Differentiating with Depth and Complexity

$90.00

Rated 4.77 out of 5 based on 180 customer ratings

Presenter: Daniel Brillhart, J Taylor Education
Core Area: Instructional Planning and Delivery 1A, 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: 6

Are you ready to challenge your gifted students and help them develop their critical thinking skills? In this 6-hour course, educator Daniel Brillhart will show teachers how to use depth and complexity icons in their lessons to help differentiate for gifted students. You’ll walk away understanding the history of the icons and how to use them.

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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.

Presenter Bio

Daniel Brillhart is a Talented and Gifted (TAG) teacher at Gattis Elementary School in Round Rock, TX. Brillhart earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Science in Technology Education and Cognitive Systems from the University of North Texas in Denton. His teaching experience includes high school government, 6th grade, 4th grade, and he has spent the last eight years teaching TAG. He has won numerous awards including, Teacher of the Year for Govalle Elementary in 1999-2000, Teacher of the Year for Gattis Elementary in 2005-2006, Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year 2007, TAG Teacher of the Year for Region XIII in 2009-2010.

Additional information

Core Area	Content Knowledge and Expertise 3C, Data-Driven Practice 5A, Instructional Planning and Delivery 1A, 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	6 Hours
Organization	J Taylor Education
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Daniel Brillhart
Course Content	Gifted, General PD, Instructional Strategies, OAGC

180 reviews for Differentiating with Depth and Complexity

Rated 5 out of 5

Janice – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) – October 22, 2021

Interesting! Highest levels of thinking!
Rated 5 out of 5

Cordelia – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) – October 23, 2021

This course is very interesting. The information is very important to implement in the classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Angela – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) – November 11, 2021

This course was very beneficial and I will be able to take what I learned back to the classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Monica – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) – November 24, 2021

I found it to be a practical way to differentiate in blended classrooms.
Rated 5 out of 5

Donna – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) – November 27, 2021

This course provided me with a great deal of useful tools for better lesson planning as well as better content delivery.
Rated 5 out of 5

Kristine – EANES ISD (verified owner) – November 30, 2021

Great information
Rated 5 out of 5

Gabriel – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) – December 8, 2021

A great learning tool!
Rated 4 out of 5

Geena – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – AUSTIN (verified owner) – December 9, 2021

Great course to get ideas and to begin to be able to practically apply differentiation in the classroom.
Rated 4 out of 5

Michael – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) – December 29, 2021

Pretty good.
Rated 3 out of 5

Cage – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) – January 3, 2022

Interesting material.