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  • Genius Hour In The Classroom: 6 Principles
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    Genius Hour In The Classroom: 6 Principles

    ByTerry Heick

    Genius Hour in the classroom is driven by curiosity. Critical principles include inquiry, purpose, socialization, and design.

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    What Is Genius Hour? An Overview For The Classroom

    ByTeachThought Staff

    Genius hour is an approach to learning where students are guided by their own interests, background knowledge, and curiosity to learn.

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  • The Genius Hour Design Cycle: A Process For Planning
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    The Genius Hour Design Cycle: A Process For Planning

    ByTeachThought Staff

    Some projects will clearly take longer than you have available, others are too large in scale or rely on the involvement of too many people.

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    7 Pros & Cons Of Teaching With Genius Hour

    ByTeachThought Staff

    What’s it like teaching with Genius Hour? Students accustomed to being told what to do, when, and how can feel uneasy without ‘assignments.’

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