genius hour in the elementary education classroom

Genius Hour in the Elementary Classroom

Presented By: Emily Schmidt & Martha Smith

March 2015

http://goo.gl/upbhru

Emily Schmidt emily.schmidt@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

Martha Smith martha.smith@cabarrus.k12.nc.us

Who Are We?

What is Genius Hour?Genius Hour is based on the 20% model used at Google.

Students CHOOSE what they’d like to study from how to bake a cake to how to program a robot.

Genius Hour

Wonder Workshop

Innovation HourPassion Projects

20% Time

GETTING STARTED

Interest Inventory for Students

Letter to Parents

First, students pick a project and make a plan.

Then, students begin researching their topics.

Students continue researching and begin to create and build.

Students share what they’ve learned.

Helpful Hints

TimeMake it a regular part of your schedule

GroupsTry to group students based on their interests. It is easiest when there is more than one student working on a topic.

Supplies*Ask for donations from parents and community

members. *DonorsChoose

We’ve been able to fund Dot and Dash Robots and littleBits Electronics Kits thanks to DonorsChoose!

HelpEnlist the help of volunteers and other available

staff members.

StorageCreate a space to store your Genius Hour supplies.

Create a blendspace page for each topic of study. This gives students access to credible resources to use during Genius Hour.

Expose Students to New Topics

Computer Programming - Dot and Dash, Scratch, Tynker

Arts - Sewing, Pottery, Knitting, Music

Engineering - Goldiblocks, Roominate, littleBits

Cooking

Movie Making

Fashion - Sewing, Jewelry Making

Gardening

Entrepreneurship

Community Service

Use Genius Hour to share with students topics that they don’t usually have the opportunity to learn about during the traditional school day.

Student Projects

Learning to Play Piano

Building A Robotic Car

Learning About Electric Circuits with littleBits

Learn About Programming with Dot and

Dash

Learning About Computer Programming

Learning About Pottery Creating a Model of a Volcano

Learning How To Make Jewelry

Learning How To Sew

Learning About Stop Animation

Learning About Engineering with

Goldiblocks

Why Should You Do Genius

Hour?

Why Should You Do Genius Hour?Students and Parents LOVE it!

You learn more about your students’ interests

Engaging and Fun

You get to see the creative side of students

Students control their own learning.

Students work with different groups because they are group by interest.

Additional Resources

https://www.haikudeck.com/genius-hour-education-presentation-A90vWXBBXn#

http://www.geniushour.com/

https://geniushour.wikispaces.com/

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/genius-hour-essentials-personalized-education-nichole-carter