Vitenparken

Teacher course on students with high learning potential 

Talent Center Sustainability offers two free courses about students with high learning potential (SLP) for teachers.

Target group: Teachers in all subjects and from 1st grade to Vg3
Duration: 1.5-3 hours, can be adjusted as needed
Location: The course can be taken at Vitenparken Campus Ås, Inspiria Science Center, or outside in the municipality/school
Cost: free

The course is divided into two modules:

• Module 1 – Identification and mapping

In module 1 you will learn to identify and map students with great learning potential. These constitute about 10% of the student body and there are about 2-3 in each regular class. Surprisingly many of these students perform far below their potential, and are therefore never identified by the school and the outside world.

A surprisingly large proportion of high school dropouts are students with great learning potential. Students may experience school as meaningless and boring. It often takes little to make these students feel better at school, and it starts with identifying them.
Duration: 2 hours

• Module 2 – Customized training for the entire student group:

Many students with high learning potential underachieve and this can have many reasons. In this module you will learn methods and techniques that enable you as a teacher to plan adapted teaching for the entire student group – including those with high learning potential. The module has a practical approach and the focus is on methods that do not lead to much extra work for you as a teacher.
Duration: 3 hours

The course is mandatory for all schools that have students at the Talent Center for Sustainability, but is also highly recommended for all other schools.

Book here: Teacher training
Contact: talentsenter@vitenparken.no

Other resources:

Here we have collected some resources about students with great learning potential, different characteristics and possible adaptations:

About mapping and facilitating students with high learning potential:

• • • Directorate of Education: Students with great learning potential
    • Directorate of Education: Facilitation for children and students with great learning potential
    • Mathematics Center: How can we identify students with great learning potential?
    • Science Center: Students with great learning potential
    • avenrikeelever.no

Literature:

• Idsøe, EMC: Motivation and adapted education for students with high learning potential , 2018. Published in Natural Sciences, 1(18), pp. 20-23
• Idsøe, EMC: Students with academic talent in school , 2014. Cappelen Damm Academic.
• Idsøe, EMC and Skogen, K.: Our gifted children: a challenge for schools , 2011 Høyskoleforlaget.