An Introduction to the Depth and Complexity Prompts and Their Icons

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Presenter: Kim Tredick, J Taylor Education
Core Area: Instructional Planning and Delivery 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F; Knowledge of Students and Student Learning 2C, Content Knowledge and Expertise 3A, Learning Environment 4D, Professional Practices and Responsibilities 6A
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 2

Are you looking for an approach to curriculum differentiation that will support your gifted and talented students? The Depth and Complexity Framework was designed to be just that. In this introductory video from Kim Tredick, you’ll learn about one of the fundamental components of the Depth and Complexity Framework: icons that serve as visual prompts to help students dig deeply into a concept and think about it critically.

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SKU JTAY-582 Categories General PD, Gifted, Instructional Strategies, J Taylor Education, Kim Tredick, OAGC Tags complexity, concepts, depth, depth and complexity, General PD, Gifted, GT, icons, Instructional Strategies, OAGC HOTS, ODE competency b

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.

Presenter Bio

Kim Tredick is currently the Director of Student Support Services in Castaic School District in Southern California. She has served as lead curriculum writer for J Taylor Education over the past seven years and has been using Depth and Complexity for two decades as a teacher, principal, and district administrator. Kim is the author of the best-selling Differentiation Smart Reference Guide, which is used in over 30,000 classrooms. As one of the original participating educators during the first PD rollout of Depth and Complexity in the 1990s, Kim’s training provides teachers with practical best practices for using all the components of the D & C Framework.

Additional information

Core Area	Content Knowledge and Expertise 3A, Instructional Planning and Delivery 1C, Instructional Planning and Delivery 1D, Instructional Planning and Delivery 1E, Instructional Planning and Delivery 1F, Knowledge of Students and Student Learning 2C, Learning Environment 4D, Professional Practices and Responsibilities 6A
Hours	2 Hours
Organization	J Taylor Education
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Kim Tredick
Course Content	Gifted, General PD, Instructional Strategies, OAGC

229 reviews for An Introduction to the Depth and Complexity Prompts and Their Icons

Rated 5 out of 5

Brenda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 23, 2022

It was great, I have a better understanding of how to use the icons.
Rated 5 out of 5

Belinda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 25, 2022

Great detailed discussion of icons and the examples were very helpful!
Rated 5 out of 5

Meggie – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) – July 26, 2022

Wonderful!
Rated 4 out of 5

Isamar – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) – July 26, 2022

Outlines depth and complexity well.
Rated 5 out of 5

jose – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – July 27, 2022

I really thought that the presenter did a great job in elaborating on each of the icons and assigning the icons to the participants and the participants implementation of the icons was well done as well.
Rated 5 out of 5

Jackie – River View Local Schools (verified owner) – July 27, 2022

Great coarse across all grade levels!
Rated 5 out of 5

Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 29, 2022

This is a great course that explains the depth and complexity icons and how to implement them in the classroom.
Rated 4 out of 5

Teresa – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – July 29, 2022

This is a great introduction and /or refresher for using the Depth and Complexity Icons.
Rated 5 out of 5

Erin – Centerburg Local (verified owner) – July 30, 2022

Loved ideas that were classroom ready to use!
Rated 5 out of 5

Rhonda – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) – July 31, 2022

I really enjoyed how she explained each icon and gave examples of how to use them.