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Follow Your Passion

and

Be a Genius

(Genius Hour)

Trisha Sanchez

techishtrish@gmail.com

@techishtrish

Kristina Allison

kallison@rcsdk8.org

@kshevy

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What is it?

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Why did we start it?

-reluctant learners

-authenticity

-5 paragraph research paper on dead people was boring

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The Hows

  • Inquiry Based Learning

  • Showed Chris Kesler’s video & this one

  • Letter Home (modeled after Kevin Brookhouser’s)

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The Hows

  • Brainstorm

  • Cannot be Googlable

  • Bad Idea Factory 1 2

  • Sample steps for project

  • Life Ring: some ideas

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The Hows

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The Hows

  • Kidblog for reflective blogs on learning process (instructions)

  • Linda Yollis’s class video on blog comment guidelines

  • Examples

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The Hows

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Resources

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Resources

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Some Inspiration

Take some time to be inspired http://goo.gl/1CBXIa

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Another Way to Go:

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Design Thinking

A little bit about it: Take a moment to read this article.

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What is Design Thinking?

“Design thinking is about believing we can make a difference, and having an intentional process in order to get to new, relevant solutions that create positive impact. Design Thinking gives you faith in your creative abilities and a process for transforming difficult challenges into opportunities for design.”

-- IDEO

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Solving Problems

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Apply to your Curriculum

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Thank You!

kallison@rcsdk8.org