Depth and Complexity Activities for the Classroom

$20.00

Presenter: Lisa Van Gemert, Gifted Guru
Core Area: Instructional Planning and Delivery 1A, 1B, 1C, 1E; Knowledge of Students and Student Learning 2C; Content Knowledge and Expertise 3A, 3B, 3C; Professional Practices and Responsibilities 6B, 6C
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

How can you challenge students to think more critically and engage more deeply with their learning? In this 1-hour course from Gifted Guru, Lisa Van Gemert explores how to incorporate depth and complexity into classroom activities. She provides practical strategies for enriching lessons across subjects, helping educators foster deeper thinking, differentiation, and engagement. This session is packed with ready-to-use ideas that will make learning more dynamic and meaningful for students.

 

Add to Cart or Click Here for District Pricing

Description

Do you want to make learning more engaging and thought-provoking for your students? Many educators struggle to incorporate higher-order thinking into their lessons, but with the right strategies, you can seamlessly integrate depth and complexity into your classroom.

In this 1-hour course from Gifted Guru, Lisa Van Gemert shares practical techniques to help students analyze concepts from multiple perspectives, recognize patterns, and engage in deeper thinking. Whether you’re working with younger students or advanced learners, these activities can be adapted to different grade levels and subjects, making differentiation more effective. Lisa demonstrates how to enhance existing lesson plans rather than reinvent them, saving time while boosting student comprehension.

In this 1-hour course, you will discover:

  • How to incorporate depth and complexity thinking prompts into classroom activities
  • Strategies for applying these concepts in different subjects, including math, science, and literature
  • Ways to differentiate instruction for gifted and advanced learners
  • Techniques for using digital tools to enhance learning with depth and complexity
  • Practical exercises and ready-to-use templates for immediate classroom application

 

This course is part of a Depth and Complexity series.

The course titles are:

  1. Introduction to the Depth and Complexity Framework
  2. Depth and Complexity: Details, Patterns, Rules, Unanswered Questions
  3. Depth and Complexity: Big Idea, Trends, Change Over Time, Across Disciplines
  4. Depth and Complexity Frames
  5. Depth and Complexity Activities for the Classroom
  6. Introducing Depth and Complexity to Students
  7. Depth and Complexity: Content Imperatives
  8. Depth and Complexity: Universal Themes and Disciplinarianism
SKU GIGU-1252 Category