[ISLMA-Share] Genius Hour

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I have a teacher who does an entire quarter unit with Genius Hour.  You can
contact her directly as bonners at husd4.org  to ask questions.  She says she
is also willing to share all her materials on her wiki
www.languagearts301.pbworks.com .  You may need to request access, but
she'll let you in!

Michelle Harris
Heyworth CUSD #4

On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Just wanted to say I love all the Genius Hour ideas! Y’all are rock stars!
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> (Not sure my school would ever incorporate something like this, but I have
> a post-it note on my computer now to remind me to try to think of ways to
> encourage them to do so.)
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> Hi Amy,
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> I actually teach a Genius Hour rotation at my 5/6 school in Homer Glen.  I
> piloted it last year and this year I will have had 240 students having gone
> through my class in the library.  I do 2 classes a day with 30 students
> each, all working independently on their own passion project.
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> We start with a 2 week group project and the class decides the over
> arching topic and then they research the subtopics and present to get
> through the research process so they are ready to go off on their own.
> Last quarter one class did "Cryptids" (Bigfoot, Chupacabra, Loch Ness
> Monster...), this quarter the decided on sports so they are doing
> everything from Football to Cricket.
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> When we start the Genius Hour, first we define what that would be...what
> makes a Genius Hour and how it is different from just a topic you can
> google.  They brainstorm with a graphic organizer, create a proposal and
> they, their parent or guardian and I sign off on it.  Then they start
> researching and creating. Half way through they make part of their rubric
> themselves.
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> The class runs about 8-9 weeks.  I have had kids create their own hockey
> sticks, the worlds best chocolate cake, crocheting, building apps and video
> games, an online family recipe book (my personal favorite with pictures of
> their family and their prized recipes).  It has been an awesome experience.
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> If you want ANY of my materials, I don't mind sharing....and please feel
> free to call me at Hadley Middle School in Homer Glen, (708) 226-7768.  I
> would love to talk to you.
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> Good Luck and let me know how I can help!
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> Dawn
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> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> TIA!
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> --
>
> Sincerely,
> Amy Hamernick
> Teacher Librarian
> Century Jr. High
>
> @AhamernickCJH
>
> #CenturyWildcats
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> "If we always do what we've always done,
> we will get what we've always got."
> ~Adam Urbanski~
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Michelle Harris
District Librarian
Heyworth CUSD #4
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