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In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed
- Charles Darwin

 

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I created these resources for teachers to use in their classrooms to support differentiated instruction.

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Broad Themes/Universal Concepts atop

Depth and Complexityatop

The following material is based on the work of Sandra Kaplan. I created the icons and they are free to use by teachers and students.

Depth

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Language of the discipline

  • What terms or words are specific to the work of the _________________?
  • (disciplinarian)
  • What tools does the ______________ use?
  • (disciplinarian)

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Details

  • What are its attributes?
  • What features characterize this?
  • What specific elements define this?
  • What distinguishes this from other things?

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Patterns

  • What are the reoccurring events?
  • What elements, events, ideas, are repeated over time?
  • What was the order of events?
  • How can we predict what will come next?

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Unanswered Questions

  • What is still not understood about this area/topic/study/discipline?
  • What is yet unknown about this area/topic/study/discipline?
  • In what ways is the information incomplete or lacking in explanation?

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Rules

  • How is this structured?
  • What are the stated and unstated causes related to the description or explanation of what we are studying?

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Trends

  • What ongoing factors have influenced this study?
  • What factors have contributed to this study?

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Ethics

  • What dilemmas or controversies are involved in this area/topic/study/discipline?

    What elements can be identified that reflect bias, prejudice, discrimination?

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Big Ideas

  • What overarching statement best describes what is being studied?
  • What general statement includes what is being studied?

Complexity

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Different Perspectives

  • What are the opposing viewpoints?
  • How do different people and characters see this event or situation?

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Interdisciplinary

  • Identify and analyze generalizations, principles, and theories across, within, and among disciplines.

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Relationships Over Time

  • How are the ideas related between the past, present, future?
  • How are these ideas related within or during a particular time period?
  • How has time affected the information?
  • How and why do things change or remain the same?

 

Blooms Taxonomy Verbs from lowest to highestatop

Knowledge:
Know, Define, Memorize, Repeat, Record, List, Recall, Name, Locate, Recite, State, Relate, Collect, Label, Specify, Cite

Comprehension:
Restate, Summarize, Discuss, Describe, Recognize, Explain, Express, Identify, Review, Match, Translate, Paraphrase, Convert

Application:
Exhibit, Interview, Apply, Use, Dramatize, Illustrate, Calculate, Experiment, Brainstorm, Change, Solve, Simulate, Employ, Demonstrate, Practice, Operate, Show, Make, Predict, Relate

Analysis:
Interpret, Analyze, Differentiate, Compare, Contrast, Scrutinize, Categorize, Probe, Investigate, Discover, Inquire, Detect, Infer, Inspect, Classify, Arrange, Group, Organize, Examine, Survey, Dissect, Inventory, Question, Test, Distinguish, Diagram, Point Out

Synthesis:
Compose, Plan, Propose, Produce, Invent, Develop, Design, Formulate, Arrange, Assemble, Construct, Create, Rewrite, Set Up, Prepare, Imagine, Hypothesize, Incorporate, Generalize, Originate, Predict, Contrive, Systematize, Rearrange, Eliminate

Evaluation:
Judge, Decide, Appraise, Evaluate, Rate, Compare, Value, Revise, Conclude, Select, Criticize, Assess, Measure, Estimate, Infer, Deduce, Score, Predict, Choose, Recommend, Determine