Description
How can educators guide students to think more deeply and critically? In this engaging 1-hour course from Gifted Guru, Lisa Van Gemert breaks down four key Depth and Complexity thinking prompts—Details, Patterns, Rules, and Unanswered Questions. These prompts provide a structured way to help students analyze information, recognize underlying patterns, and refine their reasoning skills across various subjects.
Educators will discover how to implement these prompts effectively in their lessons, moving beyond surface-level understanding to foster genuine intellectual engagement. Whether you’re teaching literature, math, science, or social studies, this course provides practical strategies to help students evaluate key details, identify meaningful patterns, understand structural rules, and ask profound unanswered questions that lead to deeper learning.
In this 1-hour course, you will discover:
- How to use Details to enhance clarity and distinguish key attributes
- Ways to recognize and analyze Patterns in different subjects
- The role of Rules in structuring understanding and maintaining order
- How to develop Unanswered Questions that drive inquiry and deeper thinking
- Strategies for seamlessly integrating these prompts into classroom discussions
This course is part of the Depth and Complexity series





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