Description
Iconic prompts of depth and complexity is a wonderful tool to get your students into incredibly deep content analysis, far beyond the basic “who, what, when, where, why” framework for understanding meaning. Join trainer Paige McCord for an overview of iconic prompts, and helpful examples to help you introduce the strategy to your students.
This course will help you:
- Apply depth and complexity to your classroom differentiation
- Use iconic prompts to help students organize their knowledge
- Understand the original 11 prompts of depth and complexity
- Find read-aloud books that introduce depth and complexity
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 3.1, 5.1, 5.2.
Presenter Bio
Dr. Paige McCord is an Adjunct Professor of Education at the USC Rossier School of Education and an Administrator for the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Conservatory of Fine Arts. She specializes in the field of gifted education, particularly curriculum and pedagogy appropriate for diverse advanced students. McCord earned a M.S. in Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a specialization in Teacher Education from USC. As a graduate student, she conducted research with Dr. Sandra Kaplan on the Jacob K. Javits Models of Teaching Grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education. McCord has served many different roles in the teacher preparation process including being a methods professor, a master teacher, and student-teacher supervision coordinator. She provides professional development to teachers across California in both the public and private sectors. McCord currently lives in Orange County.
Andrea – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very explanatory of the prompts and it gave examples of how it can be used in the classroom.
Aisha – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
Great review and update on integrating depth and complexity in the classroom .
Danielle – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This leaned more towards elementary students. At least all of the examples given did.
Amanda – LITTLE ELM ISD (verified owner) –
This was exactly what I needed, a concise but thorough overview of the Depth and Complexity Prompts to get my creative juices flowing. Thank you for providing this service.
Sonya – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
This was a good review of how the prompts of depth and complexity can be used to guide learners into deeper thinking.
Jody – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
Very clear and helpful!
Chastidy – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very short yet detailed course with great information. The instructor was very passionate and thorough in her delivery which made it interesting.
Jennifer – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
Great course on how to take lessons further and deeper.
Gwendolyn – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
Learned alot about Depth and Complexity
Nancy – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
I like the embedded examples in the course. It was helpful to download and use the resources provided.