Description
Are your gifted students stuck on surface-level reading comprehension? Do they breeze through essay questions while giving easy answers? When gifted students aren’t properly challenged, they can quickly and correctly finish their work without ever accessing higher-level thinking.
One of the best ways to help your gifted students exercise their critical thinking skills is by differentiating your lessons with depth and complexity, and educator Daniel Brillhart says that using depth and complexity icons can be the key.
The depth and complexity icons help your students look past the first interpretation of the text and dig deep into the rich layers of the content they read. The icons serve as a visual tool to help your students identify key elements of the text.
In this 6-hour course, you’ll learn about:
- The history of the depth and complexity icons
- What each icon means
- How to integrate the icons into your lesson plans
After taking this course, you’ll have a strong foundation in depth and complexity icons and will be able to confidently use them in your lessons.
Sara – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was really informative. A little overwhelming by myself since I can’t bounce ideas off others. But very informative.
Darryl – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
This course was great because it can be used with students at all levels. If this is incorporated into your teaching it will benefit all the students.
Jamie – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course was extremely beneficial and interesting. I can take what I’ve learned and easily and instantly apply it in my own classroom.
Jillian – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Marissa – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It is targeted to GT but many aspects of it would work in special education
Elizabeth – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Jenna – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great course that can be applied to all students!
Brenda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great presentation with a good amount of information that will help how to understand and apply depth and complexity icons in the classroom.
maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very well presented and with excellent examples and visuals.
Samantha – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Belen – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative.
Bailey – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
it was good.
Nkechi – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Fun, easy to comprehend and follow along.
Stephanie – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this. Then instructor was good. Wish I was there in person.
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Overall wonderful course. Instructor was great and easy to follow.
Jason – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
enedelia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
yes
Megan – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Useful and applicable in the classroom
Gina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great informative course
Lizz – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Elizabeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I absolutely enjoyed this training and the multiple strategies provided.
Staci – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
This couse was very helpful and made Depth and Complexity seem like something that will be easy to incorporate into my classroom.
Sarah – TIPP CITY EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –
help me better plan , teach and make sure students clearly understand the purpose of the lesson
Henry – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
If you don’t know what the Depth and Complexity icons are, beyond their pictures and names, this course will teach you that and much more, including what to do with them.
Brooklyn – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Good course, practical application of a new resource.
Micaela – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course! These icons are very cool and helpful, and I hope to be able to implement them into my classroom next year.
Carla – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
loved it
Chrystal – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Really helped me understand how to address depth and complexity not only with my advanced scholars & GT students, but all students in my class.
Hee seon – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course.
Michelle – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative in helping students “dig deep” into their reading rather than just surface reading.
Guadalupe – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas on differentiating with icons and task statements.
Jeanette – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the presentation and it was very informative
Kelsey – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!
Veronica – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course it was really interesting.
Celinda – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the examples of work that were given
Meg – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative. Information was presented at a good rate with time to reflect and to experience the topic as we were engaged in learning.
Nichol – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
I absolutely loved this course. I loved the way I was engaged and was very relevant to all subjects and how to make modifications.
Kevin – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
It was insightful.
Jessica – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the interaction with the use of icons.
Leslee – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very practical course. I appreciated the pace, the interactivity, the opportunities to reflect, and the meaningful activities. Each element was designed to be easily transferred to the classroom. The wide variety of examples made the training especially helpful, inviting me to consider multiple applications. I appreciated having access to the handouts and a transcript through the notes.
Morissa – INDIAN LAKE LOCAL (verified owner) –
For core content teachers, this is very helpful it applying DOK in the classroom.
ELIZABETH – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
I think I would’ve learned more in person but I did enjoy learning about the icons
Elida – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Yes
Yvonne – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and extremely useful in teaching students from different perspectives. It takes the student full circle in any content area and lets the teacher know mastery level.
Rebecca – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and learning more about the depth and complexity icons and how to apply in the classroom.
Briana – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
This has helped me plan well thought out lessons while helping my students become more independent thinkers.
Monica – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I really like how there are questions along the way to keep me on task and engaged.
James – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Highly recommend! Great session
Kasey – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Great easy to follow and very informative
Stephanie – ROUND ROCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and I feel like I’m walking away with tools I can realistically implement in my classroom.