Genius Hour Chat Archive with Joy Kirr May 2020
At our May chat we talked about how to help our students get the most of Genius Hour experiences at home. Joy Kirr led us in these questions: Q1 In your opinion, how does #geniushourathome...
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Genius Hour Chat, August 2019
Our #geniushour chat on Thursday, August 1, 2019 was led by our guest host, Ethan Silva, @mr_silvalining. Gallit Zvi joined as moderator. The theme was “Genius Hour: Mythbusters. Myth busting stereotypes and assumptions that genius...
March 2019 #GeniusHour chat archive, with guest host Erica Kozlowski
Our twitter chat tonight was about the Structures and Systems that we use to help support our students during Genius Hour. We had a lot of veteran Genius Hour teachers participate, as well as some...
#Geniushour Chat Archive with Guest Host Andi McNair, 3 January 2019
We discussed “Purposeful Projects” in Genius Hour learning tonight with our guest host Andi McNair (@mcnairan3). She had some great thought-provoking questions to lead the group in discussion. Some Genius Hour educators that I hadn’t met...
Listen to Your Summer Tribe: Genius Hour Ideas for the Coming Year
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!
Share Your Genius (Hour) Ideas for the Coming School Year!
Gallit and Denise love reading new books over the summer, and of course, “we are always keen to check out new posts about what folks have been doing with Genius Hour and what their plans for next year’s Genius Hour blocks are.” Share yours in the comments here!
A Google Hangout Chat with Denise and Gallit
Routledge/Eye on Education’s Lauren Davis hosted a compact online chat yesterday with authors Gallit Zvi and Denise Krebs, who shared 5 Strategies for Implementing Genius Hour in Your Classroom. Check out a video of the 10-minute Google Hangout!
Learn More about What You’ll Find in The Genius Hour Guidebook
In this practical new book, early adopters Denise Krebs and Gallit Zvi show you how to implement Genius Hour – a special classroom time when students can develop their own passion-driven, inquiry-based projects and take more ownership of their work and their learning.
Celebrating Passion, Wonder & Inquiry
Here at the Genius Hour Guidebook website, you’ll find many resources from the book by Denise Krebs & Gallit Zvi, plus bonus articles and materials. Best of all, you’ll be able to engage with colleagues eager to support each other as we implement Genius Hour in our classrooms and schools. Read our welcome message!
