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Why do Genius Hour?

"What do you like to do?"

"Nothing."

Research skills

Make time for me

Get to know my students

Giving students choice

Creating lifelong learners

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Before you start your club, talk it up!

Posters/Flyers

Promote during your library lessons

School/library website

Personal invitations

A Few Suggestions

Day 1: Set the Tone

Check in each week with students

Prior knowledge is key!

Get others involved

Give students presentation options

All About Me:

What is Genius Hour?

Students list information topics they are interested in, hobbies, and questions they have and want to explore.

Genius Hour Contract

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

Week 2: March Madness

"There's too many to choose from!"

This Year's Schedule

Some of our topics

Use a March Madness style bracket to help students narrow down their options.

My Genius Hour

As a librarian, what is it that I want to accomplish for my students?

Navy SEALs training

Georgia O'Keefe

What makes an artist successful?

Star Wars special effects

Cats/Jellyfish/Snakes

Search Terms and topic exploration:

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.

Presentation Ideas

Create a website

Videotape a presentation

Create a commercial

Models/Dioramas

Thinglink (Interactive Images and Videos)

Interactive Google Maps

Create a book or comic

Week 3: Set Them Up for Success!

Google Question vs. Genius Question

Other Topics to Cover

We want students to focus their research using a central question. These questions should be deep and make them think!

For more genius hour resources

Week 4: Citing sources

Chris Kesler

Have students track their sources and include this information in their presentation.

Planning Page:

geniushour.com

Week 5: Interview Skills and questions

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.

My Blog

bakinglibrarian.blogspot.com

Set up interviews with local professionals. Pull strings! Use friends, family, and coworkers.

Download the Genius Hour notebook for free!

Genius Hour in the library

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