We enjoyed a Twitter chat with guest hosts Kat Dale (@KDale201) and Heidi MacGregor (@mrsmacgregor206), passionate educators from Massachusetts. The topic was “Genius Hour: Start the Year Off by Igniting Student Passions!” Thanks for leading...
Thank you to our guest host, Troy Cockrum (@tcockrum), author of the recently published Firefly Classrooms: The 10 Elements of Authentic Tasks that Make Learning Visible and Social. The topic for this month’s August 2, 2018,...
7 June 2018 we had a great discussion on “Genius Hour 2.0: Elevating Genius Hour to the Next Level.” Our guest host was Bobby McCutcheon (@Fight4Mizzou). He was so attentive in responding to everyone’s tweets; he...
Our May 2018 #Geniushour chat was about end-of-the-year reflections about genius hour. Thanks to @JoyKirr for hosting the chat. Here is our TweetDeck Collection Archive for the May 2018 #geniushour chat #Geniushour Chat May ’18...
The March 2018 chat was a collection of questions asked by the teachers in the #Geniushour community. Gallit, on the right (@gallit_z) and Denise (@mrsdkrebs) moderated the chat. The answers were inspirational. Enjoy reading them...
Faige Meller, @Dubioseducator, had some very thought-provoking questions for our chat. She is recently retired from many years as a kindergarten teacher, who gave her children rich Genius Hour experiences. She continues to substitute teach...
As teachers, we have summers “off,” but our summers are never quiet! We reflect, read, write, plan, evaluate, and shop. Our students are never far from our hearts and minds. This idea-filled post recaps some summer learning by members of the #GeniusHour tribe. Enjoy!
Can Genius Hour work in the primary grades? Absolutely. If you’re not convinced, browse this “enhanced” summary of a recent chat at the #GeniusHour twitter channel and reap the many insights and creative ideas shared. Best of all, you can join the conversation!
Denise Krebs and Gallit Zvi are often asked, “Does The Genius Hour Guidebook include ideas for teaching Genius Hour in high school?” In this post, Denise shares a variety of resources for implementing Genius Hour and 20% Time across the high school curriculum.
Gallit and I had a great conversation with passionate educator-leaders from many schools and districts in Florida. We met a lot of new folks and enjoyed hearing how they are transforming education for their students. And, of course, we talked about Genius Hour!
