Description
Have you completed previous trainings on the Depth and Complexity framework feeling excited to implement it in your classroom, only to realize that you need more practice using the framework with your own specific curriculum and content? This session is designed to model the integration of various components of Depth and Complexity into sample lessons.
In this lesson, Kim Tredick will walk you through the following elements:
- A brief overview of the depth and complexity icons
- A look at depth and complexity integrated lessons
- Examples of iconic combinations and iconic pathways
- Suggestions for how to create a differentiated task statement for your class
By the end of the lesson, you will feel very comfortable completing the following activities:
- Employing all the elements of depth and complexity to differentiate student thinking about any core content
- Employing all the elements of depth and complexity to promote self-questioning and evaluative thinking for students
- Using 21st century learner skills in lessons and units that encourage students to think and problem-solve like disciplinarians and professionals
Kelly – Pilot (verified owner) –
I think it was very informative with helpful ways to incorporate the icons into my class!
Zainab – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Provided concrete ways to implement abstract ideas to make learning more meaningful.
Elva – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I like the fact that you can learn at your own pace.
Lourdes – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course will help you to re-evaluate how to make students accountable for their own thinking and ideas.
Sandy – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting topics geared toward many student not just GT.
Stacey – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
This course is awesome and Kim is amazing. She makes the training easy to understand and easy to implement in your classroom.
Michael – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Keep your mind open: it may seem complicated, but it’s incredibly straightforward.
Nalleli – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful because now I can incorporate the icons in my lesson plan.
Christina – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It is a great course on using icons.
Lynsi – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Melinda – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
love the anchor charts in learning
Maria – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Different and interesting strategies can be used
Jose – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great lesson
Jose – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great
Sandra – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and easy to follow.
Jose Luis – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative training
Ernesto – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The course is overall very helpful for teachers to remember icons and different instruction.
Martha – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
Ways to teach the students to think outside of the box and take charge of their own learning,
Martha – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This takes some things we probably already know, but puts them in a helpful, organized framework to help get to deeper instruction and thinking outcomes.
Grace – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
The Icons are so helpful!
Devon – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the examples provided in this PD. I liked the way she walked through what things would look like to help me better understand the icons and how to use them.
Becky – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
It had some repetitive content to another one of her courses.
Norma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and motivating.
Valerie – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Melissa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great way to increase student engagement
Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was an excellent tool to understand the GT icons better.
Alfredo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very good training! I am already doing some of the points mentioned in the training; I now need to insert the icons into the lessons, and let the students choose the icons they feel represent their thinking.
Lisa – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great session! I have been using the D& C icons for years and really needed a fresh new perspective on how to use them in the classroom. I loved all the ideas – especially just teaching with them everyday for every lesson.
Chrissie – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Good refresher/extension on useful purpose using icons.
James – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Thoroughly reinventing how we teach gifted kiddos! The AP Classroom is full of these type of learners and I believe the material delivered will only heighten curiosity and critical thinking skills for the 21st century.
Misty – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas that I can immediately use in the classroom!
Juanita – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course offered great explanations of the icons and ways to use them in your classroom.
Henry – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great opportunity to effectively utilize the icons
Kari – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the activities that she showed because it showed me how I could actually use this in my classroom with my students. This is the most important thing I want to get out of professional development courses is the HOW can I use it with my students. The instructor did a wonderful job and she was very engaging.
amanda – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
I think it was very useful for all learners
Erika – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
The course is clear and concise. This was a great way to review or dig deeper when learning about Depth and Complexity and the icons.
Gabriela – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is engaging, thorough, and explicit. I loved the examples given of student work.
Miroslava – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I love this course and the way that the information was delivered.
Felix – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the resources provided by this course. It gave me a lot of tools that I can immediately use in my classroom instruction!
Crystal – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting course.
ROBERTO – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Pretty good input.
Tiffany – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very practical and meaningful to all ages.
Corey – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This was a great reminder of the depth and complexity icons, but also a great example of how to use them for teaching. It shows you it’s not another thing to add to your plate, but a place to begin teaching and learning. There are also some great practical ways to use the icons in your classroom/groups.
Julie – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this module of Depth and Complexity. Kim Tedrick really breaks the icons down and simplifies the use and understanding of them.
Karen – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
A great course that offers supplements to help you implement this into your daily lessons.
Debbie – BOLING ISD (verified owner) –
Loved this
Lynne – Ashtabula Area City Schools (verified owner) –
I absolutely loved this course and plan to use it daily!
Angelique – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Mari – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
INTERESTING
Martha – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful in incoorporating icons into everyday teaching/lessons