Sweet Christmas where has the time gone? What have I learned so far? So many questions let's dive in!
What have I learned about Genius Hour?
Well, what I have learned is that we all have a potential to come up with some very cool super duper projects if given the time to let those projects grow! Some of the projects my peers are tackling vary from lifestyle changes to adding Dungeons and Dragons into a classroom space. Me personally I want to relearn French and learn how to write and read Spanish!
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Though I'll never become the Spanish genius like Senor Chang, I do wish to keep Spanish within my lineage. As for French, I really just want to be comfortable going to places like Quebec and be able to communicate with the locals without them speaking English to me! So far my journey has been okay! I have been using apps such as Duolingo, Babbel and Memrise-all free versions. I have relearned words I learned during my elementary and high school days but other than that not much. Je suis tres excite d'apprendre more French!
Inquiry-based learning is a hot topic in the educational world. I love this idea and feel that education is based around questions and ideas we think of. As teachers, we want to create an environment where students ask the question "why" so many times your head wants to burst! You want students to question what they are learning rather than just sitting there and taking it all in. I personally feel you learn more from the discussion of ideology, debates, or from curiosity.
I would love to come up with some sort of Genius Hour block during the day in my classroom or develop a club around this idea! Have students time to reflect and think of awesome ideas for any subjects that have passion towards! I stumbled across What is Genius Hour and read how Genius Hour is being implemented in some schools! This article answered all my thought on how to implement this in a classroom. First, give the students time to think of a project around something they are passionate about. Two, challenge the students on how their passion can lead to cool and interesting projects. Three, provide the students with the time they need to complete this project - does more time mean a better project? Fourth, make sure students are on task. I love the idea of inquiry-based learning and constructive learning, however, the question that keeps coming to my head is how much leeway do we give the students? I believe that is subjective to each educator and is up to the educator to make a judgemental call.
I'll leave you with a video about Genius Hour in a classroom setting and hoping that one day I'll be able to include this with my own style.
Adios! Au Revoir!
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