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🌿 Phenomenon-Based Learning in Action: Teaching for Thinking, Curiosity & Agency

Phenomenon-Based Learning goes beyond projects and subject silos. This blog explores how real-world inquiry builds deeper thinking, agency, and collaboration in Finnish-inspired CBC classrooms — showing teachers how to bring curiosity and meaningful learning into everyday lessons.

vanessa speigle

Nov 21, 20253 min read

students at a table using student agency skills to design an experiment

🌿 Agency in Action: When Students Lead Their Own Learning

When students are trusted to lead their own learning, something shifts. Creativity becomes responsibility, and confidence grows through real choices. This week’s Rekla deep dive explores how voice, choice, and reflection build authentic student agency in Finnish-inspired CBC classrooms.

vanessa speigle

Nov 17, 20252 min read

🌿 When Students Create, They Learn More Deeply

When students create, they don’t just show what they know — they discover how to think. Explore how Finland’s visible thinking approach transforms everyday lessons into spaces for curiosity, reflection, and creative confidence. Includes practical routines and the Rekla Visible Thinking Toolkit for CBC classrooms.

vanessa speigle

Nov 6, 20253 min read

Students collaborating creatively with their teacher in a bright, calm classroom; text overlay reads “From Reflection to Agency – How Creativity Builds Confidence and Voice in the Classroom.”

🌿 From Reflection to Agency: How Creativity Builds Confidence and Voice in the Classroom

Creativity in the classroom is more than imagination — it’s reflection in motion. This blog explores how creative thinking builds confidence and helps students take ownership of their learning. Discover routines like Connect–Extend–Challenge and Claim–Support–Question that turn reflection into real agency in CBC and Finnish-inspired classrooms.

vanessa speigle

Nov 3, 20254 min read

🌿 Beyond Subjects: How Collaborative Teachers Build Thinking Through Phenomena

🌿 Collaborative teachers don’t add more — they connect more. Learn how phenomenon-based learning transforms creativity and critical thinking into everyday classroom habits.

vanessa speigle

Oct 30, 20252 min read

Artistic image of a cracked globe with the quote 'The world isn’t divided by subjects, so why should learning be?' symbolizing integrated education.

🌿 From Siloed Subjects to Cross-Subject Learning: How to Plan Thematic and Phenomenon-Based Lessons

In the real world, knowledge doesn’t live in separate boxes — and neither should learning. Discover how phenomenon-based lesson design helps students connect ideas, think critically, and create meaning across subjects. 🌿

vanessa speigle

Oct 28, 20253 min read

🌿 The Creativity of Thinking: Why Students Need Space to Wonder

What happens when we stop rushing students for answers and start giving them space to think? In Finnish-inspired classrooms, silence isn’t a gap — it’s strategy. Discover how structured routines and creative pauses build student confidence, curiosity, and critical thinking across all grade levels. 🌿

vanessa speigle

Oct 27, 20254 min read

Students gathered in a bright classroom, smiling and engaged as one raises her hand to share an idea while the teacher observes — a moment of student-led learning and collaboration.

🌱 From Teacher-Led to Student-Led: How to Build Agency in the Classroom

Discover how Finnish-inspired classrooms turn quiet compliance into confident leadership. This Rekla guide helps teachers shift from teacher-led to student-led learning through trust, reflection, and collaboration — with practical, low-resource steps you can try this week.

vanessa speigle

Oct 7, 20256 min read