About Me: 
Gallit Zvi, M.Ed, B.Ed, B.A.

I'm a grade 4-7 multi-age STEAM classroom teacher and I am also a vice principal in Surrey, BC.  I am also a blogger and co-author of The Genius Hour Guidebook.

I love teaching and I love technology, and I am on a mission to integrate the two so that my students (and their students) are getting the best learning experience possible!  Technology evolves so quickly though, so I am finding myself in a new position: that of learner alongside of all my young learners.  I am realizing that I am no longer required to be the expert in the room, but rather the facilitator, building relationships with my students and encouraging them to figure things out for themselves...to be, like me, a life long learner!  

This realization has spilled over into every area of teaching for me and has led me on a journey that is not just focused on technology anymore. I am also very interested in passion-based learning and inquiry-based learning, which is probably why I LOVE Genius Hour so much--it is a great combination of them both!

For more information about Genius Hour, please check out the collaborative blog: geniushour.ca, the collaborative wiki: geniushour.wikispaces.com, and the book I just recently co-wrote: The Genius Hour Guidebook.

I am passionate about #geniushour.  Besides writing the book, I also founded and moderate the #geniushour chat on Twitter. You can learn more about our twitter chat at www.geniushour.wikispaces.com and you can find me on twitter at @gallit_z.  I was very honoured to be picked as Routledge EOE's Author of the Month in November, 2015. 

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Book Gallit for a Presentation:

Genius Hour Presentations/Workshops

* Introduction to Genius Hour

* Strategies, Ideas and Resources for Improving Genius Hour

Other Presentations/Workshops

* Building your PLN on Twitter
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* ePortfolios and Blogging

Books:

My First Book!

The Genius Hour Guidebook: Fostering Passion, Wonder and Inquiry in the Classroom.
Promote your students’ creativity and get them excited about learning! In this practical new book, Denise Krebs and I show you how to implement Genius Hour, a time when students can develop their own inquiry-based projects around their passions and take ownership of their work. Brought to you by MiddleWeb and Routledge Eye On Education. Available on Amazon.

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The Best and Next in Education
The final chapter of this eBook is on Genius Hour and is written by Denise Krebs, Joy Kirr, Hugh McDonald, and myself. Published by Education is My Life. It is a free download! 

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Past Presentations

Genius Hour - Coquitlam, BC - Jan 2016
Genius Hour - PITA - October 2015
Langley BC
"Introducing Genius Hour to your Students" ISTE 2015 
Philadelphia, PA June 2015.
Genius Hour - Squamish, BC May 15, 2015
Genius Hour - Surrey, BC May 1, 2015
Genius Hour - Richmond, BC  February 20, 2015
Introducing Genius Hour - Langley, BC  October 24, 2014
Genius Hour - Whistler, BC  May 9, 2014
Genius Hour - Surrey, BC  May 2014
"Genius Hour - Prince George, BC"  April 2014
"Genius Hour" May 2013
"ePortfolios and Blogging" May 2013
"Student Centred Learning: Genius Hour & ePortfolios" Nov 2012
"21st Century Learning" November 2012
"Intro to iPad" August 2012
"Twitter & Blogging in the Intermediate Classroom" May 2012

Interviews

With Lauren Davis from Routlege EOE
With Routledge Eye on Education
With the Imagination Foundation 
With CoolCatTeacher on BAM! Radio
With Classroom 2.0 LIVE
With The Center for Digital Education