This entry is a list of introductions, examples, questions, and resources about Genius Hour that I prepared for EdCamp Orange in Orlando, FL.
Some of the Genius Hour projects that my students have completed include:
Fletcher's Padlet timeline of Michael Jackson's career:
Fletcher's Padlet timeline of Michael Jackson's career:
Gavin's gorgeous infographic poster about the Titanic:
Georgia's comic book, The Adventures of Mr. Cat:
Leonard's book of dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures:
Addison's spring fashion line:
and Kayla's cupcake fundraiser to benefit a local breast cancer charity:
Questions If you've tried Genius Hour: What is your experience with Genius Hour? What successes have you had? What difficulties did you find? How could you improve your practice with your class for more success? | If you're new to Genius Hour: What potential do you see to use Genius Hour in your classroom? What roadblocks to success do you see coming up in your classroom? What will happen if you give up time to fuel students' interests? |
Resources:
On Twitter:
Search for #geniushour, and you'll find tons of great sharing from teachers like you and me. Some good names to start are:
@joykirr
@paulsolarz
@DonWettrick
@geniushour
Websites:
Joy Kirr's Livebinder has ideas, information, examples, and links to educators who've been working with Genius Hour and sharing their work online.
Paul Solarz's Passion Time Blog
GeniusHour.com is full of resources including videos, interviews, how to get started, and more.
In addition to my Genius Hour link on this page, you can also see projects from my students last year. The students who produced a multipage work have all of their pages linked, and this year's students have written reflections.
Books:
Pure Genius by Don Wettrick(@DonWettrick)
Drive by Daniel Pink (@DanielPink)
Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess (@burgessdave)
Creating Innovators by Tony Wagner (@DrTonyWagner)
On Twitter:
Search for #geniushour, and you'll find tons of great sharing from teachers like you and me. Some good names to start are:
@joykirr
@paulsolarz
@DonWettrick
@geniushour
Websites:
Joy Kirr's Livebinder has ideas, information, examples, and links to educators who've been working with Genius Hour and sharing their work online.
Paul Solarz's Passion Time Blog
GeniusHour.com is full of resources including videos, interviews, how to get started, and more.
In addition to my Genius Hour link on this page, you can also see projects from my students last year. The students who produced a multipage work have all of their pages linked, and this year's students have written reflections.
Books:
Pure Genius by Don Wettrick(@DonWettrick)
Drive by Daniel Pink (@DanielPink)
Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess (@burgessdave)
Creating Innovators by Tony Wagner (@DrTonyWagner)