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Depth and Complexity

Student Introduction/Teacher Info

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Tammy Falcone

Valerie Grenawalt

Littleton Public Schools

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like… “THINKING APPS”

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  • Be more purposeful about thinking about your topic in different ways.

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  • Teacher or student directed

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Depth & Complexity

Prompts

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Prompt ?

Like for writing ?

No, more like a prompt to think about something through a certain lens

Is an icon the prompt ?

In a way, but each icon represents specific thinking skills

PROMPTS?

Clues, facts, features

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Categorize, sequence, describe

Cycles, recurring elements

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Identify relationships, prioritize

Controversies, professional rules or standards

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Determine bias, test assumptions

terminology , jargon

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Identify, list, define, judge criteria

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PRINTABLE SENTENCE STEMS

CHECK OUT THE TASK CARDS

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  • Add on to your D & C options

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  • Layer w/prompts

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CONTENT IMPERATIVES

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  • Add on to your D & C

options

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  • Layer w/prompts

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MATH ICONS

  • Applications

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  • Expressions

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  • Extensions

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  • Balance
  • Imbalance

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  • Inquiry

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  • Proofs

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  • Strategies

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Learning the Prompts

Powtoon - quick fun movie of the cycle

Sandra Kaplan - for the purists who want the theory from the creator.

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frames

Create your own - blank frame template

  • Look at a topic using more than one prompt
  • Formative Assessment
  • Pre/post learning
  • Table talk

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  • Focus thinking on topic (center) or question

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Warning

How to NOT do depth & complexity

Climb Bloom’s

The Differentiator

Layer prompts for more challenge

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Resources

JAY TAYLOR EDUCATION - original publisher of D & C materials, including free digital downloads of all icons.

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Ajjuliani.com - tremendous bunch of resources for genius hour and other differentiation. Sign up for toolbox.

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Byrdseed - Great GT site, including lots of info on D & C

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