
Timothy D. Walker
@timdwalk
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teacher, speaker, & author of Teach Like Finland (https://t.co/EnnUe7ksl0) and co-author of In Teachers We Trust: The Finnish Way to World-Class Schools (https://t.co/ZMsnnsGGbd)
Connecticut
Joined June 2013
RT @AdamMGrant: My new favorite word: sonder. It's the profound awareness that every person you encounter has experienced a lifetime of ho….
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RT @AdamMGrant: If you want to predict kids' screen time, look to their parents. Children spend less time on devices when their parents us….
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RT @hechingerreport: OPINION: There are lessons to be learned from Finland, but giving smartphones to young children isn’t one of them - Th….
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RT @AdamMGrant: Emotion regulation is like other skills: it takes practice. After 2 weeks of daily journaling to reframe unpleasant events….
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RT @HKorbey: @jillbarshay writes, “Recent studies have begun to document salient differences in brain activity when reading on paper vers….
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Scientists detect differences in brain activity that could explain why comprehension is better on paper
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RT @lucy_crehan: Three of my last GEPA cohort (a teacher, a deputy head and a school-group leader) independently and without prompting said….
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The Global Education Policy Accelerator (GEPA) will introduce you to the approaches of some of the world’s top-performing education systems.
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RT @L_willen: What stands out is how much teens are turning to AI for information and to ask questions, not just to do their homework for t….
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Rapidly evolving usage patterns show Black, Hispanic and Asian American youth are often quick to adopt the new technology
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RT @JuhanaHarju: @JonHaidt A Finn here. Finland invested heavily in the digitalization of schools, because at the turn of the millennium th….
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RT @eduleadership: New evidence from Finland and Japan’s PISA scores: . Smartphones are bad for kids. We need to reverse course as quickl….
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RT @AdamMGrant: Don’t mistake burnout for laziness. When people show a steady decline in effort and output, it’s often a sign of exhaustio….
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RT @AdamMGrant: Hey managers: to keep your people, let them work from home 2 days a week. Landmark experiment (1600+ ppl, 2yrs): random as….
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RT @DrTonyWagner: @timdwalk @pasi_sahlberg @williamdoylenyc @Crof @jillbarshay @HKorbey @L_willen @JonHaidt @alexstubb Finland took a wrong….
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RT @RealClearEd: What Happened When Finland Gave Kids Smartphones
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In Finland, whose children were formerly the world’s highest achievers and now have among the highest smartphone usage in the world, international test scores have fallen every year since the iPhone
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RT @karenvaites: Whoa. We have seen loads of hand-wringing about Finland’s declines in an anemic outcomes. Yet this is the first time Fin….
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In Finland, whose children were formerly the world’s highest achievers and now have among the highest smartphone usage in the world, international test scores have fallen every year since the iPhone...
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Over the past few decades, many U.S. public schools have cut back on recess & hands-on classes like home economics & shop. This Finnish-inspired school bucks this trend, emphasizing outdoor free play, civic education, and life skills. #edchat @amandaripley @DrTonyWagner @Crof.
#FromTheBlog: Discover @timdwalk, the author of #TeachLikeFinland, and see how his insights into the Finnish education system inspired the innovative approach at Copper Island Academy!
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RT @JonHaidt: I asked a Finnish journalist: "Don't your kids still have free range childhoods?" Yes, he said, but now they walk around outs….
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In Finland, whose children were formerly the world’s highest achievers and now have among the highest smartphone usage in the world, international test scores have fallen every year since the iPhone...
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RT @MICharters: #FromTheBlog: Discover @timdwalk, the author of #TeachLikeFinland, and see how his insights into the Finnish education syst….
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Discover how Copper Island Academy in Michigan's Upper Peninsula combines the best of Finnish and American educational practices to create a joyful, hands-on learning environment that emphasizes...
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