Crisis brings focus on home-school communication
With the extensive use of distance learning in 2020, patterns of communication and cooperation between the home and school have changed, a study led by University of Tartu researchers reveals. The importance of informal communication has grown. Schoolchildren and their families need more advice and information to adapt to new routines and new learning environments. […]
What are Estonian schools doing differently during the second wave?
The digital solutions became a lifeline, which helped Estonia continue learning and teaching in the corona spring. And Estonia did well. The survey showed that in comparison with neighbouring countries, students in Estonia were more satisfied with distance learning. (Telia Survey, Spring, 2020). However, in the new school year, Estonia has avoided full distance learning. […]
COVID-19 didn’t affect the exam results in Estonia
The state examinations show that the average results of the students this year are like those of previous years despite the COVID-19. Though, the results should not be compared by year as the exams were not essential to graduate from high school this year. In the last academic year, students had the option of taking […]
What helped Estonian schools successfully handle the corona crisis?
In spring, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic put students, teachers, and parents to test. Estonian schools managed to adapt to new situations quickly and therefore handled the crisis well. Although there is no one right formula for a successful distance learning programme, there is still a lot to learn from an Estonian example. Although the COVID-19 […]
How to manage school exams during lockdown?
The e-Estonia’s live talk takes a deeper look at how to manage school exams during distance learning. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and resulting quarantine, the entire country of Estonia moved to remote learning almost overnight. The last live talk in August takes a deeper look at how Estonian ICT-companies revamped their products […]
Survey: distance learning from children’s perspective
Telia Company asked 7 000 students across seven countries in the Nordic and Baltics about their experiences from studying from home. Despite challenges and substantial changes in habits that happened overnight, their overall experience has been largely positive. “Across the Nordic and Baltic countries, parents, teachers, politicians and journalists started discussing the psychological, financial and […]
Timeline: What helped Estonia to start distance learning?
Digital education firms speed up innovation
It was surprising even by Estonian standards. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and resulting quarantine, the entire country moved to remote learning almost overnight, and companies that develop digital e-education platforms repositioned their products to help new users. The article by Justin Petrone was first published on the E-Estonia webpage. Not only did the pandemic transform […]
President of Estonia moderated live conference to support remote learning
On March 25th 2020 – 10 days after all schools in Estonia had started distance learning, president of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, moderated the online conference with students, teachers and parents to support remote learning. President of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, moderated the online conference with students, teachers, education specialists and parents. The conference focused on providing an overview […]
Are we resolving a crisis or creating a future?
The current emergency situation has been hard on both teachers, who have had to transfer their classes to distance learning practically overnight, as well as school leaders who have had to support and motivate their employees. How can we reshape the learning process and create conditions for teacher (co)operation? Schools taking part in Tallinn University’s […]
