Update: *As of 1/2/14, you can now download all of my current Genius Hour resources in a bundle on Teachers Pay Teachers for $5. Or, you can still download them separately (for free) by clicking on the links below. As I mentioned last week, I have been toying with the idea of having the students choose … Read more
Since I have decided to gamify Genius Hour, I thought that it would spice things up to give the students surprise challenges. I haven’t designed the cards, yet, because I am hoping that some of you can give me more ideas. Please go to this link to add some ideas to my Padlet wall, tweet me … Read more
This is going to be one of those think-out-loud kind of posts. If you’ve been following this blog, then you know that I am a big advocate for Genius Hour, and that I have been playing with the idea of gamifying my classroom. Actually, I made an attempt at both of these last year with … Read more
If you have students who are working on Genius Hour or any kind of biographical research, you may want to have them check out “My Role Model” from the Academy of Achievement. This tool allows the user to choose from three different categories: what you want to achieve, what kind of personality you have, and … Read more
Update: *As of 1/2/14, you can now download all of my current Genius Hour resources in a bundle on Teachers Pay Teachers for $5. Or, you can still download them separately (for free) by clicking on the links below. You can also download (separately) a pack of Genius Hour Villain (Not) Wanted Posters for $2 here. … Read more
IMPORTANT UPDATE – The previous Genius Hour Bookmark QR Codes stopped working, as the host site does not appear to be online any longer. I have updated the bookmarks as of 1/1/14. Please let me know if you have any problems! 2nd IMPORTANT UPDATE: *As of 1/2/14, you can now download all of my current … Read more