Genius Hour #2 Reflection

I always think Genius Hour is going to have me pulling my hair out with children all doing something different but I had to go and get the next-door teacher to come through and take a look.  The E-Team Endeavour were all engrossed in their chosen projects and managing their challenges well.  Take a look at a few images.

Check out our evaluations of the Genius Hour Session #2

Genius Hour - our first session

E-Team Endeavour had our first real Genius Hour today.  We followed our plans do begin our projects.  Some of us researched things like how greenstone is formed, what the weirdest thing in the ocean is and what the life of a child was like living in a castle.  A group of girls made paper patterns for doll dresses, others programmed a robot and two boys investigated Mine-craft.  One group organised recipes for the next session and the last group investigated rocks, planning a trip to Lincoln University.

Not everything went to plan but everyone acted just like a genius - they had a challenge and worked towards achieving it.  We all have next steps ready for our following sessions.  

Genius Hour - What would you love to learn about?

The very forward thinking company 'Google' gives their employees 20% time to investigate their own projects and finds that the most creative ideas come from this time. 

Are there things you would desperately love to learn about but are never given time in school?   What are your passions?  What would you be excited to learn about?  Begin thinking about this question and write your answer in a comment.

On Friday we will be looking at how we can incorporate a 'Genius Hour' in our classroom, what you might like to investigate, the expectations and final presentation.

Genius Hour Class Blog - get some ideas from here.
Class Genius Hour research projects

Home Learning Grid Weeks 1-2

Check out the home learning grid for the first two weeks of Term 2.  Remember to keep up with the Must-Do tasks at the top of the page and only work on the Can-Do challenges if you do not have a project underway.

Take a careful look at the Genius-Hour Challenge.  We will find out more about this on Friday but you might want to think about 10 things your would love to find our about, try, investigate or experiment with by yourself in the Genius-Hour or with a buddy. 

 

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