Genius Hour

Why Passion Projects

• Students choose a project by their passion.
• pursue things that matter to them.
• Students see real world connections.
• Become independent learners.
• "It's time to realize that in our classrooms sit the world changers, inventors, and innovators of tomorrow. Our students are the future." - Andi McNair

Introducing the 6 P's

• Passion- Get to know your students.
• Plan- Encourage students to plan.
• Pitch- Have students share ideas.
• Project- Allow students to collaborate.
• Product- Share students product.
• Presentation- Have students share sucesses and failures with others.

Passion (Finding the Spark)

• Opportunity to learn by making, designing and creating
• Teachers must get to know their students and help them find their passion
• "Passion is defined as a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something. It's a fire that burns within that can't by extinguished." -Andi McNair

Project (Igniting the Flame)

• KWH- What I know What I want to know How I am going to find out
• Three Main Questions: 1. What am I trying to accomplish? 2. Who is my audience? 3. Who can help me as I work toward my goal?

Tools

• http://www.prufrock.com/Genius_Hour.aspx (handouts) https://diy.org (explore skills) http://dogonews.com (real world) https://www.mindmeister.com (org.) https://nepris.com (set up meetings) https://padlet.com (organize ideas) https://trello.com (lists) http://popplet.com (mind-mapping) http://wonderopolis.org (patterns)