In this episode, we speak with Kirsti Lonka, an esteemed Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and Director of the Research Group of Educational Psychology.

As a leading international researcher, Kirsti has published hundreds of scientific papers, books, and articles on a range of topics, including phenomenon-based learning, emotions and motivation, future skills, and happiness and well-being.

In this conversation, Kirsti shared her expertise and insights on the complex world of motivation with tips for teachers to motivate their students.

We covered:

💎Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation

💎Epistemic emotions and learning

💎The importance of confusion, interest, curiosity, and meaning

💎Flow experiences

💎How teachers can help students spark intrinsic motivation in the classroom.

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William Doyle is an award-winning author and TV producer who has produced and programmed hundreds of TV shows for HBO, The History Channel, PBS, and A+E, and has written articles and opinion pieces for CNN, Fox News, Politico, Psychology Today, and the Wall Street Journal.

William has served as a Fulbright Scholar and Scholar in Residence at Finland's largest teacher training school, the University of Eastern Finland. He has also served as an advisor to the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. He spent much of his life in New York City and currently lives in Helsinki, where his child attends public school.

William and Professor Pasi Sahlberg were appointed Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Resident Fellows to write their book Let the Children Play (Oxford University Press, 2019).

It was a pleasure to hear William's eloquent and well-researched contribution to the topic. If it resonates with you, please share it with fellow educators to keep the conversation rolling!

Link to the Bildung Review by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.

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Michael Lawrence is an Australian school teacher with more than 30 years of experience. When he visited Finland to take a look at their world-leading education system, he came away in a state of shock.

Michael felt that there was no reasonable answer to this. His investigation into what made the Finnish system so successful quickly became an inquiry into why his own (Australian) system wasn't working.

The next few years would see more time in Finland interacting with Finnish educators at all levels. Michael's research went deep. He held multiple formal and informal interviews and worked alongside Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences to bring training to Australian teachers.

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Linda Liukas is a programmer, storyteller and illustrator from Helsinki, Finland. Her book series Hello Ruby introduces the whimsical world of technology to kids and has now been translated into over 25 languages. Her fabulous TED talk about ‘A delightful way to teach kids about computers’ has been viewed over 2 million times.

Linda is a key figure in the world of programming and worked in edutech before it was called that. She’s the founder of Rails Girls, a global phenomenon teaching the basics of programming to young women all over the world.

She believes that code is 21st-century literacy and the need for people to speak the ABC of Programming is here. She also believes our world is increasingly run by software and we need more diversity in the people who are building it.

Linda has studied business, design and engineering at Aalto University and product engineering at Stanford University. She is the recipient of many awards including Ruby Hero, Digital Champion of Finland and the State Award for Children’s Culture.

To find out more about Linda Liukas: http://lindaliukas.com/

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Kaisa Vuorinen is a doctoral researcher of positive education at the University of Helsinki. She is the founder and CEO of Positive Learning Ltd.

You can find out more about Kaisa here: https://kaisavuorinen.com/

Kaisa's Positive CV work can be found here: https://positive.fi/en/we-are-positive/ 

See the Good app can be found here: https://www.seethegood.app/

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Dubbed ‘the face of Finnish education abroad’, Pasi Sahlberg is a passionate educator, author and researcher. Currently, he’s the Professor of Education Policy at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. 

Pasi’s professional background is varied, but the common thread throughout his service is equity in education and trust in teachers.

He has served as a Senior Education Specialist at the World Bank, as a Lead Education Expert at the European Training Foundation, as Director-General at Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture, and as a visiting Professor of Practice at Harvard University.

He is the recipient of several awards for his lifelong service in education and also for his writing.

It was hard to contain my excitement (and chatter) while speaking with Pasi. In this podcast the themes discussed were:

A conversation that’s sure to get you thinking about trust in education and how it transpires in a variety of settings.

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His latest book with Tim Walker, In Teachers we Trust: The Finnish Way to World-Class Schools 

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Today’s chat hosts two enthusiastic educators from one of the best international schools in Spain - British Prince School. Paloma Lopez is the Director and Debbie Musgrove is the Head of the Primary Department. Together with their staff, they’ve adapted to the sudden changes that COVID-19 brought, with openness, curiosity and flexibility.

Please enjoy this conversation with two dedicated teachers at the coal face of digitalization in education.

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A well-known name among international educators, Olli-Pekka Heinonen is the Director-General of the International Baccalaureate (IB).  Before joining the IB, Olli-Pekka served as the Director-General of the Finnish National Agency for Education, and held various positions in the Finnish Government, including State Secretary, Minister of Education and Culture, Minister of Transport and Communications, as well as Director of the Finnish National Broadcasting Company.

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Today’s guest is the very bright and interesting, Laura Tuohilampi. She’s a multi-award winning mathematics education researcher, a teacher trainer and the founder of Math Hunger. Currently, Laura is a research fellow and lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

A conversation that’s sure to get you thinking about maths in your own life and how you’ve incorporated maths into your life thus far.

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