1. What is Genius Hour? How can it enhance your secondary classroom? By Valerie Lees And Marilyn Sun #staconvention2013 May 3, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgGyWSXWxT0&feature=youtu.be

2. I am in my 17th year of teaching My background a BA in English Lit. and History BEd. (elementary intermediate) with concentration in Math and Science Ed. MEd. in Curriculum and Instruction Connected Educator: @v_lees Blogs: www.fhlearn.ca/vlees (school wordpress) *class blogs connected to fhlearn (blogspot) Who am I? 3. Main teaching experience: Hum 8 & 9 En 8-11 SS 8-11, Law 12 Part time LST Experience in both linear and semester systems Excited to be starting a new course next year: Project Design and Development Based on Genius Hour 4. Co-presenter Fraser Heights Grade 10 English Student Marilyn Sun One of my many inspirations. 5. How did I learn of Genius Hour? 6. http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/2012/oct/04/google-20-percent-time-schools 7. What is an Edcamp? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EdCamp 8. http://geniushour.wikispaces.com/ Moderators @gallit_z (Surrey) @mrsdkrebs (Iowa) @joykirr (Illinois) #geniushour 9. Student Centred Reading and Writing Presenting Researching Creativity Technology embedded Reflecting Collaborating 10. http://springmd.rockyview.ab.ca/assets/21stCentury.jpg 11. http://burnabysouthadmin.files.wordpress.com/20 10/11/21st-century-learning.jpg 12. How do I Start? The Sales Pitch http://dlsusales.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/gat-a-mac-sales-pitch.jpg 13. Caines Arcade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq9 6U Caines Arcade Chapter 2: The Beginning of a Movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul9c-4dX4Hk Creativity Takes Time (2 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgvx9OfZKJw Inspiration 14. Obvious to you, amazing to others Derek Sivers (2 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMsNbmADHBU A Pep Talk from Kid President (4 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o More Inspiration 15. Brainstorming What have you always wondered about? What new skill would you like to learn? What problem(s) would you like to solve? Is there something you have always wanted to build? Or redesign to improve? 16. Nightline: The Deep Dive (8 min) IDEO Shopping Cart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M66ZU2PCIcM Nightline: The Deep Dive (20 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taJOV-YCieI Process: Inquiry & Collaboration Skills 17. Research based Non-Google-able If answer is easy to find, then change what you do with your information Personal Meaningful to you / audience Reflections & self-assessment Develops skills Involves problem solving Allows for creativity Allows for collaboration Peer-review Team work A good inquiry / exploration is 18. Local and Global Awareness How can we solve our traffic pick-up and drop off problems at FH? How can Surrey lessen its environmental impact on urban expansion? What are some of the current conflicts between China and Japan, their historical influences and why should students care? What is going on in Syria and is there anything we can do about the turmoil? 19. Creative Endeavours Create a dance fusion video that blends traditional Chinese cultural dances with more modern hip hop / break dancing to appeal to a more modern teen audience Create an imovie to demonstrate how to care for a horse (imovie is a new skill for this group) Create a music video Critique various BMX bikes for various uses Create a How To Video to learn how to build and take apart a bike Write, perform and share spoken word poetry 20. Why and how we sneeze and what effects does it have on us? Why do people sneeze differently? How does a self-help author inspire their audience? How closely related are chimpanzees and humans? How does chemotherapy work and why doesnt it always work? As a runner, what is it like to be the trainer? How can Surrey become a tourist destination? Wondering. 21. develop a video game using particular software create an app How do bar codes work and can we make one? How does astral projection work? How stuff works? 22. The Proposal Process ***Still in progress*** https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B40ZnNS79fG6bzd0c2xQck9xNGs/edit?usp=sharing 23. Sample by Marilyn Sun (sem 1) https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B40ZnNS79fG6RTJDS2psLXUtMUk/edit?usp=sharing 24. Feedback (oral/written & formative) Support CriteriaClarify Conference 25. Log your process 26. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bwOO1lefhS7V1xKDmYx1mjfo8gWGKNhbYYHqjhC 7Nr0/edit?usp=sharing 27. Based on student generated specifications (aka criteria) outlined in their proposal This semester I am having students design their own rubric May be in any form: Survey Oral feedback Rubric May occur: When students are stuck and need help problem- solving Just prior to presenting Peer Review By 5 peers 2 min from class 28. Peer Critique: Concrete, Specific, Constructive 29. Austins Butterfly: Critique and feedback w/kids Ron Berger (7 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded &v=hqh1MRWZjms Austins butterfly (shorter version 4 min) Ron Berger presenting to school board http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded &v=hqh1MRWZjms Links for Austins Butterfly by Ron Berger 30. Present and Share http://www.banffcentre.ca/conferences/creative_team_options/images/powerful-presentations.jpg 31. Metacognition: Essential for the Articulation of Learning illuminations.nctm.org 32. Student Perspectives & thatssodad.blogspot.com 33. Expect Some discomfort and challenges along the way learning is messy! Not to know everything To learn with the students To build a strong, supportive and collaborative environment To empower kids To have fun! My HS Genius Hour Process is still evolving 34. Do kids set own deadlines for presenting? Ideally yes realistically, set your own class goal and you may need to set a deadline. The first presentation is always the hardest. Do some students need more support than others? Of course. Do you let kids decide on groups or individual projects? Both. FAQs 35. More Resources via @Joykirr Genius Hour Livebinder