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

Aida – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – June 8, 2020

This course was helpful because the presenter provided examples and explanations of each individual icon that made it easier to understand on how to implement the icons into a lesson.
Rated 5 out of 5

Leticia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – June 10, 2020

I loved how such a simple story was used to get an insight into how all the icons could be applied.
Rated 5 out of 5

Sherri – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) – June 10, 2020

Very good introduction to the icons
Rated 5 out of 5

Sylvia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – June 11, 2020

Great 5 star session.
Rated 5 out of 5

Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – June 11, 2020

great presentation with a lot of examples
Rated 5 out of 5

Kimberly – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) – June 15, 2020

Great refresher course on how to use the icons in the classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Sylvia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – June 25, 2020

Very informative. Good for understanding how to use icons.
Rated 5 out of 5

Rose Mary – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) – June 26, 2020

The samples that the groups presented were useful in understanding how each Icon was used for thinking.
Rated 5 out of 5

Tatum – EULA ISD (verified owner) – July 8, 2020

This course was very informative and will be very helpful to me in the classroom to get my kids thinking.
Rated 5 out of 5

Briana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – July 9, 2020

This course provided me with great resources that I plan to incorporate during my lessons across content areas. I have a better understanding and will use them during small group and whole group.