Implementing Genius Hour in my classroom (EDUC6103-96 Assignment #4 by J. Carroll)
Implementing Genius Hour in my classroom To introduce my project, I'm using the format provided by Juliani (2015): What : Provide students with 20% time to explore their passions and, as the teacher, use theories and strategies from course readings & outside resources to coach students from the side. Why : To see the ideas discussed in this class come to life in the classroom, to compare what this looks like at different grade levels, to build better relationships with students, to be inspired by students' ideas, to learn alongside them, to have students develop 21st century learning competencies and to generate material to include in the final project for this course. How : Follow the step-by-step process provided by Krebs and Zvi (2016)... inspire, brainstorm, model & scaffold, create an inquiry question . Set expectations and norms as we go, learning and reflecting along the way. Implementing my proposal: It was a bit daunting to start in early March with less than...