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'Genius hour': Students, what would you like to learn today? - CNN When snow days piled up this winter, seventh-grader Emily Born was upset. It wasn't that she always loved school, or that she had a big test coming up and needed her teacher's help. No, the student from Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, was sad to miss out on her "genius hour." That's an 80-minute period every Monday during which Emily and her classmates work on projects entirely of their choosing. "It's definitely the highlight of my week," says Emily, 12. Her classroom's "genius hour" was inspired by Google's 20% time initiative, which allows employees to dedicate 20% of working hours to their own ideas. Teachers said it's part of a larger movement in education to promote student-driven learning, ensuring that young people learn to think for themselves. The English teacher was inspired by conversations on Twitter, and launched 20 Time this fall after a summer of planning and setting guidelines for students to follow. Selling the idea to parents "Mrs.
Katherine von Jan: Pursue Passion: Demand Google 20% Time at School Ever wonder why students struggle with picking a major in college? When was the last time students were asked what they'd like to study in school and given the time to pursue their own interests? Ask a kid what they want for their birthday, and they'll tell you 10 things. Ask them what they want to learn? Maybe if we asked and then gave kids permission to do some of the things they'd love to do throughout their academic careers (K-12), we wouldn't be so lost and confused in college or in life. Google's "20% Time", inspired by Sergey Brin's and Larry Page's Montessori School experience, is a philosophy and policy that every Google employee spend 20% of their time (the equivalent of a full work day each week) working on ideas and projects that interest that employee. What do we expect from students? It doesn't have to be that complicated, as reinventing the entire school. Give kids their 20% to be genius every day; and they'll not only be more aware and driven college students.
20 percent projects: 10 must-have tools Students engaging in 20 percent projects must gather and curate information, share it and present it. Here are 10 tools to help. Every good handyman (or handywoman) knows that having the right tool can save minutes — or hours — of work. Academic work is no exception. Students who engage in 20 percent projects — where 20 percent of class time is devoted to a project the student is passionate about — engage in certain activities to prepare for the culminating event: often a presentation in front of their peers. There’s content gathering and content curation to be done. 20 percent projects have been made famous recently by companies like Google — although 20 percent time isn’t like it used to be at Google anymore. As teachers plan or implement a 20 percent project program — or any sort of long-term project — here are some handy tools to integrate: 1. 2. 3. 4. [RELATED: 20 percent projects: 7 ideas to think about] 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. Related 20 percent projects: 7 ideas to think about In "Teaching"
Implementing Genius Hour in Your Classroom Hi everyone! My name is Kimberly Crouch from English, Oh My! My passion as an English teacher is sharing my love of literature with my students and giving them the foundations of reading and writing to be successful in high school. Besides my love of teaching, I enjoy sharing projects and my experiences with my fellow teachers. Genius Hour (also known as 20% Time) is an inquiry-based learning project in which students work on individual projects focused on their passion. Genius Hour brings the mindset of Google and 3M into the classroom. Operation Genius gives your students the opportunity to choose what they want to learn, research, modify, build, invent, and/or create during 20% of their time in your classroom. Over the last five years, there has been a push in districts and in the country to make our students “college ready.” In Ken Robinson’s TED Talk, “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” Creativity isn’t a test to take, a skill to learn, or a program to develop. Research Planning Letting Go
Genius hour Genius Hour in Elementary School My first year of Genius Hour in my fifth-grade classroom was a huge success. I gave students one hour each week to study any subject of their choosing. They chose subjects I could not have predicted: the architecture of the Czech Republic, blade forging, gender issues in the media. They used a plethora of technology and three-dimensional models. I am definitely the big-idea, hippie-style teacher, so I developed a scaffolded, organized system that helped my students yet still encouraged the creative process. Time While time is difficult for teachers to give up, this is key for creativity and quality. Time is essential for creativity; however, deadlines are also a reality. Reflection Teachers know the value of reflection, but getting students engaged in authentic reflection is an art. Our reflection also took place online. List your mini-project ideas. Collaboration Genius Hour was a socially academic part of our classroom. Some students were more adept in some areas. Sharing
20-Time In Education Inspire. Create. Innovate. #GeniusHour | ReconfigurED. This article originally appeared in Educational Technology Solutions Issue 64 (APR/MAY 2015) (infographic) Genius Hour is a movement picking up traction globally – an opportunity where students given true autonomy explore their own passions and exercise creativity in the classroom. It allows pure voice and choice in what students learn during a set period of time during school. A traditional view-point of education is one where teachers map curriculum and standards, plan and control units and lessons based on those standards. With the ever increasing rise of information and communication devices in the hands of students, Genius Hour is allowing students to pursue their interests, seek information, and make genuine impacts in ways never possible otherwise. Where has Genius Hour come from? Genius Hour is commonly associated with innovative companies like Google, where engineers spend up to 20% of their time working on projects they are interested in and passionate about.
These 20 Photographs Will Leave You Speechless. Especially The 11th One. There Are No Words. Take a look at these 20 powerful photos that will leave you speechless. Some of these photos are of truly historic moments, while others, are quite heartbreaking. World War II veteran from Belarus Konstantin Pronin, 86, sits on a bench as he waits for his comrades at Gorky park during Victory Day in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, May 9, 2011. Konstantin comes to this place every year. This year he was the only person from the unit to show. Reddit 100s of galaxies seen through the Hubble Deep Field (HDF), as they were 10 billion years ago. Sunset on Mars, taken in 2005 by the Spirit rover. A soldier making the long walk to defuse a car bomb in Northern Ireland. wikipedia Neil Armstrong after his Moonwalk. This was taken moments after Jewish refugees realized they weren’t being sent to their deaths at the horrible concentration camps and were in fact being saved. Ignorance is bliss – Homeless man sleeps outside a diner in Milwaukee. Nazi rally at Nuremberg in 1937. Undulating clouds. Source: Viral Nova
7 Pros & Cons Of Teaching With Genius Hour - ShareTwittPin 7 Pros & Cons Of Teaching With Genius Hour by TeachThought Staff Genius hour is trending in education, and for good reason. We’ve offered a definition for genius hour in the past, and discussed the principles of genius hour before. 7 Pros of Genius Hour Student-centered & open-endedEncourages students to design meaningful and authentic workEasily supports tech-centered and tech-limited classroomsStudents are able to practice navigating “unfiltered” and non-academic content with a focus on inquiry and researchPromotes learning beyond the classroomCan be successful for the student that struggles in traditional settingsStudents that “play” with ideas tend think laterally, critically, and creatively since they’re not seeking to play guess-what-the-teacher’s-thinking 7 Cons of Genius Hour Though genius hour seeks to be “passion-based” and curiosity-centered, in most public schools and formal learning environments it is still essentially a mandatory and compulsory model of learning.