We are introducing a new Genius Hour project in Math1 this year. The search-engine giant, Google, allows its engineers to spend 20% of their time to work on any pet project that they want. The idea is very simple. Allow people to work on something that interests them, and productivity will go up. Google’s policy has worked so well that it has been said that 50% of Google’s projects have been created during this creative time period. Ever heard of Gmail or Google News? These projects are creations by passionate developers that blossomed from their 20-time projects.
Goals of this project:
· ~ to promote, support, and model creative, innovative thinking and inventiveness
· ~ to allow students an opportunity to discover/investigate one of their passions and reflect on/share their learning with others
· ~provide students and teachers an opportunity to develop skill sets that are valuable in any ~learning situation (research, experimentation, collaboration, creativity, problem solving and critical thinking)
· ~to provide an opportunity for classes to share their Genius and Passion Projects with others
Genius Hour Days:
Throughout the semester, students will have 1 hour on selected Friday’s during class time to work on their projects. If students need to be off-campus to work on their projects, they are welcome to do that on their own time during weekends or afternoons and use the scheduled class time as a productive tutorial period, meeting period, or writing period.
· August 29th ~ Brainstorming
· September 5th ~ Brainstorming, Essential Questions, Ideas
· September 12th ~ Proposals
· September 19th, 26th, and October 3rd ~ Research and Planning
· October 3rd, 17th, and 24th ~ Product Development and Implementation
· November 7th and 14th ~ Rehearsal
December 5th ~ Showcase
Wonder Wall
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