Description
How do you encourage students to think critically and engage with content on a deeper level? The Depth and Complexity framework provides a structured approach to elevate student learning by encouraging analytical thinking and exploration. In this 1-hour course from Gifted Guru, Lisa Van Gemert unpacks the framework’s key elements—Big Idea, Trends, Change over Time, and Across Disciplines—giving educators practical tools to enhance instruction.
This course highlights how these elements can be used to enrich discussions, improve problem-solving skills, and foster connections between different subjects. Whether you’re teaching elementary students or high school learners, these strategies will help refine their ability to analyze information, recognize patterns, and approach topics from multiple perspectives.
In this 1-hour course, you will discover:
- How to apply Big Idea thinking to encourage deeper student connections
- Ways to identify and track Trends in various subject areas
- Methods for analyzing Change over Time to improve critical thinking
- Techniques for incorporating Across Disciplines strategies into lessons
- Best practices for seamlessly integrating Depth and Complexity into everyday teaching
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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