Talent without borders

The purpose of this programme is to equip secondary school teachers and education professionals working with students aged 14-19 with strategies and practices to nurture their own, and student’s talents, so that both can realize their unique potential through their professional and educational paths.

Through this training programme, teachers will…

1. Develop self-awareness and well-being practices: Engaging in biographical reflection, self-inquiry, and resilience-building exercises to understand their strengths, and enhance their teaching practice.
2. Deepen their understanding of talent, learning, and well-being: Exploring models (e.g., inner diversity, self-determination theory) and analysing student profiles to recognise how talent manifests in students, and how well-being influences learning.
3. Apply talent-supportive practices and exercises in the classroom: one-on-one guidance; whole group activities, and tips for enriching learning environments: Learning coaching skills, implementing pedagogical differentiation, facilitating peer collaboration and experiential learning techniques.
4. Collaborate and engage in peer learning: Participating in structured peer intervision sessions, practising listening and feedback skills, and using real classroom challenges as case-studies.
5. Create a sustainable talent development plan.

Designing actionable strategies for long-term implementation, establishing peer networks, and integrating talent-supportive practices into school-wide policies.

The cohort will be composed of Italian and International participants.

Candidates must:

• Be able to work in English;
• Working directly with adolescents as teachers, education psychologists, youth workers, facilitators in non-formal education settings, or other education professionals involved in adolescent development
• Be available for all activities in the course: online meetings, in-person seminar, preparation and in-work practice assignments.
• Be interested, and having the mandate, to support students in becoming aware and develop their strengths.

Italian candidates must refer to the call for applicants dedicated to Italian participants.