Laura Heidi Linnea Niemi

Laura Heidi Linnea Niemi is a Lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of Helsinki, focusing on mathematics education and teacher training. She has been actively involved in blended learning programs and transversal competencies development since 2021.

• Doctor of Philosophy (Educational Sciences), University of Helsinki (2022)
• Master of Education (Classroom Teacher), University of Helsinki (2013)
• Bachelor of Education (Preschool Teacher), University of Helsinki (2011)

Her research investigates:

• Mathematics motivation and talent identification in early childhood education
• Teacher candidates' pedagogical competence development
• Blended learning models for future-oriented education

Recent publications highlight her work on:

• Digital-physical hybrid pedagogical frameworks
• Transversal skill cultivation in teacher education
• Motivational dynamics in primary mathematics instruction

She contributes to academic discourse through peer reviews for journals like European Journal of Psychology of Education and participates in national conferences on early childhood education reform.