Description
How can educators deepen student understanding and encourage higher-order thinking? In this 1-hour course from Gifted Guru, Lisa Van Gemert unpacks the Depth and Complexity Framework, a research-backed approach designed to help students think like experts in any subject. Originally created for gifted learners, this framework is flexible enough to be used in all classrooms, making differentiation easier and more effective.
Lisa explores key thinking prompts, explaining how to use them to foster engagement, improve comprehension, and encourage students to see content through new lenses. She shares examples across grade levels and subject areas, showing how educators can implement these strategies without overhauling their current curriculum.
In this 1-hour course, you will discover:
- How the Depth and Complexity Framework enhances student thinking
- The role of thinking prompts in fostering engagement and comprehension
- Practical applications of three key prompts: Ethics, Language of the Discipline, and Multiple Perspectives
- Strategies for integrating Depth and Complexity into existing lesson plans
- How to differentiate instruction using these tools effectively
This course is part of a Depth and Complexity series.
The course titles are:
- Introduction to the Depth and Complexity Framework
- Depth and Complexity: Details, Patterns, Rules, Unanswered Questions
- Depth and Complexity: Big Idea, Trends, Change Over Time, Across Disciplines
- Depth and Complexity Frames
- Depth and Complexity Activities for the Classroom
- Introducing Depth and Complexity to Students
- Depth and Complexity: Content Imperatives
- Depth and Complexity: Universal Themes and Disciplinarianism
(Some titles are still in production)
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