The dc model features 11 icons, each represent a different concept examples. Broadly speaking, expert knowledge can be categorized in two ways depth. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Jte3 depth and complexity icon cards cards, prompts. Sandra kaplan facilitating the understanding of depth and complexity facilitating the understanding of depth and complexity note to the teacher. Kaplan offers a wide selection of childrens books including factual books, fantasy books, and books about people of different races, cultures, ages, and abilities. Kaplan revisits the habermasgadamer debates to show how paul ricoeurs narrativehermeneutics and moralpolitical philosophy provide a superior interpretive, normative, and critical framework. I found that model in the dimensions of depth and complexity.
See more ideas about teaching, gifted education and teaching reading. Students will first read a text of their choice and at their lexile level independently. Sandra kaplan and betty gould, this curricular model seeks to increase rigor into the general curriculum by. The overarching goal of depth and complexity is to move students towards expert knowledge of content. Hello kristen, yes, we use the sandra kaplan depth and complexity materials in our district. Find depth and complexity resources at the following places. Why i love depth and complexity and you should, too. Depth and complexity and content imperatives prompts of depth and complexity and content imperatives the critical thinking tools introduced here were developed by dr. Sandra kaplan coined the term depth and complexity icons. Consider pushing them one step further by using the elements of 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. Student introductions with depth and frames from byrdseed tv. The first booklength treatment of paul ricoeurs conception of philosophy as critical theory.
The story behind the dimensions of depth and complexity in 1994, dr. Deep and complex look books created by paula wilkes and mark szymanski. 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. Find board books, big books, cloth and vinyl books, and chapter books to build your classroom library as well as book and puppet sets to entertain and bring stories to life. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Depth and complexity tools were developed by professor sandra kaplan following extensive research into what types of knowledge distinguished experts in a. Then, students will apply the kaplan model as a means of gaining greater depth and complexity to the text through creating a complexity and depth pamphlet. Differentiate with depth and complexity education world. When gate gifted and talented education funding was available, we had a trainer come in during several summers for twoday training.
This book is a onestop shop for anyone interested in cocktails and the bars that serve them, and its a brilliant read, to boot. May 09, 2011 depth and complexity an rusd best practices gate tuneup slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Ethics is one of kaplan s depth and complexity icons, and an excellent way to take a topic to the analyzing and the evaluating levels of blooms taxonomy. This year i will be self contained, and i am creating a frame for each subject area for my make and take training. I attended a book studytraining on using frames to differentiate along with the depth and complexity icons. Depth and complexity literature circles teacher thrive. Through her work, eleven icons were created to represent elements that generate a deeper, more complex thought process. Childrens books for teachers kaplan early learning.
Tools jargon icons acronyms special phrases terms slang abbreviations details what are the defining features or characteristics. I used the depth and complexity last year in my 5th grade language arts classes. Teacher model depth and complexity oscars enormous purr. Tons of depth and complexity examples that you can start using tomorrow, no, today. Susan kaplans depth and complexity icons are great way to get your students thinking critically in all subject areas. Reading depth complexity lesson the gifted education. Ian byrd has written about depth and complexity at and we wrote a book see below. Depth and complexity an rusd best practices gate tuneup slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Depth and complexity book clubs tinas teaching treasures. Bette gould and sandra kaplan looked to understand how an expert understands their field differently from a layperson. This kit comes with everything you need to provide your students with a thoughtprovoking.
Jan 31, 2018 marcie griffiths site offers many ideas and examples for using the depth and complexity icons developed by dr. The new book and pbs miniseries, how we got to now is a fascinating look through this lens at different facets of the world that is familiar to us. 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 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 icons gifted and talented education. This book is very useful if you have a lot of experience in seeing and using the depth and complexity prompts in every lesson. Developed by bette gould and sandra kaplan, the depth and complexity. Arguing that ricoeurs unique version of critical theory surpasses.
Curriculum development kit for gifted and advanced learners. Using these icons and enriching your curriculum and instruction with depth and complexity facilitates student thinking and learning. A inksaving poster set with all 11 of the depth and complexity icons and the 5 content imperative icons. By utilizing the prompts, we are able to activate higher levels of knowing and allow students to gain expertise in the topics we study. The pages are open enough to work with any book or story even movies or plays. Bette gould and sandra kaplan looked to understand how an expert. The depth and complexity icons are visual prompts designed to.
Depth and complexity 4 final houston independent school. Dimensions of complexity kaplan 2001 defines complexity as scholarly insights into the connections across time, people and disciplines. Why i love depth and complexity and you should, too gifted guru. Ideas presented here are also adapted from flip book, too dr. 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. The teks promotes deep levels of problem solving and thinking. 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. Free jpegs of the icons along with other resources can be found at the official depth and complexity source, jtayloreducation. 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. Sandra kaplan and bette gould, created and own the rights to the depth and complexity promptsicons and the entire framework. Dimensions of depth for kaplan 2001, depth is a deep understanding of the content of the field of study. The icons are tools that can be used in many different ways to extend and elaborate curriculum, helping students to delve more deeply into a topic of study, while. Kaplan s 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. I have also created an app for the iphone or ipad that can be downloaded for free.
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. These icons for universal concepts of depth, complexity, and context were developed by dr. And you should get the sandra kaplan depth and complexity driving under the download link we. 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. Perfect for gifted or talented students or students in need of enrichment activities. Finding your way through the framework ian byrd, lisa van gemert on. Sandra kaplans icons for depth and complexity are great ways to learn more about topics in every part of the curriculum. Understanding depth and complexity the critical thinking tools introduced here were developed by dr. Sandra kaplan and bette gould the depth and complexity icons are visual prompts designed to help students go beyond surface level understanding of a concept and enhance their ability to think critically. Depth and complexity frame depth and complexity literature circlebook club pages.
I find her semitas extremely enlightening and fascinating. I think that we spend a lot of time in school teaching students right from wrong, but we forget to tell them that not everyone agrees on what is right and wrong. This video explains the eleven icons that are a part of sandra kaplans depth and complexity model. Sandra kaplan and betty gould, this curricular model seeks to increase rigor into the general curriculum by asking students to develop scholarly behaviors, consider knowledge through the perspective of career specialties, or disciplinarians, and to use a variety of critical thinking skills. Nov, 2015 using sandra kaplan s prompts for depth and complexity in order to give kids the language of thinking. The del paso manor rapid learner program differentiates its curriculum in multiple ways, but one method we strongly rely upon is the use of the prompts of depth and complexity. One of the kaplan icons for depth and complexity that i talk about with my students is change over time. Sandra kaplan, rossier school of education, usc, began working with funding from a federal javits grant entitled curriculum t. We will give the book links recommended sandra kaplan depth and complexity that can be downloaded and. Nov 03, 2012 this video explains the eleven icons that are a part of sandra kaplan s depth and complexity model.
Through interviews, they saw that these experts knew things like repeating patterns, required rules, ethical dilemmas. Depth and complexity images used with permission from j taylor education and based on work by sandra kaplan and bette gould. Understanding depth and complexity envision gifted. Complexity students are challenged to make connections across disciplines, over time, and between disciplines. Sep 04, 2016 these icons for universal concepts of depth, complexity, and context were developed by dr. Rapid learner program prompts of depth and complexity. This resource was created based on the depth and complexity framework, which was created by dr. 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.
Depth and complexity literature circlebook club pages see more. Complexity is demonstrated in the students ability to make connections over time, look for elements from several perspectives, and make interdisciplinary connections. Susan kaplan s depth and complexity icons are great way to get your students thinking critically in all subject areas. Depth and complexity literature circlebook club pages tinas teaching a set of student response pages based on dr.
Engaging gifted students with depth and complexity global. Department of educations office of educational research and. Take your students learning to new depths with this critical thinking literary response booklet. I particularly like the students to use them to help them gather more information when they research. So, to help you locate sandra kaplan depth and complexity guides that will definitely support, we help you by offering lists. Then, students will apply the kaplan model as a means of gaining greater depth and complexity to the text through creating a. Using sandra kaplans prompts for depth and complexity in order to give kids the language of thinking. Depth and complexity ourboox ourboox create a book. Incorporate depth and complexity into your next novel study. Department of educations office of educational research and improvement. 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. Embed code generator copy the following code to embed this book on another site.
This chart identifies key questions, thinking skills, and dimensions of depth and complexity. Depth and complexity adapted from the flip book by sandra n. Key questions can be used in the context of lesson plans to probe understanding and to prompt students during discussions. The following kaplan model is applied to literature reflection exercise. Sandra kaplan facilitating the understanding of depth and complexity note to the teache r. Feb 27, 2017 this feature is not available right now. The depth and complexity icons consist of 19 pictures or icons, each with a corresponding title and concept. Facilitating the understanding of depth and complexity. Depth and complexity literary response booklet teacher. Depth and complexity critical thinking literature circles.
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