Depth and Complexity: Universal Themes and Disciplinarianism

Depth and Complexity: Universal Themes and Disciplinarianism

$20.00

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Instructional Planning and Delivery 1E; Content Knowledge and Expertise 3A; Professional Practices and Responsibilities 6A
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

What if your students could think like experts, not just learners? In this 1-hour course from Gifted Guru, Lisa Van Gemert explores how to elevate classroom thinking using Universal Themes and Disciplinarianism. Discover how to help students think more deeply and broadly by engaging them in authentic disciplinary roles and connecting learning to powerful, cross-curricular concepts.

This course is part of a Depth and Complexity series.

 

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Description

How can you help students think beyond surface-level understanding and engage with content like real-world professionals? In this engaging 1-hour course, Lisa Van Gemert of Gifted Guru dives into the two most sophisticated elements of the Depth and Complexity framework: Disciplinarianism and Universal Themes. Van Gemert offers both a theoretical foundation and practical classroom applications to help educators enrich student thinking and foster authentic engagement.

Disciplinarianism encourages students to approach learning as if they were professionals in the field—historians, scientists, artists—while Universal Themes tie learning across disciplines to big ideas like justice, systems, and power. With examples ranging from lab coats and maps to Ernest Hemingway and welding, this course provides real strategies you can implement immediately.

In this 1-hour course, you will discover:

  • How to use Disciplinarianism to help students adopt expert perspectives
  • What all disciplines have in common and how to apply that in class
  • Why Universal Themes create powerful cohesion across content
  • How to use thinking prompts and visual cues to deepen learning
  • Practical strategies to make learning feel fun, fresh, and intellectually rich

 

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10 reviews for Depth and Complexity: Universal Themes and Disciplinarianism

  1. GLORIA – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    Great information

  2. Julia – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –

    good training

  3. Ashlee – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –

    Great!

  4. Jorge – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting class

  5. Peggy – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative course.

  6. Miguel – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –

    good resource

  7. Kyle – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –

    Great strategies for depth and complexity

  8. Diana – RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting and inciteful.

  9. Sofia – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –

    Very good

  10. Esther – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –

    Good ideas and information

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