Genius Hour Directions
Thanks to Paul Solarz for sharing his checklist and resources for Genius Hour projects.
CHECK OUT OUR GENIUS HOUR PROJECTS HERE!!!
PLANNING AND TOPIC SELECTION
1. Students create Essential Questions & get them approved by the teacher. Place all your essential quesations in this Padlet.
2. Submit Essential Questions on our Google Form. They are now displayed on this Google Spreadsheet.
3. Fill out K-W-H columns in K-W-H-L-A-Q Chart at right:
4. Have students create a "Plan" of the steps they need to complete in order to finish their project successfully.
RESEARCH
5. Start researching, building, creating, etc.
6. Fill out L-A-Q columns in K-W-H-L-A-Q Chart.
PRESENTATION
7. Create a video showing your final product.
8. Share your video with Mr. McCulloch so he can upload to Youtube.
REFLECTION
9. Create a blog entry on our Seesaw learning blog.
Don't forget a title and tag your post as genius hour, by using the text icon.
Include a summary of your project
Include your KWHLAQ document
Include a screenshot of your checklist.
Download your WeVideo and upload to Seesaw
You sharing your project.
Reflect on your assignment in Seesaw.
10. View other student's blogs and leave feedback on their projects
1 compliment and one suggestion
11. Start new round.
Some inspiration for your next project...
Photo Credit:
http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/07/21/upgrade-your-kwl-chart-to-the-21st-century/