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Online course “Arctic Inclusive Education” on spring term 2022 – registration is now open!

24.11.2021 13:03

The 10 ECTS course is developed in collaboration with the Arctic Five universities and it will be held for the second time on spring term 2022.

How does Universal Design for Learning (UDL) work in our heterogeneous classrooms?

29.9.2021 15:46

Read two new Open Access publications produced in Erasmus + project TEP!

Webinar on advancing children's voice and agency - recording published!

31.8.2021 16:52

The project ADVOST held a network webinar on 31 August 2021. The webinar recording is now published!

Network webinar on advancing small children’s voice and agency

18.8.2021 8:47

Project ADVOST organises a network webinar to present the project and its three cases, and how the pandemic has affected in doing research in the project. The webinar will be held on 31 August 2021 at 15.00 (Finnish time, UTC +3). Please check your local time.

IPED project organised a successful workshop on the future of Sámi education

17.8.2021 15:18

The workshop was held online on 16-17 August 2021, and it gathered together practitioners, researchers, politicians and students from different countries and different levels of society.

Two new project grants awarded to UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education

2.8.2021 13:41

Two project proposals have received successful funding decisions. Both project grants are for two years, starting 1 September 2021.

Successful funding decision for Global Media Education project

2.7.2021 13:57

The project is funded by Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) project grant “Team Finland Knowledge”. The project focuses on development of online teaching in collaboration with Education University of Hong Kong and University of Lapland.

Open online workshop on Contents and visions for future Sámi education – Registration is now open!

4.6.2021 11:16

The workshop will be the third open workshop organised by the project Indigenous Pedagogy in Teacher Education, and it will be held on 16-17 August 2021.

UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education held three sessions on UArctic Congress

20.5.2021 14:21

The UArctic Congress was organized 15-18 May online from Reykjavik. The sessions consisted of short presentations and round table discussions between the participants and the audience.

The first completed pilot course brought the Arctic Five project together to discuss the future steps

11.5.2021 14:33

The Arctic Five education project group gathered in an online workshop to discuss successfully implemented master study course and its future plans. The next study module will be available for students on spring term 2022.

The ADVOST project held an inspiring two-day workshop discussing children's voice and story

27.4.2021 9:54

The workshop was organised online the 22 and the 23 April, bringing successfully together the project researchers, teachers and the advisory board reflecting and discussing the current findings and future visions.

The Morning Watch journal published a special issue on Education in the Circumpolar North

23.4.2021 13:25

The new special issue of the Morning Watch journal includes several articles from active contact persons of the UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education.

Project IPED held an online workshop Árran on contemporary Saami education and its research needs

21.4.2021 14:55

The workshop “Árran (heart, fireplace) - The achievements, advancement and recognition of Saami education” was held online 16-17 April and it was hosted by the University of Lapland and Adjunct Professor, Dr. Pigga Keskitalo. The workshop was the second one in series of three workshops in the IPED project.

UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education organises several sessions in UArctic Congress

19.4.2021 12:50

UArctic Congress 2021 programme is now published, including three sessions organised by the UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education and its members. The conference takes place 15-18 May 2021 and it will be held mainly online.

Arctic Five project group gathered together to develop joint online study course

14.4.2021 16:16

Arctic Five Teacher Education project held an online workshop on developing the 1st module of a 3-module master study course ‘Arctic Inclusive Education’ (10 ETCS) and to discuss future visions.

Dr. Hanna Vuojärvi gave a guest lecture in Mongolian National University of Education

12.4.2021 13:31

Mongolian National University of Education invited Dr., University Lecturer Hanna Vuojärvi from University of Lapland to give a guest lecture as part of their training for teachers.

New Research Report on education outcomes for Indigenous youth engaged with ESD published

6.4.2021 13:42

The UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability has released the second report on Good Practice Examples using Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the global research project. The University of Lapland participated in the data collection as lead of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Network on Teacher Education.

Successful symposium at Arctic Science Summit Week 2021

29.3.2021 14:29

The UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education held a dissemination symposium in connection with Arctic Science Summit Week 2021, which was organized this year between the 19th and 26th of March online

Network webinar on Arctic polar vortex - Recording now published

23.3.2021 13:30

Presentation "Artic polar vortex and its impact on weather and climate" was presented by Sergey M. Khaykin in the network webinar on 18 March 2021. Webinar recording is now available!

New intern has started working with UArctic and UNESCO/UNITWIN networks on Teacher Education

17.3.2021 16:07

Titta Myllyniemi, Intercultural education student from University of Oulu has started her intership at University of Lapland.

Online workshop "The achievements, advancement and recognition of Sámi education" - Registration is now open!

16.3.2021 13:38

The programme of online workshop on contemporary questions on Sámi education is now published. The workshop will be held on 15-16 April 2021, and the registration is now open.

Network webinar on science in classroom

1.3.2021 15:18

The next network webinar will be held on 18 March. The presentation title is "The Arctic polar vortex and its impact on the weather and climate".

Save the date: Online workshop on Sámi education

22.2.2021 9:14

Project Indigenous Pedagogy in Teacher Education (IPED) will organise an online workshop on 15-16 April 2021. The two-day workshop will be open for all to participate.

Project ADVOST published an article about teachers experiences in the frontline of the COVID pandemic

5.2.2021 15:23

The article, titled "Teachers are on the front lines with students in the coronavirus pandemic" was published in the Conversation on 10 January 2021.

Video interview with network lead Tuija Turunen published

13.1.2021 10:40

Professor Tuija Turunen, the lead of UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education was interviewed by UArctic's magazine Shared Voices.

UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education invites abstracts for a session in ICASS X - Call for abstracts extended!

12.1.2021 9:05

UArctic Thematic Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity will host a session titled "Promoting inclusion and wellbeing at school in the Arctic" in ICASS X in Arkhangelsk, Russia, 15-19 June 2021. Call for abstract has been extended until 15 January 2021.

A New blog post about internship experience at UNESCO/UNITWIN and UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education published

11.12.2020 13:00

Sara worked as an intern for three months at University of Lapland. The blog post about her internship experience is now published in networks' blog.

The newest network newsletter published

4.12.2020 14:54

UArctic Thematic Network and UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on Teacher Education publish a newsletter 2-3 times a year.

Project IPED held a workshop on historical perspectives and present challenges in Sámi education

3.12.2020 15:26

The workshop “Indigenizing Education: Historical Perspectives and Present Challenges in Sámi Education“ was held online 16-17 November and it was hosted by the UiT-Arctic University of Norway and Professor Torjer Olsen. The workshop was the first in series of three workshops in project Indigenous Pedagogy in Teacher Education (IPED).

UArctic Teacher Education Network invites presentation abstracts to a session in ASSW2021 - Call for Abstracts is extended to 10th December!

27.11.2020 11:10

UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education will host a session in Arctic Science Summit Week 2021. The conference will be held online.