Making Depth and Complexity Work for Me

$40.00

Presenter: Kim Tredick, J Taylor Education
Core Area: Instructional Planning and Delivery 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F; Knowledge of Students and Student Learning 2A; Content Knowledge and Expertise 3C; Learning Environment 4D; Data-Driven Practice 5A; Professional Practices and Responsibilities 6A
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 2

Is your plate so full that you don’t have the time or energy to learn anything new? What if, instead of asking you to add one more thing to your plate, someone offered you an entirely new plate? In this lesson, Kim Tredick does just that. The “plate” she’s offering is the Depth and Complexity framework, an approach that helps students engage in self-questioning and evaluative thinking.

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SKU JTAY-587 Categories General PD, Gifted, Instructional Strategies, J Taylor Education, Kim Tredick, New and Developing Teachers, OAGC Tags complexity, content imperatives, depth, depth and complexity, Gifted, giftedness, GT, icons, Instructional Strategies, new and developing teachers, OAGC HOTS, ODE competency b

Description

Have you completed previous trainings on the Depth and Complexity framework feeling excited to implement it in your classroom, only to realize that you need more practice using the framework with your own specific curriculum and content? This session is designed to model the integration of various components of Depth and Complexity into sample lessons.

In this lesson, Kim Tredick will walk you through the following elements:

A brief overview of the depth and complexity icons
A look at depth and complexity integrated lessons
Examples of iconic combinations and iconic pathways
Suggestions for how to create a differentiated task statement for your class

By the end of the lesson, you will feel very comfortable completing the following activities:

Employing all the elements of depth and complexity to differentiate student thinking about any core content
Employing all the elements of depth and complexity to promote self-questioning and evaluative thinking for students
Using 21st century learner skills in lessons and units that encourage students to think and problem-solve like disciplinarians and professionals

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 3C, Data-Driven Practice 5A, Instructional Planning and Delivery 1A, Instructional Planning and Delivery 1B, 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 2A, 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, New and Developing Teachers, Instructional Strategies, OAGC

96 reviews for Making Depth and Complexity Work for Me

Rated 5 out of 5

IVONNE – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) – August 30, 2020

Excellent course on how to use the depth and complexity icons in a deeper way.
Rated 5 out of 5

Lia – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) – September 20, 2020

It was fresh and interesting. Something I had not learned before.
Rated 5 out of 5

Mary – Prince George County Public Schools (verified owner) – November 12, 2020

Great, practical way to integrate Depth & Complexity icons into the classroom.
Rated 4 out of 5

Joylee – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) – November 30, 2020

Easy to follow
Rated 5 out of 5

Irene – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – December 11, 2020

This course is a great introduction to Depth and Complexity.
Rated 5 out of 5

Jose – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – January 3, 2021

Great Course!
Rated 5 out of 5

Kelley – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) – February 2, 2021

Kim has great ideas of how to implement this concept into all of your instruction. It was interesting to see how one template can be used across different grade levels and subject areas. The icon idea allows for levels of differentiation since lessons are guided by students’ own engagement and their evaluation of their thinking.
Rated 5 out of 5

Jennifer – PLANO ISD (verified owner) – April 24, 2021

I really appreciate all the examples of how to use this in lessons. I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time.
Rated 5 out of 5

Olga – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – May 19, 2021

great!
Rated 4 out of 5

Jorge – CONROE ISD (verified owner) – May 20, 2021

It was useful.