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Can school be a place where students come because they are delighted to be there, feeling entrusted with and engaged in their learning? Not just because “it’s the law” (the answer to one of my...
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Flipped Thinking
Most people read FLOP in the image above. What do YOU see? Today I read this post, “Unleashing Your Inner Steve Jobs, Part 2,” by Moses Ma about thinking like Steve Jobs. I liked the article, so I...
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Ahh Friday…Time for Genius Hour
My students were engaged in learning during genius hour today. Creating, learning, building, inventing, baking, competing…It was lots of fun. Bells ring and no one twitches. Band teacher arrives to...
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Twitter Chat for #geniushour
What a wonderful surprise I got from Gallit Zvi when she asked me to co-moderate a Twitter chat about #geniushour. We have both experienced this transformational approach to learning with our students,...
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Researcher’s Workshop
I have been trying to figure out how to make our daily experience at school more like genius hour. In my science and history classes I have wanted to experiment with “researcher’s workshop.” I want to...
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I’m Presenting about Genius Hour at ITEC!
Hello, PLN friends! On October 15, I am going to present a session about genius hour at ITEC (Iowa Technology and Education Connection) Conference. I hope you will help me prepare my session by...
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I’m Getting It!
I’m starting to get what Sir Ken Robinson in The Element is talking about regarding intelligence and creativity. But it’s not easy! People are intelligent in many different ways — not just verbal and...
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A Year of Genius Hour – What Have I Learned?
The learners in my class of 2017 are geniuses. For over a year now, these students have had a chance to shape the agenda of their learning, at least part of the time. Because of genius hour, my...
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Genius Hour: Follow Your Passion
The story of our latest genius hour adventures, in honor of #etmooc storytelling week. Video on SchoolTube. Yes, it did take a while…
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Genius Hour Manifesto
Gallit, Hugh, Joy and I were excited to talk about our passion in this “Genius Hour Manifesto” post at Education is My Life (@edismylife). I wanted to add a link here, so you’d be sure to see it. Thank...
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Finding My Way in Kindergarten Genius Hour
After teaching grades 7 and 8 for seven years, it was a challenge for me to go down to Kindergarten. The first few months, the way was treacherous. Now looking back, after eight months or so, I can say...
View ArticleThe Ultimate in Differentiation: Genius Hour
I’m excited that I got up early this morning for the #geniushour chat. It used to be at a convenient time when I lived in North America. Now I’m living in the Middle East, and so I have to get up by...
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The Genius Hour Guidebook – Coming Soon
(Originally posted at geniushour.ca) Click book cover for link to Amazon! By Denise Krebs and Gallit Zvi A few years ago the two of us took a risk in our practice–we asked our students what they wanted...
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My Own Genius Hour in the California Desert
I’m having such a great time spending two weeks at my sister’s house. Her place is a dream come true for makers, builders, creators, and artists. Plus, it is beautiful California desert, where I’ve...
View ArticleInviting Innovation
This post is week 2 of 8 in the 8 Weeks of Summer Blog Challenge for educators. Who or what experiences have built you up into the educator you are today? Joy Kirr’s post is the first I read during...
View ArticleDay 6 Slice of LIfe – Geniushour Chat and a Challenge
I woke up at 3:00 a.m. this morning. Hmmm…Will I go back to sleep? I wondered. I didn’t think so, but I brought my pillow and alarm clock out to the living room. I got myself cozy reclining on the Lazy...
View ArticleMy Genius Hour with Spices
This week I’ve been on an adventure with spices. My grade 5 students are doing genius hour from their homes, so that meant that I would be able to have time for my own genius hour with them. When we...
View Article6 Steps of Genius Hour for My Students, An Unpolished Set of Instructions
Since there are so many of us in this together, learning to do Genius Hour at home, I thought I would share the videos I made for my students. Of course, you will want to make your own, but maybe...
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Genius Hour at home has been a serendipity for my students and me. In this time of emergency remote learning, it has not been easy. We are in our 12th week of this. We have three weeks to go, and we...
View ArticleA Year of Genius Hour – What Have I Learned?
The learners in my class of 2017 are geniuses. For over a year now, these students have had a chance to shape the agenda of their learning, at least part of the time. Because of genius hour, my...
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