Teach Middle East Magazine Jan-Feb 2019 Issue 3 Volume 6 | Page 14

MEET THE FINNISH EDUCATION SOLUTIONS REPRESENTED AT GESS2019! H.E. Ms. Riitta Swan, the Ambassador of Finland to the UAE, would like to invite you to visit the Finnish Pavilion at the GESS Dubai 2019 exhibition. Come and discuss areas of transversal competencies, gamification and play based learning, entrepreneurship and life skills, learning analytics, wellbeing, formative assessment and self reflection, early childhood education and much more. H.E. Mr. Olli-Pekka Heinonen , the Director General of the National Agency of Education of Finland will also be delivering a keynote at the event. Seppo is a game authoring platform for educators and businesses. It allows you to turn any lesson into a game without knowing a single line of code, and to engage the players to learn in a motivating and engaging way. www.seppo.io Mazhr is A Career Adviser. It brings up your potential and shows career opportunities, which best suit to your personality and natural behavior. www.mazhr.com Kide Science helps kids get excited about the natural sciences through play-based learning. Our pedagogical approach is supervised by Jenni Vartiainen, who is a leading researcher in the field of play-based science education. www.kidescience.com Pino Network offers a great variety of high quality solutions for both educational content and infrastructure - we can build the best learning environments! Our network of 40+ educational institutions and companies can efficiently serve all international clients. www.pinonetwork.fi New Nordic School is on a mission to transform current systems of education. Our pre-K through 12 educational concept empowers all students to explore their natural creativity, discover their true passions, and shape their own future. www.newnordic.school Educluster Finland - we believe that everyone deserves the best possible education and future – that is why we want to bring Finnish educational expertise to the world. In every case, we adapt Finnish expertise to the unique needs of other contexts. We have founded schools and trained teachers globally. www.educlusterfinland.fi EduTAT brings success for youth and innovation societies through top- class educational services. EduTAT enhances youth’s understanding about economy, working-life, society and entrepreneurship. EduTAT has three unique and award-winning learning solutions (Me & MyCity, Me & MyGlobe and Me & MyBusiness) that are based on the Finnish curriculum. www.edutat.fi Otava Publishing Company Ltd is a major Finnish publishing house with a history that stretches back over 120 years. Otava publishes both printed and digital educational materials for a wide range of subjects and for all levels of education. These materials have been one of the reasons behind the Finnish PISA success. www.otava.fi School Day Finland is a leading school wellbeing and education analytics company. Our wellbeing service makes student, teacher and school community wellbeing a natural part of every school day. www.schoolday.fi Claned is the easiest way to build learner- centric and cost- effective online courses that users love. We know how to boost learner engagement with social features, analytics and artificial intelligence. www.claned.com GraphoGame is an academically researched learning game for teaching children early literacy in different languages. It combines Finnish educational and special needs expertise with top level research in neuroscience conducted by prestigious universities around the world. www.graphogame.com Visit Finland is Finland’s national tourism office and part of the state- owned Business Finland. We welcome both education professionals and schoolchildren to experience the Finnish education system in practice on school visits, study tours and educational camps. www.visitfinland.com Eduten Playground is the #1 digital learning platform from Finland. Dozens of University studies prove the impact of its adaptive AI engine on learning results, student motivation and self- confidence. It is the tool of choice of more than 7000 Finnish teachers. Learn more and sign up for a pilot at www.eduten.com Kindiedays apps make pedagogical documentation simple, allowing you to unite the Finnish education expertise to your early childhood education curriculum. www.kindiedays.com Qridi is a formative evaluation and learning analytics software with a focus on the learner’s self-reflection and 21st century skills. It enables learners to develop themselves to become better learners and people. Qridi has been awarded as the Best digital learning solution in Finland. www.qridi.com More exhibitors to be announced, stay tuned!