Description
The Depth and Complexity Framework is an approach to curriculum differentiation that helps students dig deeply into a concept and think about it critically. In this lesson, Kim Tredick provides an in-depth introduction to the Depth and Complexity icons, visual prompts that serve as critical thinking tools. The icons are foundational to the Depth and Complexity Framework.
Ms. Tredick covers the following in her presentation:
- A brief history of the Depth and Complexity Framework
- An introduction to what differentiation is and why it’s needed
- An explanation of the Depth and Complexity prompts and their icons
- Examples of easy ways to implement the icons
By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to identify ways that you can implement these prompts and their icons, enabling you to appropriately challenge your students in every subject.
hayley – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed it
Sheirah – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Kathleen – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I LOVED this course! I learned SO much!
Brooke – DANVILLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
I think this was helpful information.
MacKenna – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was helpful breaking down what each icon represents. It gave great real-life examples of how to incorporate the icons in the classroom.
Sarah – DANVILLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very interesting! I really enjoyed the examples and the activities with the book.
james – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Very cool , I wanna think about ways to start using this pretty quickly.
Belen – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
Great Session
Eileen – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was a slow start but became more engaging and gave me ideas for my classroom.
Scott – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course contained useful resources for differentiation in the classroom.
Bethany – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course with good information.
Elvira – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
What a presenter! She was very knowledgeable. The presentation was very well organized. The handouts were very helpful. Thank you
Rebecca – PARMA CITY (verified owner) –
A good overview of what the icons mean and how they can be used in a classroom.
Renita – CINCINNATI CITY (verified owner) –
This course provides practical strategies and techniques that you can use in your classroom.
Karla – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I rate this course five stars.
Jassmine – CRESTVIEW LOCAL – VAN WERT COUNTY (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about the different icons and now they make sense. One issue, however, is that the video kept glitching. It would stop and send me back to an earlier part. This happened more than once.
Oralia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great instructional tools.
Brandon – Bedford City School District (verified owner) –
I like the idea of using these Icons. I feel like I need some more examples but the explanations of the posters were helpful. It’s a interesting idea that could be effective in well managed classrooms with curious leaners.
Hunter – DANVILLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
I think that the idea is interesting and I’m curious to know more about how it would be applicable at the high school level. Most of the modules seem to be about elementary school so far.
Rhonda – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Kim is a wonderful presenter. I was familiar with the icons, but had never taken such a deep dive into them. I have a much better understanding and I am excited by how powerful these are for prompting great discussions and thinking.
Yvonne – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
great work
Jennifer – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great!
Jose – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Although it was a bit lengthy, it was something that I enjoyed learning about and am excited to incorporate into my classroom.
robert – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
All training is helpful
Monique – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
The thought of using these icons has become more tangible.
Hillary – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
THANK YOU for giving examples of ways to use them in the classroom
Erika – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is great, very informative.
Maria Elena – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Sarah – Prince George County Public Schools (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and feel like I learning new strategies to use in my classroom.
Jabar – Prince George County Public Schools (verified owner) –
Absolutely informative and engaging
Leah – EAST KNOX LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was a good course on ways to differentiate lessons and skills.
Aleah – Prince George County Public Schools (verified owner) –
This course is interesting, and I learned a lot from it.
Michelle – Prince George County Public Schools (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. The information was very helpful and I look forward to implementing what I learned into my classroom.
Bonnie – Prince George County Public Schools (verified owner) –
Very helpful and exactly what i needed to feel more comfortable teaching a gifted class
Jayme – Prince George County Public Schools (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and the exercise that her audience participated in.
Jay-R – Prince George County Public Schools (verified owner) –
I just need an example of how to use icons that fits in secondary level or particularly in a Math subject. Also, there were parts of the presentation that has no audio. I couldn’t count how many times I refreshed my computer for the audio to turn on or play.
Holly – Prince George County Public Schools (verified owner) –
This course was great in opening up lesson to the perspectives of many types of learners. As a music teacher, I was leery about this, but I can see easily now how to incorporate them into my lessons.
Bobbi – Prince George County Public Schools (verified owner) –
This was very informative and easy to understand.
Yelitza – Prince George County Public Schools (verified owner) –
I believe that this course is very interesting. I would love to see examples with students from elementary schools.
Susan – Los Angeles Unified School District (verified owner) –
It was a lot of info. Gratefully, I have been through the training before.
Christine – ROCK HILL LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great for developing critical thinking skills!
Alitzah – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Erika – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
Antonio – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course
Erick – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative and helpful
Mindy – COLDWATER EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –
It was ok
John – CENTERBURG LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very good presentation and information.
Gretchen – WESTERN BROWN LOCAL (verified owner) –
A lot to learn but could be very helpful in the classroom if used in the right way
Chelcie – BOLING ISD (verified owner) –
This is a very informative course.
Patricia – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Icons are interesting and be use in a educational option.