Depth & Complexity�Prodding students to dig deeper
Hello
I am Todd Stanley
We used Depth and Complexity as the basis for our talent development curriculum
I have also intertwined it within lessons
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The workshop will take on 3 phases
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Why use Depth and Complexity with students?
You can use it as subtly or blatantly as you choose.
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Thinking Platform
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Depth & Complexity Icons
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DEPTH
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Details
What information do you need to provide in order for something to understand what you are communicating?
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Patterns
What repeats and is there a specific reason for this (causation versus correlation)?
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Trends
What keeps occurring, why is this, and how it is influencing society?
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Language of the Discipline
Is their jargon and lingo used specifically in a topic or subject?
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Rules
Why do we have them and what purpose do they serve?
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Ethics
Why is something allowed or not and who determines this?
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Big idea
How do you look at the whole picture and then communicate that clearly?
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Unanswered Questions
What are you still pondering about and why have these not been answered?
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Complexity
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Over Time
How do things evolve, why do they do this, and what might it indicate?
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Multiple Perspectives
How can looking at something from several points of view change your understanding?
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Across Disciplines
How does learning connect to other subject areas?
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Break time – 10 minutes
At the end of the 10 minutes, I want you to write on a sticky note the first three icons that come to mind
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How do you use the icons
Think of the icons as a vitamin boost
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1. Teach the Icons Independently
Have projects designed to familiarize students with an icon. The understanding of this will help them to use it later on.
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Some of the projects
2. Embed them into Assignments/Assessments
Place the icons into assignments in order to push the thinking of students.
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3. Use them in Grading
Use the icons when grading assessments and assignments in order to get them to think more deeply about their answer and how they could have made it better.
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4. Use them when Managing Classroom
When walking around the room checking on student progress or when conferencing with students, use the icons to push their thinking more and to consider it with more depth.
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Station Rotation
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There is an opportunity for a student to connect something they are learning to another subject area
A student is only thinking in the short term and you want them to consider how things might change
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Students are having a conversation about a character’s motive and you want them to think about whether he was right or wrong
A student is getting mired down in the details and is not looking at how it all fits together
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5. Have the students use them to challenge themselves/one another
If your students are often collaborating how can they challenge groupmates to take it to the next level. How does a student learn to challenge themselves?
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Activity – round 1
Identify one of the Depth and Complexity icons you could see yourself using in your class. Go to the icon and read through the questions. Discuss with those you also chose the icon how it might be used in your classroom.
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Activity – round 2
Identify another of the Depth and Complexity icons you could see yourself using in your class. Go to the icon and read through the questions. Discuss with those you also chose the icon how it might be used in your classroom.
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Activity – round 3
Identify a final of the Depth and Complexity icons you could see yourself using in your class. Go to the icon and read through the questions. Discuss with those you also chose the icon how it might be used in your classroom.
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Dig Deeper
Choose two or three of the icons you feel would work well in your classroom with your students and your subject area.
Watch the videos for each of these for ideas of how to incorporate
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Videos can be found at thegiftedguy.com/ depth-and-complexity
Password: oagc
Dig Deeper
Choose two or three of the icons you feel would work well in your classroom with your students and your subject area.
Read over the project concerning that icon and figure out ways to use this in your own classroom.
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Projects can be found at thegiftedguy.com/ depth-and-complexity
Password: oagc
Final Thoughts
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Ease into the process
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Start simple
Add a little more here and there
As comfort level increases, use them more
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Have students find them in materials
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Some takeaways
Understanding
It is important to be completely familiar with the icon in order to be able to use it with competency.
Applying
You have to figure out how many of the icons would work best for you and how you would use these on assignments, assessments, and activities.
Evaluating
Once you get comfortable using a few, adding more to your repertoire and reflecting on how well they are working.
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Reflection Activity
Using 4 of the icons, reflect on the following questions:
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Big Ideas – what are the big ideas you will take from this workshop?
Detail – what are some specific details about how you will use them?
Unanswered Questions - what questions and concerns do you still have any using the icons in your classroom?
Over Time – how do you see yourself using these icons as you get more comfortable with them?
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CHECK OUT TODD TALKS
FREE PD VIDEOS THAT TALK ABOUT A LOT OF THE TOOLS SHARED HERE TODAY AS WELL AS OTHER TOPICS IN EDUCATION AND GIFTED.
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WWW.THEGIFTEDGUY.COM/TODDTALKS
Thanks!
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