Genius HourPursue Your Passion &Make the World More

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Some Video Inspiration

Kid PresidentWhat is Genius Hour?

Sample Projects

What are you passionate about?What are you curious about?What problem would you like to solve?What would you like to make?What would make the world more awesome?

Paths To your Genius Project

Rules#1: Project must be approved by the teacher.

#2: Project must be researched.

#3: Project must be presented and shared.

Steps# 1 Find your passion project.

#2 Complete a Feasibility Study and Project Proposal.

# 3 Present your idea to Ms. Smart & Ms. Stanbro and get approval.

#4 Begin research and taking notes.

#5 Create the product.

#6 Share your Genius.

Ms Stanbro’s Genius Hour Diary: Week OneEnergy was high the first day. We watched some videos that got us excited. Then, using an idea I learned from Corkboard Connections, each student was given a pink sticky note to post a passion on the Genius Hour bulletin board. After a few rounds of posting pink passions, each student was given a blue sticky to post a project. If we could, we paired projects with passions. Sometimes we just posted project ideas.

I noticed that it took a little while to get the ideas going. Stopping and reading off ideas regularly seemed to spark new ideas. I also noticed that project ideas were a little harder to come up with than passions. I guess those ideas need some percolating.

I left the sticky notes with Ms. Smart in case some new ideas were born while I was away.

Ms Stanbro’s Genius Hour Diary: Week TwoThis week we looked deeper into our project ideas. Students completed Feasibility Studies and Project Proposals. Most students got some sort of project approved.

I noticed that some students needed to set more ambitious goals for themselves. Others need to divide their project idea into smaller parts to make them manageable.

A few students had trouble identifying an area to research for their project idea. Part of the idea of Genius Hour is to learn something new or solve a problem in a new way. That requires some research.

Ms. Stanbro’s Genius Hour Diary: Week ThreeAs I reviewed everyone’s Genius Hour Projects, I started to wonder about the Kahoot projects. Kahoot is meant to quiz people to see what they know.

Perhaps it makes more sense to teach about your topic first and then you can quiz them using Kahoot.

Also, I have a few friends who have not completed a project proposal yet. I will be checking in with them first thing to get that phase accomplished.

If you have a completed project proposal, check in on your project plan. What will you do today?

ProjectsBallistic Bouncer Game & Blog--Kyle W,

Jamen & Vishal

Rabbit Hutch Plan & Model-Shahynaz

Fairytale Original Live Action Skit-Allie & Christa-Jane

Sports Blog-Phoebe, Kendall & Harmonie

Sports Shadow Puppet & Kahoot Quiz-Gage

Shopkins Shadow Puppet-Mini & Bitsy

● Soccer Kahoot Quiz-Mustafa

● How to Play Pokemon Card Game presentation and Kahoot Quiz-Jayleen & Jailyn

● Kyle & Tobye-Super Hero Shadow Puppet and Kahoot Quiz

● Ian-Little Bits Robot

● Royce & Qualid-Puppets