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Genius Hour!
Unlock the innovation potential in your school by letting go
Nadia Williams
Digital Transformation CoachCobb County School District
Nadia.Williams@cobbk12.org@MswillipediaMswillipedia.comSlide2
What is Genius?Slide3
DR. FRANKENSTEIN AND HIS CREATIONSlide4
Stephen HawkingSlide5
MADAME C.J. WALKERSlide6
Hedy
Lamarr was a successful actress who also invented spread spectrum technology during WWII.Slide7
Hedy
Lamarr’s
InventionSlide8
The textbook definition:Slide9
We often associate
“genius” with being
extremely intelligent, odd, reclusive, Going against the grain, etc.Slide10
Does this have to be the case?Slide11
What is your genius?
What would you like to learn?
In what do you wish to experiment (and fail)?Slide12
Ask this of your students.
Let
them drive their instruction through exploration.Slide13
So, What is Genius Hour?Slide14
The origins of Genius Hour
Google3M20% Time“The Research Behind Inquiry and Choice in Education” by A.J.
JulianiEdutopia’s Tips for Implementing Genius HourSlide15
Implementing Genius Hour
Establish a background on the goals of Genius Hour.Establish your expectations of your students.Model how to begin exploring a Genius Hour project.Slide16
Implementing Genius Hour
Teacher Role:Guide students from the side.Make meaningful use of in-class work time by informally checking in with your students.For extra impact, join your students by creating your own Genius Hour project.Slide17
Provide your students with clear expectations.
Checklists* make this easy for students to follow.
*Click Here for my Genius Hour Semester GuidelinesSlide18
Implementing Genius Hour
Student Role:The students work to become experts in their interests.Each student will regularly report upon his or her findings either formally or informally.Provide students with choice in how to present their findings.*
*I always preferred to require the students to make some sort of product to demonstrate what they had learned.Slide19
Student Genius Hour ExamplesSlide20
Student Genius Hour ExamplesSlide21Slide22
Questions?Preguntas
?Fragen?Slide23
Your turn!Slide24
BrainstormIf you could spend your time learning more about something, what would you choose to explore?Slide25
Genius Hour!
Unlock the innovation potential in your school by letting go
Nadia Williams
Digital Transformation CoachCobb County School District
Nadia.Williams@cobbk12.org@MswillipediaMswillipedia.com