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Assignment 1: Create Google doc and list all topics that interest you.

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20% Proposal due at beginning of class 09/27 Curation due end of class 10/3 [|Daily Reflection] to be updated each week on this sheet Teacher Check In #1 on 11/1 - 11/8 Teacher Check In #211/26 - 12/9 Final Presentations 2/14 and 2/21 ** Turn in your work here **
 * Final Project Due by the beginning of class on 2/14/17**

Log into [|Weebly] User Names Password ssds1234 Project Rubric/Overview @https://youtu.be/rwZMsLE5Nz4 See some other projects [|Create a Blog] Blogging for Curation Purposes Brainstorming 20% Proposal due 11/17 Curation due 11/10

[|Wonderopolis] [|Mr. Solarz's Class]

http://www.geniushour.com/2013/03/31/genius-hour-project-introdutions/ [|Genius Live Binder]

Origin of the 20% Project 3M Google

What are other classes doing? [|Great Video]

How do I begin? Introduction to the project Genius Ideas

All about inquiry



Great Resource http://mps.mnms.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/750543/File/Passion%20Project.pdf

14 Class Periods to Complete

1. Get proposal approved 2. Curate resources 3. Complete plan 4. Check in #1 5. Check in #2 6. Final presentations

[|Intro Letter] [|Excellent Outline of Genius Hour] [|The Pitch] [|Revisions] [|Implementation Guide] [|Planning Sheet] [|Daily Reflection (should blog about it)] [|Rubric of Creativity]

Genius Hour Wiki

[|Academy of Achievement: Academy Careers] [|Academy of Achievement: My Role Model] [|DIY] [|Make!] [|Wonderopolis] [|The Tinkering Studio]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1utNuaUWwN1Yu4sweY7VgbWwniHg1L6gxRqFYYknJzUg/edit

Things I would like to:

Learn About (like history or a place, or about water issues)

Learn To Do (like computer skills)

Learn to Make (like a trebuchet, or windmill)

Learn to Create (like an art project or a story)

Learn to Test (like a science experiment)

¨ Learn to Change (like an environmental project)

and for Entrepreneurial Adventure brainstorming we will use these headings:

Make and sell (like the Christmas Mice)

Sell a product (like popsicles)

Organize a fundraising activity (like a raffle at school)

Offer a service (like shovelling walks)

Implementation Options

1. Collaboration (Are you going to allow students to work in groups if they have similar interests and/or passions?)

2. Technology (Is this a requirement? Can students bring in their own computers to class if need be? Think about your technological needs.)

3. Standards and the Common Core (Being an English teacher I was able to connect many of our state standards to the project. Check out [|section 2] of this article for more connection to the common core)

4. Parental involvement (I didn’t send a letter home to parents, but it might have been beneficial. Is this something parents can get involved with and help? Wouldn’t it be nice for them to see what their kids are interested and passionate about?)

Steps to Success

1. Prepare yourself as a facilitator (See what others have done and connect if you can. Be a model for your students and get started with your own 20% time.)

2. Preparing the class (Have your ducks all in a row before starting. There should be a way for them to share and collaborate if need be, and a way for them to understand all the reasons you have for them to do this project.)

3. A plan (When and how often will they have 20% time?)

4. Conferences (Plan to meet with all of your students 1-on-1 about their learning.)

5. Sharing (Build in time for students to share with each other regularly.)

6. Reflections (Meta-cognitive piece is so important! Students should recognize what they have been learning.)

7. Facilitating success and failure (Many students will “fail” to reach lofty goals they set for themselves. But this is not a failure, it is the best learning experience to have. Make sure you share great stories about success and failure while following your passions.)

8. Presentations and feedback (As students present to the class they should hear feedback from peers and you. Don’t let the learning stop with the presentation.)