Teach Middle East Magazine Jan-Feb 2019 Issue 3 Volume 6 | Page 15

LEARNING ARABIC THE FINNISH WAY Some may say what works in schools in Finland will “never” work in the UAE. We tend to disagree on that. Learning is universal and so are the triggers for student motivation and engagement. Over the past two years we have seen a number of Arabic teachers in the UAE use Finnish gamification means to make learning Arabic more fun using the seppo platform. Short quizzes are fun and break the ice, but they don’t usually include game mechanics that truly engage the learners. Adding elements of gamification into your teaching enables creative problem solving techniques and better ways to implement theory into practice. Contact us at [email protected] or visit seppo.io for a free trial! FINNISH EDUCATION EXPO MIDDLE EAST We are happy to announce the first ever Finnish Education Expo- Middle East to be held on the eve of GESS Dubai 2019. The focus will be on sharing real life learnings and discussing how Finnish solutions can work in a local UAE context. Some of the topics to be covered: Gamification of learning – real life experiences from UAE (examples of Arabic language and math learning) Moral Education and Finnish Curriculum Transversal Competencies – can we use the same learning methods? Early childhood education “Finland’s experience shows that it is possible to achieve excellence by focusing not on competition, but on cooperation” -Pasi Sahlberg Education Finland is a governmental cluster programme supporting the best education providers in their growth on the international market. The programme is coordinated by the Finnish National Agency for Education. www.educationfinland.fi Education House Finland focuses on making Finnish education solutions succeed in the Middle East. Based in Dubai, we help companies and educators find each other both in Finland and in UAE. Education House Finland is organising the Finnish Pavilion at GESS 2019 and the Finnish Education Expo preceding the event. www.educationhousefinland.com Join us for an afternoon of discovery and innovation on the 25th of February 2019 in the beautiful Raddisson Blu Waterfront, Dubai! Express your interest at www.finnisheducationexpo.com