Reimagine It! Adding Depth, Complexity & Relevance to Tried & True Activities

From egg drops and tower builds to book clubs, debates, recipes, and logic puzzles, classrooms are full of tried-and-true activities—and there is a reason they are some of our favorite activities to implement with students. But even engaging activities can sometimes fall short when it comes to depth, complexity, authentic problem solving, and product creation.

In this interactive webinar, we’ll become Reimagineers—educators who look at familiar learning experiences through new lenses. Using the Depth & Complexity framework, we will explore how to transform familiar classroom learning activities into rich, multidisciplinary learning experiences grounded in real places, real people, and real events.

Instruction should take students on a journey, connecting content and concepts to current events, global issues, and the ever-present “But why?” questions our young minds always ask.

Participants will dig into examples of reimagined lessons across subject areas and grade levels, have time to rethink some of their own tried-and-true activities, and engage in meaningful discussion, questions, and idea sharing with fellow educators. They’ll leave with ready-to-use ideas and practical tools to become a true Reimagineer. The goal isn’t to throw away what already works. It’s to reframe it!
 

Date Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Time: 5:00-7:00 pm CT
Location Virtually via Zoom
Cost $100/person. The registration fee is non-refundable.
Audience Grades K-5, Grades 6-8
Deadline to Register Tuesday, September 22, 2026. This form may close early if seats become full.
Limited Seating 25 participants
Minimum Requirement to Run Academy 10 participants


Webinar Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

  • Develop an understanding of the purpose and application of the Depth & Complexity framework as a tool for fostering deeper and more complex thinking across content areas and grade levels.
  • Develop an understanding of the importance of aligning learning and instruction to real events, real places, and real people.
  • Leave with ready-to-use ideas, tools, and resources.

  • Explore ways to rethink and redesign their own “reimagined” activities.

     

Meet Your Facilitator

Teagan Taylor is an Instructional Designer and member of the teaching faculty at Gaston College in Gastonia, North Carolina, where she designs engaging and accessible learning experiences across disciplines and teaches courses in early and elementary education.  Previously, Teagan served as a Lead AIG Teacher and Program Manager for a K–5 Gifted & Talented Academy in Gaston County Schools. She brings more than 12 years of experience in teaching, gifted education, instructional design, curriculum development, and professional learning.  Teagan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and Middle School Math from the University of Delaware and a Master’s degree in Gifted Education from Whitworth University. She has presented at state and national conferences, including NAGC and NCAGT, and is passionate about designing learning experiences that encourage students to ask, “But why?”

 

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