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processes and that supports us to reach every learner. That is why we also trust on Apple
iPads as 1:1 devices and Apple apps for learning.

As a result of teachers’ deep understanding on the processes of learning and multi-pro-
fessional cooperation students gain deeper learning experiences and learn their individual
way to learn. With this strong vision and school culture of collaborative creativity and in-
novation, our students get more support on their individual learning paths and gain skills
to learn everywhere and anytime in continuous learning.

Our staff is divided into growth teams according to class levels. Each team consists of
teachers, special education teachers and classroom assistants. Teams are motivated and
eager to innovate new ways of learning for new learning environments, both physical and
digital. Our shared leadership supports dynamic processes for teacher teams to develop
innovative learning further on.

Learning

Individual learner is in the center of our pedagogy. With iPads students can choose their
individual way to learn, work and create based on their own interests and strengths. Positi-
ve feedback helps students to understand their own learning processes and to guide their
own learning. We use iPads as tools for continuous assessment, focusing not only towards
cognitive development but to overall well-being, too.

We believe in producer-based learning where students
are active producers and iPad is a tool for deeper thin-
king and creating. Meaningfulness for learning comes
from the real-world integration - our students solve
real-life tasks and use real-life resources with iPads.

Learning the multiple ways to create with iPads and va-
rious apps is linked to the school curriculum. Year by
year students learn new ways to utilize the potential of
iPads to create because students working in pairs or in
teams actively collaborating is the key element to crea-
te shared understanding and artefacts. Our open and flexible learning environments make
learning visible and enable active and vivid student and teacher collaboration.

Co-teaching is one way to meet the diverse needs of the students and also to model
co-operation for students. When working together in teams also teachers learn from each
other every day. Teachers have various strengths and they share their expertise with ot-
hers. In every teacher team there is one teacher who is a member of our ICT-team. This
ensures that digital expertise is easy to access and innovative ideas are widely and openly
shared among staff during specific catch-up sessions and coffee breaks. We also use APL
to upskill our staff.