Genius Hour–A Primer. . .

George Couros posted a blog about Genius Hour. Read about this educational concept: https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/7641

Genius Hour Master Course (Fee) by A.J. Juliana: http://www.blendeducation.org/p/gh/?affcode=33938_19zzhbgm

Additional resources: http://www.geniushour.com

https://www.edutopia.org/groups/personalized-learning/802456

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/6-principles-of-genius-hour-in-the-classroom/

http://minds-in-bloom.com/implementing-genius-hour-classroom/

https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=829279

 

Blog Post on Layering Text

History is an important window for all students to view the world through. As a child, I learned about American history and ancient civilizations. I was not interested in history as a student until we began to learn about more contemporary events that occurred in the 20th century. As a fifth-grade teacher of social studies […]

via Layering “Texts” to Deepen Understanding as Students Read (Secretly modeling how to be passionate about inquiry) by Shelli Thelen — Nerdy Book Club

Holistic and Individualized Formative Assessment of Research and Inquiry Processes