Estonia

Teacherstraining in KuressaareGymnasiumstartedwithseminarheldby NGO EstonianTalentCentre. EducatorwasoutsideexpertViireSepp, whoholdsPhD in socialsciencesand is working in University of Tartu as a Head of theDepartment of Special Education. ViireSepp is well-knownscientistwith a specialinterest in giftedchildren, Estonianrepresentative in World CouncilforGiftedandTalentedChildrenandEstoniancorrespondent in EuropeanCouncilfor High Ability. Seminarfocused on qualityindicators, characteristicsandconception of giftedness, talentandcreativity; talentdevelopmentthroughformalandnon-formaleducation, hands-on-creativity in schoolsandbrainstorming on futureideas in partnerschools.

KuressaareGymnasiumorganizedworkshopsabouteducationalsupportforbrightstudents: such as workshop „Change of perspectives“, classobservationswithevaluationandgroupworktodesignstudentassessmenttools. Host schoolshareditsactivitiesdoneextracurricular, thework of educationalsupportcentreAmareandpersonalizedteachingexperiences.