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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 213 min read


🌿 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 172 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 63 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 302 min read


🌱 The Reflection Circle: Turning Playful Leadership into Peer Growth
Leadership doesn’t begin with authority — it begins with awareness. This week’s Rekla Reflection explores how reflection transforms classroom rhythm, restoring energy and trust while growing student leadership.
vanessa speigle
Oct 113 min read
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