Find Their Inner Genius

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Get Ready to Learn How to..

• find any kid's motivation
• set up TL inquiry for any level
• scaffold research with authentic texts
• promote authentic TL production

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What Really Motivates?

Interest Questions

• What websites do you like to look at?
• What types of videos do you like to look at?
• What TV shows do you like to watch?
• What types of movies do you like to watch?

Free Time Questions

• You have $100: where do you use it?
• When not at school or home, where do you go?
• What are you an expert in?

Goal Questions

• What do you want to know how to do?
• What do you want to create?
• How do you want to help other people?
• How do you want to change the world?
• What do more people need to understand?

Student Responses

in the Target Language?

It can!

The Genius Hour Process

• Ask & Task
• Collect & Reflect
• Prepare & Share

The Process is Cyclical

Scaffolding Is the Key

• Vocabulary
• Collect Research
• Question & Reflect 
• Prepare & Share

Vocabulary

• Search terms
• Common verbs
• Conjunctions
• Collected terms
• Communication terms

Curating Vocabulary

• Google Doc or Blog
• Notebook
• Google Phrasebook
• Soundboard
• Word Cloud

Soundboard

Collect Research

• Pinterest
• Twitter
• Vimeo
• YouTube
• Google

Pinterest

Curating Research

• Diigo
• Storify
• Pearltrees
• Evernote
• Livebinder

Storify

Blog Prompts: Research

• Something interesting for the class is...
• I want to know more about...
• I never knew that...

Experts

• Fans & clubs
• Schools, classes, & teachers
• Shops & businesses
• Emails & contact profiles

Blog Prompts: Experts

• Experts in my topic are...
• Experts can help me by...
• If I need more experts or information, I can...

Reflect

• Driving Question, need-to know
• Highlight & group
• Paraphrase/summarize
• Blog posts & comments
• Classmate discussion

Sample Driving Questions

• Where can I find the best camping equipment?
• What kind of diet and exercises build muscle?
• What kind of music is popular in Spain?
• What are some desserts I can make for kids?
• What kind of tattoo might I want?

Diigo

Blogs

Blog Prompts: Reflection

• A pattern I see in my research is...
• I thought that...but I learned that...
• I still don't understand...because...

Prepare

• Essential vocabulary
• Overview
• Activity instructions
• Works Cited
• Rehearsal

Overview

Activity

Blog Prompts: Preparation

• In my presentation, I want to focus on...
• I can show the class how...works.
• The class needs to understand...

Share

• Class
• School community
• Local community
• Global community

College & Career Ready Skills

• Formulate problems
• Conduct research
• Interpret evidence
• Communicate findings

For More Information

• SraSpanglish Genius Hour Page
• http://bit.ly/SraSpGH
• Magistra Monroe's Blog
• http://bit.ly/MagistraGH1

For More Information

• Profa Baros' Blog
• http://bit.ly/ProfaBarosGH
• Joy Kirr's Livebinder
• http://bit.ly/JoyKirrGH

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