The next step is for each student to make a Project Proposal. (Next page: 3 more tips for a Genius Hour) Create a project proposal – After being given time to explore their interests and discover ...

Genius Hour isn’t new concept. Many teachers and businesses have been doing this for a while. Companies like HP and Google started “20 Time” so their staff could pursue passions projects and make ...

Want to learn more about the Eiffel Tower or cyclonic separators? How do you make an animated flip book or bind a hardbound book? Just ask a fifth grader at Molin Upper Elementary School. Those are ...

This article is part of the collection: What Personalized Learning Looks Like Across the Country: The 2017 Fifty States Project. When it comes to personalized learning in the classroom, no single ...

Imagine a school day in which students spend a chunk of time studying and pursuing a topic or project they’re passionate about. That’s the premise of “genius hour,” a growing trend in which teachers ...

DERRY — At the start of the school year, Ernest P. Barka Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Emily Burns knocked on her principal’s door with an idea. That idea, called Genius Hour, was to set aside ...