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Research skills
Make time for me
Get to know my students
Giving students choice
Creating lifelong learners
Posters/Flyers
Promote during your library lessons
School/library website
Personal invitations
Check in each week with students
Prior knowledge is key!
Get others involved
Give students presentation options
Students list information topics they are interested in, hobbies, and questions they have and want to explore.
Lets students know expectations and lets them know you will hold them to it!
Based on a practice at Google.
Students receive time in class to work on something they are passionate about.
Goal is to get students problem solving and excited about learning.
Geniushour.com
Use a March Madness style bracket to help students narrow down their options.
Navy SEALs training
Georgia O'Keefe
What makes an artist successful?
Star Wars special effects
Cats/Jellyfish/Snakes
Week 1: Intro Genius Hour/Sign Contract/All About Me
Week 2: March Madness/Search Terms Review/Topic Exploration
Week 3: Genius vs. Google Question/Planning Page/Research
Week 4: Citing Sources/Research
Week 5: Interview Skills/Research
Week 6: Interviews/Research
Week 7: Research
Week 8 &9: Finish Research/Work on Presentations
Week 10: Party!
School club rather than during class time
10-15 students
Allowed to research any topic or question they want.
Allowing students to search through their final two options helps them see which topic will be best to choose.
Create a website
Videotape a presentation
Create a commercial
Models/Dioramas
Thinglink (Interactive Images and Videos)
Interactive Google Maps
Create a book or comic
We want students to focus their research using a central question. These questions should be deep and make them think!
Have students track their sources and include this information in their presentation.
geniushour.com
To know where to start, students first need to know their goal in the project! This page helps them see their vision for their Genius Hour time.
bakinglibrarian.blogspot.com
Set up interviews with local professionals. Pull strings! Use friends, family, and coworkers.