photo 3am_dj_home_zps919fb85e.png photo 3am_dj_about_zps7cce4c75.png photo 3am_dj_website_zps73051235.png photo 3am_dj_ss_zps6759ec2a.png photo 3am_dj_bs_zps43e27832.png

Friday, February 11, 2022

GENIUS HOUR



I know that many of you are frustrated by cookie cutter curriculums and time schedules, but GENIUS HOUR might be a way to help your administration support a little creativity and exploration in your classroom. 
It’s based on Google’s 20% policy which allows engineers to spend 20% of their time on any project they are interested in. It’s estimated that half of Google’s projects (such as Gmail) have been created during this time period. Other corporations are discovering that giving employees one hour a week really does increase creativity.

A.J. Juliani wrote this book that explains the goals and success of INQUIRY AND INNOVATION IN THE CLASSROOM. The three pillars of genius hour are:

1. You have to research something.
2. You have to create something.
3. You have to present something.


Here's what Kid President says:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o

Here’s another video introduction to genius hour:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMFQUtHsWhc

You might also want to check out this website:
geniushour.com


My idea of genius hour in kindergarten would be an hour of open-ended learning centers every Friday afternoon. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to just let kids play and explore for one hour a week? That one hour could truly make a difference in a child’s learning, sense of self worth, attitude about school, and their life!!!!