Sandra kaplan coined the term depth and complexity icons. Kaplans 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. You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. This chart identifies key questions, thinking skills, and dimensions of depth and complexity. Sandra kaplan, usc under the auspices of oeri, javits curriculum project t. The pages are open enough to work with any book or story even movies or plays.
In this video, well introduce the big idea and details, two prompts of depth and complexity. Differentiating math for gifted learners envision gifted. 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. These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any fiction reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking. Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these critical thinking task cards for literature. Why i love depth and complexity and you should, too gifted guru. Teach students to read the cover of a book using depth and complexity icons we all know the importance of having students read the title and look at the cover of book. Is there a number that you find as a pattern in the story.
Teaching climate change in this increasingly challenging time. In complexity theory, these flowing states are poetically called strange attractors. Depth and complexity book clubs tinas teaching treasures. Ethics is one of kaplans depth and complexity icons, and an excellent way to take a topic to the analyzing and the evaluating levels of blooms taxonomy i think that we spend a lot of time in school. Through her work, eleven icons were created to represent elements that generate a deeper, more complex thought process. Depth and complexity tools were developed by professor sandra kaplan following extensive research into what types of knowledge distinguished experts in a. Depth and complexity the end result was the creation of the eleven icons of depth and complexity, to be used as differentiation tools in the regular classroom, as teaching tools for mixing sophisticated, higher order assignments ala blooms taxonomy, with extensive enriched content. I think that obvious the theme of the giver is that no matter what there is no such thing as a perfect world, but to go outside of the topic of utopia, i think the theme of the giver was to also show. The nmusd gate curriculum is structured around iconic teaching, which means that our teachers utilize icons or symbols that represent the different aspects of depth and complexity. When gate gifted and talented education funding was available, we had a trainer come in during several summers for twoday training.
Complexity refers to the concept of broadening the learners understanding of an area of study by making relationships and. Explain why you feel the action or behavior was right or wrong. Dimensions of depth for kaplan 2001, depth is a deep understanding of the content of the field of study. One of my favorite activities posted on joelle trayers not just childs play blog is the lesson she does with her kindergarten students on ethics using the gingerbread man story. In that case, youd take a standardor concept behind a standardand refract it through whichever of the following depth or complexity made the most sense according to that students knowledgelevel. Depth and complexity bookmark depth and complexity bookmark. This led to an interesting discussion about depth vs. Teacher model depth and complexity oscars enormous purr. The depth and complexity icons are visual prompts designed to. The emerging science at the edge of order and chaos by waldrop, m. These can serve as an alternative to book reports and encourage accountability during inclass reading time. An insight into the people who came together to share ideas from different disciplines and explore a new science.
As a second book, narrowly focused on the question of complexity in biology, it is outstanding. Depth and complexity an rusd best practices gate tuneup slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. J taylor education depth and complexity resources and. Using the text book, chapter three, answer the following questions in the space below, write two questions you would.
They will be attracted to certain flowing states of organization natural to the people who make them up. This doc is 9 slides long, and gives students many opportunities to do meaningful reflections, activities, and. All the evidence from the science of complexity says that given certain clear munities or teams will become selforganizing. The hyperdoc is to be used for a literature circle activity based on the book, wonder, by r. Deep and complex look books created by paula wilkes and mark szymanski. Developed by bette gould and sandra kaplan, the depth and complexity. Find examples and evidence to support opinions and ideas. What pattern do you find and is it important to the story. Facilitating the understanding of depth and complexity. In part 2 i explain that interplay and therefore depth for deepopen gamepaly systems depends on some complexities while you can have complexities that do not affect depth.
Consider pushing them one step further by using the elements of depth and complexity. Ideas presented here are also adapted from flip book, too dr. Workshop notes works cited contact info writers workshop. Depth and complexity literary minibooks teacher thrive. Tools jargon icons acronyms special phrases terms slang abbreviations details what are the defining features or characteristics. Kaplan offers a wide selection of childrens books including factual books, fantasy books, and books about people of different races, cultures, ages, and abilities. Complexity are the most basic, raw rules of a game. This video explains the eleven icons that are a part of sandra kaplans depth and complexity model. Eleven pathways for students to become scholars, the elements of depth and complexity provide and demand depth and complexity in the journey of learning. This book is a love letter to academia, a romp through the early development of complexity theory at the santa fe institute. Using depth and complexity to create class rules love this way of either explaining the rule in greater detail or condensing and making something more general creating rules using thinking maps using depth and complexity to create class rulesi know this is on an elementary board, but i feel some of my graders could use this breakdown as well. The following icons, in relationship to literature, will ensure that students are engaged in higher order thinking skills, reflecting the concepts of depth and complexity described in the kaplan model. Key questions can be used in the context of lesson plans to probe understanding and to prompt students during discussions. This resource includes 11 individual minibooks one for each element of critical thinking that can be used with any novel.
I prefer medium to high depth, and low to medium complexity. Criticalgaming network blog depth from complexity pt. To have any kind of function in a game, there must be rules to allow it to happen. Hello kristen, yes, we use the sandra kaplan depth and complexity materials in our district. Language of the discipline and across the disciplines from byrdseed tv. Add some depth and complexity to traditional literature circles with this complete and readytouse resource. I have also created an app for the iphone or ipad that can be downloaded for free. See more ideas about teaching, thinking maps and gifted education. Jte22 deep and complex look books j taylor education. Depth refers to the concept of challenging learners by enabling them to dig deeper, venture further and more elaborately into a current area of study. Big ideas, rules, trends, patterns, language of the discipline, ethics, relatio. The critical thinking tools introduced here were developed by dr.
Depth and complexity critical thinking literature circles. Teacher instructions are included as is a set of depth and complexity anchor charts free of charge. Depth and complexity flip book for my graders depth and complexity flip book for my 2nd graders see more. The minibooks measure about 5 x 7 inches, contain 35 pages, and can be glued into an interactive notebook or lapbook. By utilizing the prompts, we are able to activate higher levels of knowing and allow students to gain expertise in the topics we study. Each literature circle role listed below is directly connected to 11 elements. I also made a depth and complexity pdf as part of the depth and complexity book im writing with lisa van gemert. Your students will demonstrate understanding and express opinions of topics in both written and visual ways as they fill out the two levels of depth and complexity icon templates. Design choices like wellcrafted tutorials and appropriate play pacing can make the difference between a. Author waldrop tells stories and explores the personalities of the men and women who made the santa fe institute happen, thereby creating a tale that enlightens the reader on many intellectual levels. Sandra kaplan facilitating the understanding of depth and complexity facilitating the understanding of depth and complexity note to the teacher. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website.
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. Understanding depth and complexity envision gifted. In this video, we continue to look at the prompts of depth and complexity, this time examining rules and patterns. An open letter to managers leading distributed teams. Depth and complexity icon chart bloughs bloga life. Designed for heterogeneous classrooms, the deep and complex look books promotes powerful thinking and deep learning through the icons of depth and complexity. Rapid learner program prompts of depth and complexity. It embeds depth and complexity into this collaborative presentation using david chungs ideas for literature circle frames. One model for classifying thinking into cognitive levels of complexity is blooms taxonomy. Without a doubt, the biggest problem i now see in my own, early implementation of depth and complexity was this. Seuss to introduce several icons use multiple perspectives for conflict.
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