Steiner school teacher to teacher of talented and gifted students
A Steiner school teacher already meets 72% of what the teacher of talented and gifted students role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
38.7/ 100
1 How much of what a teacher of talented and gifted students is expected to do is already part of a Steiner school teacher’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the teacher of talented and gifted students role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A teacher of talented and gifted students role treats 27 of its required skills as things a Steiner school teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assess the development of youth
- assessment processes
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 43 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A teacher of talented and gifted students role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a Steiner school teacher background worth leading with.
- already held support gifted students communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held common children's diseases health and welfare
- already held implement care programmes for children assisting and caring
- already held attend to children's basic physical needs assisting and caring
- already held workplace sanitation services
- already held behavioural disorders social sciences, journalism and information
All 43 carried skills, including the 27 the teacher of talented and gifted students role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn instructional strategies required
- still to learn learning technologies required
- still to learn language teaching methods required
- still to learn learning needs analysis required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- optional, not held post-secondary school procedures optional
- optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
- optional, not held primary school procedures optional
- still to learn compile course material required
- optional, not held provide feedback to performers optional
- optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
- optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
- still to learn counselling methods required
- optional, not held first aid optional
- still to learn support children's wellbeing required
- optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise optional
- optional, not held monitor educational developments optional
- optional, not held use learning strategies optional
- optional, not held develop course outline optional
- optional, not held monitor student's behaviour optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a teacher of talented and gifted students role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 instructional strategies study this
- 02 learning technologies study this
- 03 compile course material practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 43 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assess the development of youth skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held assign homework skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held handle children's problems skill
- already held implement care programmes for children skill
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
- already held maintain relations with children's parents skill
- already held maintain students' discipline skill
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held monitor children's physical development skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held recognise indicators of gifted student skill
- already held special needs education knowledge
- already held support gifted students skill
- already held support the positiveness of youths skill
- already held advise on lesson plans skill
- already held arrange parent teacher meeting skill
- already held assist in the organisation of school events skill
- already held attend to children's basic physical needs skill
- already held behavioural disorders knowledge
- already held common children's diseases knowledge
- already held consult students on learning content skill
- already held escort students on a field trip skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held keep records of attendance skill
- already held liaise with educational support staff skill
- already held oversee extra-curricular activities skill
- already held perform playground surveillance skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held work with virtual learning environments skill
- already held workplace sanitation knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held post-secondary school procedures optional
- optional, not held provide feedback to performers optional
- optional, not held develop course outline optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
- optional, not held liaise with educational staff optional
- optional, not held monitor developments in field of expertise optional
- optional, not held monitor educational developments optional
- optional, not held monitor student's behaviour optional
- optional, not held primary school procedures optional
- optional, not held promote the safeguarding of young people optional
- optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
- optional, not held use learning strategies optional
12 held skills the teacher of talented and gifted students role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Steiner principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply Steiner teaching strategies skill
- not needed by the target role assist children in developing personal skills skill
- not needed by the target role developmental psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role disability types knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
- not needed by the target role organise creative performance skill
- not needed by the target role prepare youths for adulthood skill
- not needed by the target role provide after school care skill
- not needed by the target role teach primary education class content skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role use pedagogic strategies for creativity skill
11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn instructional strategies required
- still to learn learning technologies required
- still to learn counselling methods required
- still to learn language teaching methods required
- still to learn learning needs analysis required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- optional, not held post-secondary school procedures optional
- optional, not held first aid optional
- optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
- optional, not held primary school procedures optional
- optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
Common questions about this move
Can a Steiner school teacher become a teacher of talented and gifted students?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A Steiner school teacher already covers 72% of what a teacher of talented and gifted students is expected to do: 43 skills carry over, 27 of which the teacher of talented and gifted students role treats as required.
What skills does a Steiner school teacher need to become a teacher of talented and gifted students?
8 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by education. The single most important is instructional strategies.
How hard is the move from Steiner school teacher to teacher of talented and gifted students?
Its learning distance is 38.7 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.