What is Genius Hour?I was introduced to the concept of Genius Hour by my grade team teacher who had used it previously with grade 7 students.
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"Genius Hour is a movement that allows students to explore their own passions and encourages creativity in the classroom. It provides students with a choice in what they learn during a set period of time at school."
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Where did Genius Hour start?This program is inspired by a similar initiative at tech giant Google. They found that in allowing their engineers to spend 20% of their time pursuing a project that was related to their passions, overall productivity increased.
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Genius Hour in ContextContext is important in terms of implementation of this program. Genius Hour will look different across grade levels. I was working in a grade four classroom so my context required a bit more guidance than might be required with older students. This is how Genius Hour was implemented with our grade fours.
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Student Centred
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Creative
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Collaborative
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Long Term |
Thinking Critically |
Practical |
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