{"id":31,"date":"2019-01-30T16:02:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T16:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachlands.com\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2022-09-22T19:24:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T19:24:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teachlands.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4>\n\t\tAbout\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>In 2020 I launched Teachlands.com to help curious educators peek inside inspiring schools in Finland and beyond. I&#8217;m passionate about supporting teachers to strengthen their teaching practices through online learning. Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/teachlands.com\/blog\/\">Teachlands blog<\/a> to see my latest posts.<\/p>\n<p>I wrote <i>Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms<\/i> (W.W. Norton, 2017) and I&#8217;m the co-author of <em>In Teachers We Trust: The Finnish Way to World-Class Schools. <\/em>Over the years, I&#8217;ve written about my teaching experiences for <i>The Atlantic<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Educational Leadership<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Education Week Teacher<\/i>, and on my first education blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/taughtbyfinland.com\/\">Taught by Finland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since I started my teaching career in 2009 in Massachusetts public schools, I&#8217;ve worked as a classroom teacher in grades 1, 5, and 6 in the United States and Finland. In 2014, I received my master&#8217;s degree in elementary education. I hold teaching licenses from Connecticut and Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m often asked to speak about my experiences as a foreign educator in Finland and the lessons I learned there. I also love to speak internationally about the importance of play, trust, and joy in education. 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