Erika O'Connor

1. Tales of an Educator new to Depth and Complexity Erika O’Connor Marble Falls ISD [email_address]

6. How can educators guide students in selecting an area of study that is neither too narrow nor to broad? Develop a set of questions to broaden or limit the scope (Icons!) How can teachers limit the amount of superficial or inadequate information that their students gather when researching a topic? Ditto! The Icons can help steer students to meaningful information At a time when so much emphasis is placed on TAKS achievement, how can educators incorporate significant content for gifted and high ability learners Ditto again! The Icons are your answer

9. This is the sophisticated words and specific vocabulary related to a field of study or profession Pretend you are ______ tell about __________. What specialized language is needed to describe ______? Language of the Discipline Example Question Stems:

10. The parts the distinguishing traits that define something. Details Example Question Stems: Provide evidence to substantiate ___________. What distinguishes this from other things?

11. What are the recurring ideas? Based upon the pattern of events what can be forecasted regarding future actions? Patterns This identifies the recurring events, attributes, behaviors and ideas to present information and to predict future arrangements. Example Question Stems:

12. The structures, guidelines, order, the reasons, classifications, etc that explain a subject or idea. What are the guidelines affecting ___? What rules do we use in solving ___? Rules Example Question Stems:

13. The issues that are significant to the public. What courses of action affected __? What ongoing factors have influenced _______? Trends Example Question Stems:

14. Unanswered Questions What ideas remain unclear or incomplete about ___?

15. This involves the perceived conflicts or dilemmas such as: human rights, moral issues, etc. How has biased affected this _____? What is your interpretation of ____? Ethics Example Question Stems:

16. The main principle that evolves from Considering overarching meaning and relationships What is the key relationship among the principle? What overarching meaning can be drawn from____? Big Idea Example Question Stems:

17. Change over time explores relationships of past, present, and future trends. How has time affected ____? How and why do things change or stay the same? Over Time Example Question Stems:

18. Multiple viewpoints possible when people respond to ideas, events, or behaviors; students interpret what motivates points of view. What are the opposing viewpoints? How do different people view the same situation? Multiple Perspectives Example Question Stems:

19. This will encourage relationships and enrich the depth and span of understanding. How do experts from _____ learn from experts in other disciplines? How do various fields of study affect what we are studying? Across Disciplines Example Question Stem: