Genius Hour Workshops
with Timmy
I’d like to come to your class and help launch/facilitate Genius Hour for your learners. I am not insinuating that I’m the only one who can teach these workshops, but it would be an authentic use of grade level push in support time. I can teach whole class, or just learners ready for the specific topics.
This is not for GT kids only!!
Introduction to Genius Hour
- determine personal significance of topic
- introduce a research plan
- generating divergent questions
- introduce/review Wonderopolis and Instagrok
How to Select a Topic to Research
- how to use a criteria grid to select a topic for research
*learners need to have topics narrowed down to 3-4
*learners need to have some basic knowledge on each topic
Creating Research Questions
- generate divergent questions for research
- identifying basic questions vs. deep/complex questions
- using Blooms Taxonomy to generate questions
I'm STUCK!
- model how they can identify their own research needs
- review how they can meet some of their research needs independentl
- introduce QR codes for Genius Hour scaffolding workshops (scheduled each Friday)
- how to use the codes, and what to do while waiting for their workshop invite
- explain procedures/expectations of the Friday Genius Hour workshops
The "Ah-Google"
- how searching works
- crawling and indexing
- A Google A Day
- Doodle 4 Google
Scaffolding Scheduling
Use the comment section to identify the workshop you want.
I'll bring all the materials they need.
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