This week at Genius Hour, 3B students showed their understanding of Genius Hour by completing the sentences "Genius Hour is.." and "Genius Hour isn't…" These will be our guidelines for Genius...
Denise and Gallit have developed a Creativity Rubric they use in Step 3 of their Genius Hour cycle with students. It's a work in process. Use, tweak, share!
Whether you're new to teaching or a seasoned veteran trying to keep up with the trends, you may be wondering, what is genius hour? We spell out the details for you here.
How do I hold my students accountable when I'm not grading them? I see myriad blog posts about pitch proposals, planning sheets, deadlines...
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Genius Hour in Middle School English / Language Arts Class or what to do with an exploratory class when youre told to just do whatever This topic comes up from time to time in our Face Book group for Middle School ELA Teachers. The concept of Genius Hour or some other unstructured exploratory time
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IMPORTANT UPDATE - The previous Genius Hour Bookmark QR Codes stopped working, as the host site does not appear to be online any longer. I have updated the bookmarks as of 1/1/14. Please let me know if you have any problems! 2nd IMPORTANT UPDATE: *As of 1/2/14, you can now download all of my current…
How (and how NOT to) plan Genius Hour in an elementary classroom. Genius Hour ideas for second, third and fourth grade. Projects, organization, classroom management, and planning for passion projects.
Genius Hour can bring motivation, excitement, and real learning into your classroom! This post from Jennifer Runde will help you get started.
Have you been wanting to try inquiry-based learning in your classroom? Genius Hour is an amazing project that will take yoru students to whole new level!
5th grade students participated in a "Genius Hour" project as a culmination of all the amazing art skills that they have learned in...
In today's blog post, I'll be sharing step-by-step directions and strategies for implementing Genius Hour in your elementary classroom. If you teach older grades, I also share more broad strategies for K-12 and beyond in this previous post. (1) First, I'll describe Genius Hour and the purpose behind it. (2) Then, we'll take a look…
This genius hour elective helps students follow their own interests and learn about research, interviewing, and self-directed learning.
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