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What is Genius Hour?
What is Genius Hour?
Genius Hour is time set aside during the week for students to study a new idea or skill of their own choosing. It is self-selected learning, where students will pursue their own interests and passions in a project based learning approach.
Genius Hour is time set aside during the week for students to study a new idea or skill of their own choosing. It is self-selected learning, where students will pursue their own interests and passions in a project based learning approach.
Why is Genius Hour important?
Why is Genius Hour important?
These inquiry based projects spark curiosity, and students have an opportunity to showcase their own genius. Genius Hour promotes time management skills, problem solving, perseverance, flexibility, as well as other critical thinking skills.
These inquiry based projects spark curiosity, and students have an opportunity to showcase their own genius. Genius Hour promotes time management skills, problem solving, perseverance, flexibility, as well as other critical thinking skills.
What are the goals of Genius Hour?
What are the goals of Genius Hour?
- Promote, support, and model creative, innovative thinking and inventiveness
- Allow students an opportunity to discover/investigate one of their passions and reflect on/share their learning with others
- Provide students with an opportunity to develop skill sets that are valuable in any learning situation (research, experimentation, collaboration, creativity, problem solving and critical thinking)
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