There are talented learners in every classroom, every school and every country. Many of them may remain unrecognizerecognised, unseen, unchallenged or even misunderstood. Educators often focus on helping students who struggle, while those with advanced abilities may receive limited opportunities to develop their full potential. This eHandbook is designed to change that by equipping educators with the tools and strategies necessary to support and challenge talented learners in diverse education with a variety of ways and methodologies that you as an educator can use.
Developed as part of the Educating Talents Erasmus+ project, this eHandbook is a result of international collaboration among educators, experts, specialists, teachers and institutions dedicated to support talented learners in their education. We have done testing, research, gathered best practices and practical case studies in order to give you as an educator an eHandbook for identifying and support talented learners in your school.
In a school, learners have the possibility to try new things and experiment. Through testing, they also need the freedom to fail. In failure you learn by your mistakes and improve. There are many examples of failures that became a success. So where to test, try and fail if not in school in order to make the learners succeed and be creative and make new innovations. Therefore we need to be humble open to different pedagogies and test and try out in classes in order to succeed. The talented learners that we mainly aiming for in this eHandbook are the ones in Upper secondary school, but can be adapted and used for other academic levels as well.
The eHandbook points out the importance of supporting talented learners and work inclusively with their development, including those who are twice exceptional. Through digital innovation, interdisciplinary approaches, and international insights, this guide provides a pathway for educators to implement effective, sustainable strategies to support talented learners in educators education.
This eHandbook serves as a practical resource for educators seeking to better understand and support talented learners to reach their full potential. It combines theoretical insights with handson strategies, presenting different pedagogical models tested in six different European countries. The content is structured to provide educators with adaptable approaches that can be integrated into different school systems and curricula, ensuring accessibility and tested to be used in your educational environment.
The main goals of this eHandbook are:
To equip educators with pedagogical models that help talented learners reach their full potential.
To provide strategies for recognizingrecognising and supporting twice exceptional learners.
To promote social inclusion by addressing the unique needs of talented students.
To encourage the use of digital and blended learning as tools for talent development.
To build a European Community of Practice where educators can share insights, challenges, and solutions.
Supporting talented learners is not just about academic achievement, it is about preparing young people to become future innovators, leaders and contributors to society. Education should challenge all students to grow, think critically and develop their abilities in ways that prepare them for lifelong learning and success. By supporting talented learners, schools not only enhance individual learners' outcomes but also contribute to societal progress, innovation and sustainable development.
This eHandbook is a step toward restoring a more individual and flexible approach to education, an approach where every learners potential is noticed and supported. It offers you, as an educator, practical ways to adapt your teaching to each learners unique strengths and needs. It also reminds us that teaching is not just about guiding others, it is about growing ourselves, staying curious and being open to learning alongside our students. By working this way, we return to what education should be, a shared, meaningful process where everyone has the chance to thrive.