Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry

Genius Hour provides educators with the tools that they need to successfully implement genius hour, or passion projects, in the classroom. Presented through an easy-to-follow six-step strategy, teachers will utilize the six P's-passion, pitch, plan, project, product, and presentation-as a map for students to follow as they create, design, and carry out projects. Students will experience personalized learning through these self-driven projects, application of standards and real-world skills, and opportunities to learn through failure and reflection. The book includes handouts, suggested online resources, and tips and tricks to make the genius hour process meaningful for students and manageable for educators, as well as a discussion of genius hour's importance and impact on gifted students as they take ownership of their own learning.

• The Genius Hour Guidebook: Fostering Passion, Wonder, and Inquiry in the Classroom
• Inquiry and Innovation in the Classroom: Using 20% Time, Genius Hour, and PBL to Drive Student Success (Eye on Education)
• Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level
• The 20Time Project: How educators can launch Google's formula for future-ready innovation
• Empower: What Happens When Students Own Their Learning
• Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student
• Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning from Static to Dynamic
• The Pepper Effect: Tap into the Magic of Creativity, Collaboration, and Innovation
• Inquiry Mindset: Nurturing the Dreams, Wonders, and Curiosities of Our Youngest Learners (Volume 2)
• Shift This!: How to Implement Gradual Changes for MASSIVE Impact in Your Classroom