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Passion Project/ Genius Hour
We do ours one class period a week all year long - Quarter one is
brainstorming and written their proposal, Quarter two is research and
interview pro, Quarter three is make and do or solve, Quarter four is
present and reflection essay.

We have them do a interest/ personality survey at the beginning to help
guide topics.

Some projects that have gone (off the top of my head  -well include roller
coaster physics, songwriting, fashion, computer game design /programming,
animation, childhood cancer (plus service project), photography, sports
analytics, stock market analysis, prosaic limbs,  green house design, write
and self -publish.....

Best wishes
Catie Magierski
Bryan Middle School
Elmhurst

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am working with a teacher on a project which is new for the both of us.
> Genius Hour is modeled after Google's company policy where employees can
> spend 20% of their time working on projects of their own interest.
>
> My worry is that I will have kids in every class that can't "think" of a
> project that interests them.  Has anyone done Genius Hour in the past?  Do
> you have any tips or fail-safe projects your kids have used that I can
> suggest?
>
> TIA!
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Amy Hamernick
> Teacher Librarian
> Century Jr. High
> @AhamernickCJH
> #CenturyWildcats
>
>
> "If we always do what we've always done,
> we will get what we've always got."
> ~Adam Urbanski~
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