Sandra kaplan facilitating the understanding of depth. Developed by bette gould and sandra kaplan, the depth and complexity framework is composed of six fundamental elements that work together to allow any teacher or any content area or grade level to raise student achievement and differentiate instruction painlessly. Depth and complexity book clubs tinas teaching treasures. Both a color and black and white files are provided.
Understanding depth and complexity the critical thinking tools introduced here were developed by dr. Using these icons and enriching your curriculum and instruction with depth and complexity facilitates student thinking and learning. Depth and complexity ourboox ourboox create a book. This choice board features sandra kaplans depth and complexity icons to extend student thinking. Ideas presented here are also adapted from flip book, too dr. Depth and complexity critical thinking literature circles. My 2nd graders are still learning how to apply the icons, so i was happy to see these depth and complexity for critical thinking mats on teachers pay teachers. Developed by bette gould and sandra kaplan, the depth and complexity. The information in my book will give you insight and examples of how to use sandra kaplans depth and complexity icons to write lessons filled with rvigor. Curriculum development kit for gifted and advanced learners. Browse depth and complexity nonfiction resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources.
The flip book, dr sandra kaplan, bette gould, victoria siegel. This chart identifies key questions, thinking skills, and dimensions of depth and complexity. Sandra kaplan 2001, associate professor of learning and instruction at the university of southern california, suggests that teachers guide gifted students into greater depth and complexity by implementing the following dimensions of depth and complexity. Why i love depth and complexity and you should, too gifted guru. Teachers can use this choice board in literature circles, reading groups, interactive notebooks, or even for homework instead of a traditional reading log. I find her semitas extremely enlightening and fascinating.
Nov, 2015 using sandra kaplan s prompts for depth and complexity in order to give kids the language of thinking. Sandra kaplans icons for depth and complexity are great ways to learn more about topics in every part of the curriculum. Marcie griffiths site offers many ideas and examples for using the depth and complexity icons developed by dr. Through interviews, they saw that these experts knew things like repeating patterns, required rules, ethical dilemmas. Jun 15, 2011 these icons for universal concepts of depth, complexity, and context were developed by dr. Use this thinking cube as a way to explore a topic using sandra kaplans model of depth and complexity.
Be sure to click on the menu items at the top of the page to find suggestions on how to use depth and complexity for math, language arts, and more. Depth and complexity literature circlebook club pages tinas teaching treasures methods and materials for gifted education a set of student response pages based on dr. See more ideas about gifted education, teaching reading and teaching. Depth and complexity literature circlebook club pages. Dec 01, 2010 introduction to the prompts of depth and complexity project linking learning dr.
Reading depth and complexity by sandra kaplan objective motivation state the ojective and demonstrate structures and guided practice independent practice and culmination introduction most often we ask students to read to. Enrichment book club pages literature circle depth and complexity icons. Sandra kaplan, past president of the national association for gifted students and a clinical professor of education at usc, with the intention of meeting the needs of the. Getting your students to think and respond with depth and. The story behind the dimensions of depth and complexity in 1994, dr. This book is very useful if you have a lot of experience in seeing and using the depth and complexity prompts in every lesson. This complexities chart is somewhat reminiscent of 27 actions that promote selfdirected learning, where we focused strictly on the cognitive action, and made the academic standard or content secondary. Student introductions with depth and frames from byrdseed tv. This resource was created based on the depth and complexity framework, which was created by dr. Department of educations office of educational research and improvement. Using sandra kaplans prompts for depth and complexity in order to give kids the language of thinking. So, to help you locate sandra kaplan depth and complexity guides that will definitely support, we help you by offering lists.
Understanding depth and complexity envision gifted. Through her work, eleven icons were created to represent elements that generate a deeper, more complex thought process. Sandra kaplan of usc for teachers to differentiate teaching of gifted students. Depth and complexity literary response booklet teacher. The flip book, too more quick and easy methods for. Sandra kaplan facilitating the understanding of depth and complexity note to the teache r. Bette gould and sandra kaplan looked to understand how an expert understands their field differently from a layperson. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. I have also created an app for the iphone or ipad that can be downloaded for free. Dunnflores, uisd coordinator of gtadvanced academics. Prompts of depth and complexity and content imperatives.
Key questions can be used in the context of lesson plans to probe understanding and to prompt students during discussions. It includes powerpoints that explain the icons, pdfs of frames and task cards, and posters. Sandra kaplan facilitating the understanding of depth and. The depth and complexity model, created by sandra kaplan, provides an effective, low maintenance method for increasing the rigor, complexity, and overall. Depth and complexity images used with permission from j taylor education and based on work by sandra kaplan and bette gould. Nov 03, 2012 this video explains the eleven icons that are a part of sandra kaplan s depth and complexity model. Sandra kaplan is associate clinical professor for learning and instruction at the. This is my 3rd nonfiction reading response choice board, and features sandra kaplans depth and complexity icons to extend student thinking. Kaplan field test and develop the icons, which is used throughout lausd and many other. The depth and complexity icons are visual prompts designed to. Exploring depth and complexityexploring depth and complexity the eight elements of depth help the teacher facilitate learning within a.
Perfect for gifted or talented students or students in need of enrichment activities. Use this thinking cube as a way to explore a topic using sandra kaplan s model of depth and complexity. The flip book, too more quick and easy methods for developing differentiated learning experiences. Perfect for gifted or talented students, or students in need of enrichment activities. The teks promotes deep levels of problem solving and thinking. Kaplans approach can be administered in regular classrooms in a setting comfortable for students. Sandra kaplan of usc for teachers to differentiate teaching of gifte. Browse depth and complexity introducing resources on teachers pay. Depth and complexity tools depth and complexity tools were developed by professor sandra kaplan following extensive research into what types of knowledge distinguished experts in a field of study from those with only a surface level of knowledge. Adapted from flip book, too, sandra kaplan and bette gould and content imperative cards. Broadly speaking, expert knowledge can be categorized in two ways depth. Kaplan depth and complexity model icons this video explains the eleven icons that are a part of sandra kaplans depth and complexity model. Department of educations office of educational research and. The overarching goal of depth and complexity is to move students towards expert knowledge of content.
Sandra kaplan in the early 1990s and they really stand the test of time. I coauthored the book about the entire depth and complexity framework. Sandra kaplan yes, two people developed depth and complexity. Identifying and serving gifted and talented students at a. Differentiate with depth and complexity education world. I found that model in the dimensions of depth and complexity. Depth and complexity adapted from the flip book by sandra n. The pages are open enough to work with any book or story even movies or plays. The critical thinking tools introduced here were developed by dr.
We stand with you during these trying times a message from the founders. Sandra kaplan, rossier school of education, usc, began working with funding from a federal javits grant entitled curriculum t. Hello kristen, yes, we use the sandra kaplan depth and complexity materials in our district. These icons for universal concepts of depth, complexity, and context were developed by dr. As teachers, one of our most important goals is to teach our students to think critically. Depth and complexity tools were developed by professor sandra kaplan following extensive research into what types of knowledge distinguished experts in a. We will give the book links recommended sandra kaplan depth and complexity that can be downloaded and. Sandra kaplan facilitating the understanding depth and complexity. Enrichment book club pages literature circle depth and. Our teachers at san jose highly gifted magnet school were among those who helped mrs. This resource was created based on the depth and complexity framework, which was developed by dr. Tons of depth and complexity examples that you can start using tomorrow, no, today. While she employs nontraditional instruments to identify giftedness, her lessons center on four traditional gate teaching standards.
Icons depth, complexity, context kaplan universal concepts. Depth and complexity 4 final houston independent school. Reading depth and complexity by sandra kaplan objective motivation state the ojective and demonstrate structures and guided practice independent practice and culmination introduction most often we ask students to read to discover an answer to a question. Facilitating the understanding of depth and complexity.
The depth and complexity model, created by sandra kaplan, provides an effective, low maintenance method for increasing the rigor, complexity, and overall thinking that occurs with students. Introduction to the prompts of depth and complexity project. Curriculum development kit for gifted and advanced. Sandra kaplan usc and bette gould, a classroom teacher, collaborated on a california department of education document that represented a unique approach to curriculum differentiation for gifted students. Sandra kaplan coined the term depth and complexity icons. Mar 28, 2016 gifted and talented, gt, differentiation. Depth and complexity literary response booklet teacher thrive.
Getting your students to think and respond with depth and complexity. When gate gifted and talented education funding was available, we had a trainer come in during several summers for twoday training. Sandra kaplan facilitating the understanding of depth and complexity facilitating the understanding of depth and complexity note to the teacher. The flip book, too more quick and easy methods for developing differentiated learning experiences sandra kaplan, bette gould on. Introduction to the prompts of depth and complexity project linking learning dr. The information in my book will give you insight and examples of how to use sandra kaplan s depth and complexity icons to write lessons filled with rvigor. I particularly like the students to use them to help them gather more information when they research. Introduction to the prompts of depth and complexity. Essential characteristics attributes or o small, temporary groups formed by choice of book or. And you should get the sandra kaplan depth and complexity driving under the download link we. The dc model features 11 icons, each represent a different concept examples. Reading depth complexity lesson the gifted education. Depth and complexity literature circles teacher thrive.
Why i love depth and complexity and you should, too. Introduction to the prompts of depth and complexity project linking learning introduction to the prompts of depth and complexity project linking learning dr. Kid d th k l m d l gtkids and the kaplan model gt icons. Take the idea of theme in englishlanguage arts, framed.
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