Teacher of talented and gifted students

Code 2352.2

Teachers of talented and gifted students teach students who have strong skills in one or more areas. They monitor the students’ progress, suggest extra activities to stretch and stimulate their skills, introduce them to new topics and subjects, assign homework and grade papers and tests, and finally they provide emotional support when needed. Teachers working with talented and gifted students know how to foster their interest and make them comfortable with their intelligence.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • learning needs analysis
  • monitor children's physical development
  • learning difficulties
  • special needs education
  • counselling methods
  • language teaching methods
  • curriculum objectives
  • pedagogy
  • assessment processes
  • learning technologies

Skills and competences

  • apply teaching strategies
  • apply intercultural teaching strategies
  • support children's wellbeing
  • assign homework
  • support the positiveness of youths
  • assist students with equipment
  • implement care programmes for children
  • demonstrate when teaching
  • assess students
  • assess the development of youth
  • guarantee students' safety
  • manage student relationships
  • maintain students' discipline
  • observar progresos de estudiantes
  • prepare lesson content
  • support gifted students
  • assist students in their learning
  • recognise indicators of gifted student
  • compile course material

Transversal competences

  • adapt teaching to student's capabilities
  • encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
  • give constructive feedback
  • handle children's problems
  • perform classroom management
  • maintain relations with children's parents

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences