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5/19/2013

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Creativity. Wonder. Passion.

"Genius Hour is a precious time, loved by all my students.  It is when they are allowed to develop their own inquiry question about whatever it is that they want to explore" 
~from my first post about Genius Hour, June 2012.
​I am passionate about Genius Hour and have been since I first implemented it with my class during the 2011-12 school year. My students love working on their own inquiry/passion projects! Over the years, I have written several blog posts about Genius Hour, as well as guest posts on other sites. All of the links are below.

I am also the co-author of The Genius Hour Guidebook: Fostering Passion, Wonder and Inquiry in the Classroom. Denise Krebs and I wrote this book, published by Routledge, to help teachers learn why and how to set up Genius Hour in their classrooms. You can learn more about the book on our companion site, www.geniushourguide.org, and you can order the book on Amazon.

I hope the index of Genius Hour blog posts/websites below is helpful!

Be sure to check out the hashtag, #geniushour, on Twitter. There's so much great stuff being posted there daily!

An Index of All My Genius Hour Posts


What is Genius Hour?

My Top 5 Reasons For Doing Genius Hour
Genius Hour Broken Down Into Steps
Introducing Genius Hour to Your Class
10 Ways to Provide Feedback During Genius Hour
Top 7 Picture Books to Help Introduce Genius Hour
My ISTE presentation on Genius Hour (video link)
The Genius Hour Manifesto 
Video Explanation of "What is Genius Hour?"
Beyond the Genius Hour 
Genius Hour Advice From Seasoned Pros
To Help or Not to Help...during #GeniusHour
Must Watch Videos for Genius Hour Teachers
5 Favourite Types of Genius Hour Projects
Adapting Genius Hour - Make it Your Own

A Few Other Fantastic Genius Hour Links

GeniushourGuide.org - The companion site to the book.
#GeniusHour chat archive
GeniusHour.ca (A collection of stories from GH teachers)
Denise Krebs' "1 Year Later" reflection on Genius Hour
Joy Kirr's livebinder (an awesome collection of links)
Genius Hour presentation on Classroom 2.0
Interview on "Every Classroom Matters"
Interview with Routledge "Authors of the Month"
Hugh McDonald's "23 Videos That Spark GH Thinking"
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Concordia University-Portland article on Genius Hour

1 Comment
Ruby Derrough
10/26/2013 01:41:30 pm

Gallit Zvi, I can see many benefits in implementing Genius Hour in K-7 classrooms. Thank you for sharing this! I am an instructional aide. However I worked as a substitute for over two years. Keeping most students interested in each subject is a daily challenge in the classroom. But I see a spark in their eyes when the subject is something they find interesting. "Genius Hour" is not only as an opportunity for students to learn, but a chance to teach the teacher and the entire class. I encourage students often with the quote, "The easiest thing to do is the thing you want to do". This concept gives students a chance to do something that they want to do that is also educational.

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