Description
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.
- The history of the depth and complexity icons
- What each icon means
- How to integrate the icons into your lesson plans
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.
Lizz – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Gina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great informative course
Megan – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Useful and applicable in the classroom
enedelia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
yes
Jason – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Overall wonderful course. Instructor was great and easy to follow.
Stephanie – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this. Then instructor was good. Wish I was there in person.
Nkechi – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Fun, easy to comprehend and follow along.
Bailey – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
it was good.
Belen – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative.