Hi everyone!

I just wanted to quickly share a new resource that Denise Krebs and I put together. This is the new rubric that we are using for Genius Hour. We hope you like it and find it useful to use with your students!

FYI, I don't focus on each characteristic with each session of Genius Hour, but rather I have had students reflect on a couple at a time. But you could use all of it at once--totally up to you! You know your students best!

We use the acronym G.E.N.I.U.S.  H.O.U.R. to spell out these Genius Hour characteristics:

You can access our new Genius Hour rubric here. 
You can access more information about the 2nd Edition of The Genius Hour Guidebook here. 

Implementing Genius Hour in your classroom? Here are the 6 steps that Denise Krebs and I have laid out in the NEW 2nd edition of The Genius Hour Guidebook! We hope this helps as you implement this amazing passion/inquiry based learning in your classroom.  

Click here to hear Denise explain how she uses the 6 steps while teaching remotely during Covid19. 

I am so excited to share that the 2nd Edition of The Genius Hour Guidebook is now out!

In this edition, Denise and I update each chapter with new stories and new quotes from many teachers who have been implementing Genius Hour in their classrooms.  We have also added a couple of new chapters based on reader feedback and have included update lesson plans and handouts. 

We really appreciate the support of all the readers that have used the 1st edition and we hope that you love the 2nd edition even more!

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Click here to purchase the book on routledge.

As always, please keep using the #geniushour hashtag on twitter to engage with the Genius Hour community and keep the conversation going! And visit our book website, www.geniushourguide.org for more info.