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

By Maya Kaul on December 15, 2017

Last Wednesday, Finland celebrated Independence Day (itsenäisyyspäivä)–marking 100 years since Finland declared its independence from Russia. A marked difference between the independence day celebrations I have experienced in Finland and those back in the States is that celebrations here seem to be touched by a level of melancholy. Because of the relative recency of Finnish Civil War (and the Continuation War… Continue reading "Finland 100: Education & the Construction of a Finnish National Identity"
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Interview with Letitia Zwickert, K-12 Fulbright-Schuman Scholar and High School Teacher

By Maya Kaul on October 20, 2017

Letitia Zwickert is currently a Social Studies Teacher at Naperville Central High School in Illinois, where she has taught International Relations, Ethnic Minorities in America, and World Cultures since 2008. In 2016, she served as the first K-12 educator to have ever been selected as a Fulbright-Schuman Scholar. In that role, she researched migrant and minority student integration and success in… Continue reading "Interview with Letitia Zwickert, K-12 Fulbright-Schuman Scholar and High School Teacher"
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Interview with NetWings Corps Co-Founder, Jacqueline Martinez

By Maya Kaul on September 8, 2017

Impassioned by the opportunity to develop and deploy effective, innovative, and human centric solutions to both local and global challenges in education, Jacqueline Martinez has traveled and lived in places ranging from the Middle East, South America, Europe and South East Asia. Throughout her Undergraduate career, Martinez has experienced working in the public, private, and nonprofit sector, including the US… Continue reading "Interview with NetWings Corps Co-Founder, Jacqueline Martinez"
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Recommended Readings on Finnish Education System

By Maya Kaul on August 28, 2017

Today marked my first day working with the LUMA Centre research group at the University of Helsinki. I thought that before I begin writing more specifically about my research here, I would provide a little bit more context on the Finnish education system, for those who are interested in digging a little deeper into some of the existing research. I have… Continue reading "Recommended Readings on Finnish Education System"
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Why Finland?

By Maya Kaul on August 4, 2017

One of the first questions I receive when I mention to anyone that I will be moving to Finland for the next 9 months (and the question I asked myself when I made the decision to apply for a Fulbright scholarship) is: Why Finland? My work in various spaces of education (e.g. teaching, research, community organizing, etc.) has been focused primarily… Continue reading "Why Finland?"
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Interview with Educator and Teacher Mentor, Viviana Montoya-Hernandez Torres

By Maya Kaul on March 24, 2017

For the inaugural interview, I interviewed a model educator who has a contagious love of education. She inspires others to be intentional with their work and to always approach teaching from a place of love. I was lucky to work with Viviana as a mentor last summer and am grateful for the work she is doing and continuing to inspire. Viviana… Continue reading "Interview with Educator and Teacher Mentor, Viviana Montoya-Hernandez Torres"

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

Interview with Letitia Zwickert, K-12 Fulbright-Schuman Scholar and High School Teacher

Interview with NetWings Corps Co-Founder, Jacqueline Martinez

Recommended Readings on Finnish Education System

Why Finland?

Interview with Educator and Teacher Mentor, Viviana Montoya-Hernandez Torres