Genius Hour
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20% time
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A lot of other names as well
Start with
"WHY?"
"WHY?"
"WHY?"
"WHY?"
What was your greatest learning experience?
Connect
Curate
Create
Model
Who is this?
Who is this?
A little help....
"WHAT?"
Potential to advance the company !!!
"Permitted bootlegging"
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*44% of millennials (21-32) are classified as “on demand” workers or freelancers, and that number is expected to increase moving forward. Now read that again.
Fundamentals of Genius Hour
1. The Driving Question
1 .5 Pitch*
2. Research & Development
3. MUST BE SHARED!!!!
4. It can Fail...
5. IT CAN START small
5.5 Innovation can be incremental
6. Be a meddler in the middle.
"HOW?"
Define Inquiry + Define Passion
- Passion is not something you “find”
- Discovering passion is a self-instigated exploratory process - there is no manual.
- Discovering your passion is an evolutionary and unique process.
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Inquiry should be a compelling enthusiasm to know as much as possible about
Hope is not a Strategy
Consider
- How long will the project last?
- time is a human construct
- Structuring Time - implementation guide
- Groups?
- REFLECT REFLECT REFLECT
- you refect as well
- IT HAS TO WORK FOR YOU TOO
- Avoid Innovation Replication
Intro to Class
Create Confidence
When it "fails"
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Remind students: Freedom Comes with Responsibility
Don't Blame the Student
Problem: Students are’t allowed to learn what they want. And instead learn to play the game of school.
Still about relationships...
Keep In mind
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1. Face to Face time is invaluable:
2. Let Go
3. Think about your benchmarks
4. To grade or not to grade?
5. Utilize your own social network
6. Reflect: You and the students...needs to be captured
Resources
Model
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- DO IT YOURSELF!
- Make learning Visible(you have an authentic Audience)
- Take Risks and give Permission
- Create Contribution
Genius Hour
By Dan Layton
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