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Genius Hour

Genius Hour is an educational approach designed to foster lifelong learning by allowing students to devote part of their school day to work on projects they are passionate about. This concept, inspired by Google'

Genius Hour

Genius Hour

What is it?

Opportunity to work on an independent project that they are passionate about
Approximately 50% of Googles projects have come from passion projects
Believe to have been developed by Google
Also known as a Passion Project

Implementation in School

Important to break down the process of inquiry down for students
6 Principles of Genius Hour
Sense of purpose
Design
Inquiry and navigation
Create
Socialization
80/20 rule
Inquiry-based, student driven projects
Students look to the world around them for inspiration
Teacher provides support by:

Facilitates inquiry

Sets loose dealines

Monitoring

Provide students with approximately 20% of their day to work on a passion project

Purpose of Genius Hour

Encourages the development of life long learners
Give people the freedom to explore their own interests
Idea is to give students time to work on an independent task that they are passionate