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🌿 Assessment Without Pressure: How Finnish Teachers Measure Learning (and Why It Works)
What if assessment didn’t create stress, but confidence?
In this post, we explore how Finnish-inspired assessment helps students think aloud, reflect on their learning, and grow without pressure — and how any teacher can apply these calm, clear strategies across subjects.
vanessa speigle
Dec 14 min read


🌿 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


🌱 Creativity in Every Subject: From Curiosity to Confidence
What if the most creative moment in your classroom wasn’t in art—but in math? 🌱 This reflection explores how curiosity fuels creativity and builds confidence across every subject, drawing from Finnish pedagogy and CBC principles to help teachers make learning more meaningful, imaginative, and student-led.
vanessa speigle
Oct 223 min read
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