1. education America vs. Finland A basket of resources Michelle Caton * SUNY Brockport

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13. Video Resources The Finland phenomenon: Inside the world’s most surprising school system https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bcC2l8zioIw Why education in Finland works https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ntdYxqRce_s Pasi Sahlberg: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland? https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2kK6u7AsJF8 Finland’s Revolutionary Education System https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=86uyJWlhRQ8 BBC News Video: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8601207.stm

14. Additional Resources What Americans keep ignoring about Finland’s School Success http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/12/what-americans-keep-ignoring-about- finlands-school-success/250564/#.Tvzy3vfzoQo.twitter 19 revealing facts why Finnish educational system ranks the first http://www.teacherstechworkshop.com/2013/06/17-revealing-facts-why-finnish.html 8 ways Finland gives its children the education system America can only dream of http://www.policymic.com/articles/81889/8-ways-finland-gives-its-children-the-education- system-america-can-only-dream-of What we can learn from Finland’s successful school reform http://www.nea.org/home/40991.htm What Finland can teach America about education http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/03/what-finland-can-teach-america-about- education/

15. Additional Resources Continued… How the Finnish school system outshines U.S. education http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/january/finnish-schools-reform-012012.html Educating Americans for the 21 st century http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/why-are-finlands-schools-successful- 49859555/?no-ist Finland has an education system the US should envy – and learn from http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/15/us-education-reform-lessons-from- finland Global grade: How do U.S. students compare? http://www.greatschools.org/students/academic-skills/1075-u-s-students-compare.gs

16. Additional Resources Continued… Speaking of education in Finland vs. America https://rozwritez.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/speaking-of-education-in-finland-vs-america/ Finland's educational success story: Less testing, more trusting http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019676789_finland14m.html 26 amazing facts about Finland's unorthodox education system http://www.businessinsider.com/finland-education-school-2011-12?op=1 http://www.businessinsider.com/finland-education-school-2011-12?op=1 The Secret to Finland’s Success with Schools, Moms, Kids—and Everything http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/07/the-secret-to-finlands-success-with- schools-moms-kids-and-everything/277699/?google_editors_picks=true OECD Education Report: Finland’s no exams, no inspections, no league tables and few exams approach http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/finland/10489070/OECD-education- report-Finlands-no-inspections-no-league-tables-and-few-exams-approach.html

17. Additional Resources Continued… The Finland phenomenon: Inside the world’s most surprising school system http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/the-finland-phenomenon-inside-the-worlds-most- surprising-school-system-588.php http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/the-finland-phenomenon-inside-the-worlds-most- surprising-school-system-588.php Why do we focus on Finland? A must-have guidebook http://www.edudemic.com/why-do-we-focus-on-finland-a-must-have-guidebook/ The best resources to learn about Finland’s education system http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/12/27/the-best-resources-to-learn-about-finlands- education-system/ Why Finland’s unorthodox education system is the best in the world http://www.businessinsider.com/finlands-education-system-best-in-world-2012-11?op=1 Basic education in Finland and the United States: Overview and personal experiences https://www15.uta.fi/FAST/US2/PAPS/ss-edfus.html