Getting started with Genius Hour

 

Today I was listening to the Ohio Google Group Meeting. These are monthly meetings run by Eric Curts and Stephanie Howells and cover Google updates as well as sharing interesting applications. Stephanie shared these Genius Hour ideas. To get access to the slides (linked in the YouTube videos), you need to join the Google Group. Please see this video for directions.

Looking for Genius Help?

Have you heard about a Genius Hour and are thinking of it for your class?  Need suggestions to get started? Check out this lesson from Better Lessons- you will find step by step directions.

Thinking about the Genius Hour

I’ve seen some classroom using Genius Hours to encourage students to explore their interests and apply their learning.  This blog post from Matt Miller will provide some constructive  suggestions.