Description
How can you move STEM instruction beyond engaging activities to truly elevate student thinking? In this course, Lisa Van Gemert of Gifted Guru introduces the Depth and Complexity framework and demonstrates how it can strengthen rigor, differentiation, and cognitive engagement in STEM classrooms. Designed for real-world teaching contexts, this course emphasizes thoughtful questioning over added workload and shows how depth and complexity support all learners, including gifted students.
Through classroom-ready examples and practical guidance, teachers will explore how specific thinking prompts, such as rules, details, ethics, and unanswered questions, help students engage in STEM thinking practices. This course empowers educators to shift the focus from products to thinking, creating more meaningful and intellectually rich STEM learning experiences.
In this course you will learn:
- How Depth and Complexity support deeper STEM thinking
- How to use questioning to increase rigor and engagement
- How thinking prompts align with standards and differentiation
- How to strengthen reasoning without adding stress
- How to help students think like STEM professionals
NOTE: Part 2 is currently in production
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