From tutor to teacher of talented and gifted students
13 of the 35 essential skills of a teacher of talented and gifted students are already essential for a tutor — about 37% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 22
- would be new
- 37%
- of the target job covered
- 35
- essential skills of a teacher of talented and gifted students
What a teacher of talented and gifted students does
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.
What carries over
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assess the development of youth
- assessment processes
- assist students in their learning
- curriculum objectives
- demonstrate when teaching
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- give constructive feedback
- guarantee students' safety
- learning difficulties
- maintain relations with children's parents
What would be new
22 skillsEssential for a teacher of talented and gifted students and not for a tutor. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- assign homework
- assist students with equipment
- compile course material
- counselling methods
- handle children's problems
- implement care programmes for children
- instructional strategies
- language teaching methods
- learning needs analysis
- learning technologies
- maintain students' discipline
- manage student relationships
- monitor children's physical development
- pedagogy
- perform classroom management
- prepare lesson content
- recognise indicators of gifted student
- special needs education
- support children's wellbeing
- support gifted students
- support the positiveness of youths
Other moves from tutor
2 roles- special educational needs teacher primary school13 skills in common
- Montessori school teacher12 skills in common
← tutorteacher of talented and gifted students →The other way round
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How far are you from being a teacher of talented and gifted students?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.