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Are you holding back something too obvious to share?

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Obvious to you. Amazing to others. - by Derek Sivers

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Outtake from the book "Anything You Want" - by Derek Sivers See http://sivers.org/a for more info Full transcript at http://sivers.org/obvious

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A 12-year-old app developer | Thomas Suarez | TED

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What is Genius Hour? An Overview of Genius Hour and 20% Time in the Classroom

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Educator Center Overview - Microsoft Learn Educator Center

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Microsoft Learn for Educators takes the best of Microsoft Learn online learning paths and helps you to bring instructor-led training materials from Microsoft into your courses. This program provides members with access to Microsoft ready-to-teach curriculum and teaching materials aligned to industry-recognized Microsoft Certifications.

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to ask to change the world

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3 Questions That Could Change The World from Kid President

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How To Change The World (a work in progress) | Kid President

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"Excpectation Gap"

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Great Genius Hour and 20% Time resources including grade level success stories, why you would want to do Genius hour, how 20% time works, how to get started, how to work through issues, and how to communicate with parents about the projects.

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A Day in the Life

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Before the end of her U.S. History class, high school teacher Janeen Zambo read to students what presumably was a break-up letter found in her classroom at some point in the day. With only the initials "K.G." and "A.C." to go on, the class listened as Zambo read:

I'm not sure how to start this letter, but I feel we need to talk. I've been thinking about us a lot lately. Things used to be so great. It was like we were made for each other. I mean, everyone said it was perfect. I really thought we would be together forever. But then things changed. I feel like you started taking me for granted. You just started to do whatever you wanted and never asked me about anything or how I felt. I've been thinking about this for a while, and I don't want to hurt you, but I think it's time we broke up. I mean, it's not going to work. I need some time by myself to see what it is like on my own. I'm sorry things didn't work out but I do think you are the one to blame. I'm sorry, but 'us' is over.

Signed, A.C.

After she read the letter to embarrassed groans from her students -- all juniors in high school, mind you, hoping to never be in the position of hearing their secret letter read aloud -- Zambo asked, "What's happening here?" As the students gave their various responses, Zambo began to hand out a take-home packet. The students at the Modesto, Ca., school began to realize that it was not a real letter after all. As their curiosity was now piqued, Zambo declared, "We are going to study the best break-up letter in the history of the world."

The handout contained the lesson for the Declaration of Independence -- that "letter" between A.C., the American Colonists, and K.G., King George. This lesson comes courtesy of Common Core education.

Nan Austin of The Modesto Bee was there for the class and thought the "Common Core twist" was terrific because she said it made the kids "use their own brains" and not just be spoon-fed facts and figures to memorize. Afterward, the school's principal told her, "The difference is, we used to tell them the answers. Now they're having to struggle, come up with their own answers. That's the critical thinking."

Zambo elaborated to Austin how implementing the Common Core standards has changed her classes:

It's a return to a lot of things we were doing when I started teaching 22 years ago. It's refreshing. They were indoctrinated into: There is one right answer. This is history! There are many perspectives.

Several negative comments appeared on Austin's story with upset readers saying things such as, "perspectives and views are not facts," and "the poor kids...wow, just wow." In fact, the comments spawned Zambo to defend herself as she posted a response under her Facebook profile, Janeen-Marie Harvey Zambo:

Gee, to [sic] bad you all did not see the 160 students in my classes discussing the merits of the Declaration of Independence today. To have them truly entertain the foundational ideas that Mr. Jefferson wrote and examine the grievances the founders had of the British Crown was inspiring. Sorry that you understood the anticipatory set to be the whole lesson. And, if you have not read the CCSS standards you might believe that there is no social science, science or career tech components but there are.

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Common Core Lesson: Declaration of Independence 'Best Break-Up Letter in History'

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Before the end of her U.S. History class, high school teacher Janeen Zambo read to students what presumably was a break-up letter found in her classroom at some point in the day. With only the initials "K.G." and "A.C."

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Project Based Learning for all. We build the capacity of teachers and school leaders to design and facilitate quality Project Based Learning.

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Kid inventor and optimist

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From Workbook

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BIE Planning Forms - Overview, SLG, Calendar - Template

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What Not to Do

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Writing Peer Review (Peer Critique) TOP 10 Mistakes

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You Get to Have Your Own Genius Hour (A Video for Students)