
Sari Halavaara
Teacher
Otaniemi Upper Secondary School
Finland
Education
Sari has been a history and social studies teacher in secondary and upper secondary schools for over thirty years.
Her colleague Juha-Pekka Lehtonen and she have focused on developing student-centered and collaborative learning methods. Digital technologies are an essential tool for enhancing learning. They have created three learning scenarios on the Teaching with Europeana website.
Our acknowledgments: The History and Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award (2012). Apple Distinguished Educator (2017). Jan Comenius Award for innovative teaching of EU affairs (2020).