

I am excited to introduce the first in a series of interviews that will be featured on Voices in Education...
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Language and Power: Interview with Tuuli From, PhD Candidate at the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Education

Demystifying the Finnish Education System, Part II: Is Finland abolishing school subjects?

In the months leading up to my move to Finland, friends and family regularly forwarded me any links to news...
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Demystifying the Finnish Education System, Part II: Is Finland abolishing school subjects?

To MOOC or Not to MOOC?: Creating Supports for In-Service Teachers

One of the main projects I have been working on as a part of my Fulbright has been research examining...
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To MOOC or Not to MOOC?: Creating Supports for In-Service Teachers

A Story from Election Night in Finland

Though this post is not strictly "education"-related, I wrote a piece earlier this year about my experience on the night...
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A Story from Election Night in Finland

Policy Evaluation in Finland: Mapping the Effects of Education Policy for the Ministry of Education

One of my main research projects in Finland has been assessing the impacts and effectiveness of the LUMA Centre's Development...
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Policy Evaluation in Finland: Mapping the Effects of Education Policy for the Ministry of Education

Finnish Model for Professional Development: Educa 2018

The question I am left with after all of this, is how do we create opportunities for this exposure and experience to new teaching methods/tools so that teachers feel comfortable and willing to challenge their current teaching methods?
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Finnish Model for Professional Development: Educa 2018

An Update on My Research

While I have been reflecting more generally about Finnish education and culture on this blog over the past several months,...
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An Update on My Research

Finland 100: Education & the Construction of a Finnish National Identity

Last Wednesday, Finland celebrated Independence Day (itsenäisyyspäivä)--marking 100 years since Finland declared its independence from Russia. A marked difference between the...
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Finland 100: Education & the Construction of a Finnish National Identity

“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.”

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Perhaps the most powerful aspect of the personal narrative is not in the content itself, but in the act of telling those very stories and having an audience that places value in listening to those stories. The purpose of Voices in Education is to provide a platform to facilitate just that.

Voices in Education is an attempt to rebalance the dominant narratives that drive education policy, Educational Technology (EdTech), education research and the many other pieces that contribute to our broader systems of education. By bringing together a diversity of voices–through interviews and reflections–this platform aims to allow the personal narrative to become a powerful driving force in social change.