Genius Hour

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Arrggg, I have tried and tried but I can't make this project work!

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Make a list of things you REALLY want to explore.

3. Circle 5 things you are really interested in.

4. Narrow down your choices to 3 things you really want to do.

2. Talk to a friend, parent, or adult about your choices.

. . .

Consume or Digest

Did you just read or watch (consume) or did you also think, analyze, and break it down (digest)?

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Jesse R. Sherman Reel

Use a graphic organizer to make your choice.

Copy of GH planning sheet.pdf

"25 FREE Google Drawings Graphic Organizers — and How to Make Your Own."&nbsp;Ditch That Textbook, 3&nbsp;Sept.&nbsp;2020, ditchthattextbook.com/15-free-google-drawings-graphic-organizers-and-how-to-make-your-own/. Duckworth, Sylvia.&nbsp;Flickr, www.flickr.com/photos/sylviaduckworth/50311629551/. Accessed 9&nbsp;Oct.&nbsp;2020. Pure Transparent Clip Art Stock Image for Free Unlimited Download - ClipartKey, www.clipartkey.com/. Sherman, Jesse&nbsp;R. "Jesse R. Sherman - Reel 2020."&nbsp;Vimeo, vimeo.com/457594122/85eed04b9b. Spencer, John. "You Have to Get Your Own Genius Hour."&nbsp;YouTube, www.youtube.com/embed/COF-bqZuE-I?feature=oembed&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autoplay=1.

Super special thank you to the following people, in alphabetical order, who inspire me and help me to continue to grow. The list includes so many more than listed. Sylvia Duckworth, Sara Lee, Joy Kirr, Denise Krebs, Andi McNair, Jesse Sherman, Catlin Tucker, Gallit Zvi,

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GH is fun but you may get to a place where it is difficult. Here are some tips to help you move forward.

Schedule a conference or meet with a friend to ask for advice and ideas. 

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1. Gather reliable resources of all formats. Use MISO.

Question Research Share

You Get to Have Your Own Genius Hour (A Video for Students)

Genius Hour Welcome

Make a copy of the board, and after every GH, briefly reflect on your progress by answering a square. Keep doing this until you have BINGO.

GH Reflection Bingo.pdf

FAIL.pdf

Here are some questions to assist with your thought process. Pair up with someone and ask 3 relevant questions from any box. You can mix the questions up if you like. 

1. Why are you choosing this topic? 2. What do you hope to learn? 3. What do you hope to achieve?

7. What makes you think this is the best topic for you? 8. Do you have any connections to this topic? 9. Are you taking action with this topic? Do you want to?

4. What do you hope to create? 5. When you get stuck, what is your plan?&nbsp; 6. How are you going to handle disappointment or failure?

Fill this out and come up with as many questions as you can about your topic. 

_GH question sheet copy.pdf

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3.Create a product, or design an experience that best demonstrates what you have learned.

What are you crazy excited about?

What have you always wished you could make or do?

What will make this world a better place?

What would you be doing if you weren’t in school?

What breaks your heart about the world?

If you could talk to any person, living or dead, who would it be, and WHY?

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? 

What action could you take to make a difference?&nbsp;

I feel the most proud, excited, accomplished when I'm doing…

What footprint do you want to leave behind?&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I wake up thinking about…

Every time I see..., I want to know more, I want to figure out how it's done, I want to do that!

Sometimes we get stuck. We hit a wall and it seems impossible to break through. Think of all the things you can do to get to the other side. Think of who or what can help you. Don't give up, it's hard but you can do it. Persevere!

Remember to really THINK about and DIGEST what you see, hear, and read. 

Digital Storytelling (1).pdf

Make sure you cite using MLA9. There are other formats, but this is the one we use.

Did you know that a "Works Cited" page has resources you used and a "Bibliography" has everything you looked at even if you didn't use it. 

Please create a Works Cited page to the best of your ability.

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