The 2022 Educathon: Where Education, Innovation, and Equity Converge
Warm welcome to everyone reading this reflective blogpost on the event of the year – The 2022 Educathon. The Educathon was a one-day...
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Elias Mbanze
- Apr 26
- 7 min
The Role of Physical Activity in Developing Numeracy Skills
This blogpost argues for the necessity of physical activity in learning of numeracy skills (mathematics) from a neuroscientific...
sjpotts25
- Apr 12
- 2 min
Better Late Than Never!
New Year, New OSA board! Better late than never, but please welcome the 2022 OSA Board Members!!! My name is Samantha Potts and I am the...
Alicia Lucendo Noriega & Naike Gorr
- Dec 30, 2021
- 5 min
Spotlighters: Paths to Resilience With the Science of Stress
This blogpost is dedicated to the science of stress and how we can counteract its long-term effects especially within classroom environment.
Sanni Purhonen
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
My Worklife Utopia / Minun työelämäutopiani
In this blog post, Sanni Purhonen shares her expertise on equity regarding the critical topic of ableism in the working field of education.
Natalia Stalchenko and Zoi Vasileiou
- Oct 30, 2021
- 3 min
A Simple Picture with a Meaningful Message
A story about the creation of the Worklife Utopia Conference logo, revealing the meaning that it conveys. Link to the conference at the end!
Mihaela Nyyssönen, Zoi Vasileiou, Natalia Stalchenko
- Oct 26, 2021
- 7 min
Worklife Utopia – One Step in Making It a Reality?
Worklife Utopia Conference. In this first part of two-series blog article, we cover inequity in terms of culture and health and disability.
Qaareva
- May 26, 2021
- 5 min
Six Changes for a More LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Education
In this article, Qaareva (the Queer Students’ Association) introduces six ideas on why and how education needs to change. LGBTQIA+...
Natalia Stalchenko and Zoi Vasileiou
- May 19, 2021
- 8 min
Hidden Risks of the COVID-19 Crisis for Early Childhood Education
The COVID-19 pandemic affected millions of children worldwide, disturbing their physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development....
Júlia Galan Mas and Natalia Stalchenko
- May 13, 2021
- 1 min
Learning Through Play - A Video Sharing Small-Scale Research Findings
In this video, Júlia and Natalia share their small-scale research findings regarding implementation of learning through play in early...
Anita Mezza
- May 3, 2021
- 6 min
Contemporary Challenges for Sex Education in Finland
Sex education is an understudied field of research. While Finland and other Nordic countries have an excellent reputation for their sex...
Mihaela Nyyssönen
- Apr 25, 2021
- 5 min
Neuroscience Research: From Academia to Practice
An insight into the process of creating research-based practices in early childhood education.
Alicia Lucendo Noriega
- Apr 9, 2021
- 7 min
5 Questions About Music Therapy Answered by Neuroscience Research
Have you ever heard the term “music therapy” but are still not 100% sure what this term actually means?
Natalia Stalchenko
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
What Does Changing Education Mean to You?
Starting in autumn 2020, the new international Changing Education Master’s programme at the University of Helsinki unites students from...
Yue Qiu
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
The Mystery of the Spacing Effect in Learning
The spacing effect describes the phenomenon whereby distributed learning can enhance memory. This article talks explores this effect and...
Hanna Recker
- Mar 9, 2021
- 4 min
The Significance of Music in Education: A Reminder for Primary School Teachers
We all know that music can support learning and sometimes also boost your motivation - but what is actually scientifically proven and how...
Inka Tähkä
- Feb 22, 2021
- 5 min
Early Childhood Education: Children First - But What About Employees?
Finland and its school system are globally well-known for high learning outcomes and equitable education. Early childhood education and...
Sebastian Österman, Yue Qiu and Floriaan Tops
- Jan 29, 2021
- 1 min
Sustainability Education: Are Future Teachers Ready to Take on This Big Responsibility?
Society is becoming more aware of the unsustainable characteristics of our current way of living. Over the past decades, "sustainability"...
Anita Mezza, Hanna Vaaja, Yue Qiu and Lu Zou
- Jan 24, 2021
- 4 min
Equality Discourse in Education
“Once upon a time there was a language that was only spoken by a few. The privileged were fluent but the rest hoped to pursue. Ironically...
Alexandra Biris
- Jan 24, 2021
- 4 min
International Day of Education: The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Education
The 24th of January is the International Day of Education. This international observance day was proclaimed by the United Nations in...