Introducing the Depth & Complexity Icons

with All Students in Grades K-3

Differentiating to Meet

the Needs of ALL Students

Use of the Icons of Depth & Complexity and the Content Imperatives

Empowering

$ Analyzing & Critical Thinking Skills

Open-endedTieredBenefits English Language Learners

Benefits Students with Special Needs

Philosophy1. Three R’s*

Relevance Rigor Respect*Wagner, Tony; Change Leadership

2. Potential

Investing Invigorating Inviting

Introduction

Scope & Sequence1. Attention Grabber2. “Discovery”3. Clue4. Scholar Bag5. Poster6. Scholar Journals7. Song

Details Introduce with Familiar Object

Promotes Student Success for All

Create Relevance for StudentsTiered Instruction

What Is in the Scholar Bag?

•Individual response•“Moment in the Spotlight”•Mystery

Experiencing •Introduction

•Class Sample

•Student Sample

•Bulletin Board

Patterns: Introduction

Poetry

•Introduction

•Class Sample

•Student Sample

•Bulletin Board

•Introduction

•Class Sample

•Student

Sample

Language of the Discipline

History Terms

Parts of Speech

Content Area Vocabulary

Across Curricular Areas

•Introduction

•Song

•Class Sample

•Student Sample

Unanswered Questions (to the tune of “Old MacDonald”) Unanswered Questions in our brains,We think them every day;And when we pose them,We will say “Why, what, where, or when.” With a question here and a question there,We want to know more, yes we do;We can ponder what comes next;“How, who, why, or when.” Unanswered Questions in my mind,I think them every day;And when I pose them,I will say, “Why, what, where, or when.” With a question here and a question there,I want to know more, yes I do;I can ponder many things;“How, who, why, or when.”  C. Kirk c 2008

 

•Introduction

•Song

•Class Sample

•Student Sample

Brain BenderI am a “Jack of all Trades, Master of none.”Like other highly-qualified professionals,

my income and public reverence improve as my expertise increases.

My job is so easy because the work I do is handed to me by my boss.

According to one state governor, all I have to do is “show up” to do my job.

I only work about 7 hours each day and 6 months per year.

I am just a “glorified babysitter.”

Multiple Perspectives

Student Sample: “Biologists at Work”

Student Sample:“Thinking Like a Snowman”

•Introduction

•Class Sample

• Ethics Envelope

•Character

Education

Changes Over Time

The Scholar in Me

Frames

multi-purpose

multi-functional

organized products

Introducing Multiple Icons

Art Opera

Helpful HintsBuddy-upParent CommunicationHomeworkDON’T “Dumb Things Down”Critical Thinking

1. Relevance2. Rigor3. Respect

Respect,

Empower,

Inspire…

not only your students but also yourself…

for you are far more influential than you might believe.