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Rscon4 presentation on Genius Hour
This document discusses Genius Hour, which allows students one hour per week to pursue their own interests and questions. It emphasizes giving students autonomy to follow their passions. Genius Hour promotes creativity, innovation, collaboration and critical thinking. The document provides examples of how Genius Hour has been implemented, including one day per week or month devoted to the program. Resources are also listed for those wanting more information on setting up Genius Hour.
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- 1. Genius Hour Creativity. Passion.Wonder. By Gallit Zvi - @gallit_z gallitzvi.com
- 2. what is GeniusHour?
- 3. Genius Hour isa precious time, loved by all my students. It is when they are allowed to develop their own inquiry question about whatever it is that they want to explore.
- 4. Genius Hour –Productive, creative, empowered students making decisions about what to learn, and then passionately learning and creating. ~Denise Krebs
- 5. WHY? We should alwaysknow why we are learning, doing, teaching...
- 6. Richard St. John: ThePower of Passion
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- 8. Genius, Latin definition: "to bringinto being, create, produce."
- 9. Daniel Pink The Puzzleof Motivation TED Talk
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- 13. 21st Century LearningSkills creativity and innovation collaboration communication critical thinking
- 14. Yocontribution. "You are agenius and the world expects your contribution" ~Angela Maiers
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- 16. By giving them one houra week!
- 17. Genius Hour asan idea gives autonomous personalized learning time out of every week for students to question, think, learn, and explore the things that they loved and were curious about. This was something special that engaged learners like nothing I had seen before. ~ Hugh McDonald, Grade 6/7
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- 21. What Works forYou • • • • One hour per week One day each month (20% time) Two days per term (Innovation Day/Week)
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- 23. Piano Playing for GeniusHour At the Piano
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- 33. Start With ourPassions & Wonders
- 34. Creativity Rubric We havestudents focus on 1 or 2 elements of the Genius Hour Creativity Rubric when working through their Genius Hour Project.
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- 38. Keep in Touch! GallitZvi Twitter @gallit_z Blog gallitzvi.com Email gallitzvi@gmail.com