provides time for student talk and reflection ● offers opportunities for student choice in demonstrating their understanding ● integrates interdisciplinary connections when appropriate ● incorporates a variety of materials and manipulatives ● offers opportunities to learn in a variety of group sizes whole group, small groups, pairs, and/or independently ● – The Learner: is engaged ● applies content knowledge and tangibly demonstrates understanding ● demonstrates reasoning skills giving convincing arguments to validate their thinking ● – receives ongoing feedback and applies that feedback to learning ● feels comfortable taking risks, asking questions, and actively participating ● The Teacher: exhibits enthusiasm and actively seeks student participation ● provides ongoing feedback ● anticipates and looks for student misunderstandings and adjusts instruction accordingly ● integrates technology when appropriate to enhance and/or transform instruction ● considers the of mastery and builds on prior knowledge ● learner’s perspective/level differentiates instruction and promotes inquiry, creativity, and critical/divergent thinking ● Depth & Complexity Chart Depth Icon Definition Example What vocabulary terms are Tools Jargon Icons Language of specific to the content or Acronyms discipline? Special phrases the Discipline Terms Slang Abbreviations What are the defining features or Parts characteristics? Find examples Factors Details and evidence to support opinions Attributes and ideas. Variables Distinguishing Traits What elements reoccur? What is Predictability the sequence or order of events? Repetition Patterns Make predictions based on past events. What information is unclear, Missing Parts missing, or unavailable? Incomplete Ideas Unanswered What evidence do you need? Discrepancies Questions What has not yet been proven? Unresolved issues Ambiguity What structure underlies this Structure subject? What guidelines or Order regulations affect it? What Reasons Rules hierarchy or ordering principle is Organization at work? Explanation Classification “Because…”
● provides time for student talk and reflection ● offers opportunities for student choice in demonstrating their understanding ● integrates interdisciplinary connections when appropriate ● incorporates a variety of materials and manipulatives ● offers opportunities to learn in a variety of group sizes – whole group, small groups, pairs, and/or independently The Learner: ● is engaged ● applies content knowledge and tangibly demonstrates understanding ● demonstrates reasoning skills – giving convincing arguments to validate their thinking ● receives ongoing feedback and applies that feedback to learning ● feels comfortable taking risks, asking questions, and actively participating The Teacher: ● exhibits enthusiasm and actively seeks student participation ● provides ongoing feedback ● anticipates and looks for student misunderstandings and adjusts instruction accordingly ● integrates technology when appropriate to enhance and/or transform instruction ● considers the learner’s perspective/level of mastery and builds on prior knowledge ● differentiates instruction and promotes inquiry, creativity, and critical/divergent thinking Depth & Complexity Chart Depth Icon Definition Example Language of the Discipline What vocabulary terms are specific to the content or discipline? Tools Jargon Icons Acronyms Special phrases Terms Slang Abbreviations Details What are the defining features or characteristics? Find examples and evidence to support opinions and ideas. Parts Factors Attributes Variables Distinguishing Traits Patterns What elements reoccur? What is the sequence or order of events? Make predictions based on past events. Predictability Repetition Unanswered Questions What information is unclear, missing, or unavailable? What evidence do you need? What has not yet been proven? Missing Parts Incomplete Ideas Discrepancies Unresolved issues Ambiguity Rules What structure underlies this subject? What guidelines or regulations affect it? What hierarchy or ordering principle is at work? Structure Order Reasons Organization Explanation Classification “Because…”
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