https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/bb136r2k5kz7 Articles and inspiration from Twitter en-us 2018-01-05 18:06:52 UTC 2025-11-25 01:47:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png jillshumaker79 https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/bb136r2k5kz7/wish/219175229 I found two articles on Twitter about Genius Hour that interested me:
http://www.geniushour.com/2013/03/31/genius-hour-project-introdutions/

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/standards-aligned-genius-hour-matthew-farber?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Genius Hour or 20% time is an idea that has been gaining momentum in education in the last several years.  It comes from tech companies like Google giving their employees 20% of their time to work on passion projects.  This would be a great idea in upper elementary but would require a lot of structure.  The first article has a great outline for how to introduce the project.  The second article has great ideas for older students and incorporating other elements like makerspaces and HOMAGO.  Below is an informative graphic I found on Twitter that was made with Piktochart.]]> 2018-01-07 17:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jillshumaker79/bb136r2k5kz7/wish/219175229