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10 Reasons You Need To Read The Genius Hour Guidebook

Posted on July 6, 2016 by hughtheteacher

1. You will learn that authors Denise & Gallit are thoughtful, caring, & knowledgeable educators who are willing share their passion of supporting a student centered classroom of students learning about their passions. Make sure you read this book! 2. … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Genius Hour, PLN, Student Work | Tagged #geniushour, Genius Hour, Genius Hour Guidebook | 1 Comment

26 More Videos that Sparked Genius Hour Thinking, Collaboration, and Actions in Our Class

Posted on December 31, 2014 by hughtheteacher

In my classroom over the last few years I’ve shown many Youtube videos to inspire resiliency, grit, hope, and discussion prior to guiding them in the creation of their inquiry questions about their passions and wonders during our weekly Genius … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN, Student Work | Tagged #20time, #geniushour, #kiva, 20% Projects 2013, 3 Year Old Climbs A Chain Bridge 1 Step at A time, @hughtheteacher, @mcdclassroom, Audrey's 20% Project Promo, Audri's Rube Goldberg Monster Trap, Back to School - Live A Little, Carol Dweck, Collaboration, Dan Pink, Dot Day 2014, Dr. Ernie Ward, Drew Dudley, Education, For the Heroes: A Pep Talk from Kid President, Genius Hour, Genius Hour Wiki, george couros, How Hot Does it Get in a Parked Car Dr Ernie Ward, Inspiration, inspirational, Invisible Bicycle Helmet, Jessica's Daily Affirmation, Kid President, kindness, Kitty McKay, Leading with Lollipops, Learn How to Dance - Hip Hop (Time Lapse), Maker Movement, Maker Space, Matt Cutts, Mindset, Moonshot Thinking, Peter Reynolds, Power of Yet, Random Acts of Kindness Caught on film, Road to Mt. Kilimanjaro, Road to Mt. Kilimanjaro - Kitty McKay - TEDxGrossePointeSouthHS, Rube Goldberg Machine, Rubik's Cube, Rubik's Cube: A question waiting to be answered, Russian Tiger, Sara Bareilles, Sara Bareilles - Brave, Snap Your Joy, Soul Pancake, Super Awesome Sylvia, Super Awesome Sylvia's Mini Maker Show, Sweet Baby Experiences Rain for the very first time, Teacher, Teaching, TED Ed, TED Talks, TEDxToronto, TEDxToronto - Drew Dudley "Leading with Lollipops", The Fairy Scientist, The Power of Kiva, Thinking Positively, Toddlers Collaborate to Move a Picnic Table, Try Something New for 30 Days - Matt Cutts, What's Your Sentence, Youtube | 3 Comments

Sharing… Obvious to You. Amazing to Others

Posted on September 2, 2013 by hughtheteacher

I am nervous and excited about my first day tomorrow. As a new school year starts I am reminded about the brilliance of the students, teachers, and families around me. I encourage you all to share your obvious with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN, Student Work, Twitter | Tagged Alec Couros, creativity, Derek Sivers, Genius Hour, geniushour.ca, george couros, Obvious to you. Amazing to Others, Personal Growth, Professional Growth, Sharing | 4 Comments

Out of My Mind

Posted on July 21, 2013 by hughtheteacher

I picked up Sharon Draper’s “Out of My Mind” after signing up my class for the Global Read Aloud 2013. It is a brilliantly written novel intended for young adult readers. However, it is really a story of triumph and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Differentiated Instruction, Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN, Student Work, Twitter | Tagged #gra13, @pernilleripp, Genius Hour, Global Read Aloud, Global Read Aloud Wiki, Out Of My Mind, Pernille Ripp, Sharon Draper | Leave a comment

A Genius Wish: Blog More & Learn More

Posted on July 13, 2013 by hughtheteacher

I wish I blogged more on my professional blog. An ongoing Genius Hour challenge I have for myself throughout the summer and into the next school year is to blog on a more regular basis. Currently I blog about once … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN | Tagged Antonio Vendramin, Blogging, Gallit Zvi, Genius Hour, Grit, Hugh McDonald, Jodi Pulvers, PLN, Resiliency, Sundeep Chohan, youmatter | 9 Comments

Genius Hour is Personalized Learning

Posted on April 28, 2013 by hughtheteacher

I feel the importance of personalizing learning for students should be at the forefront of any discussion relating to education and Genius Hour does that. We want to find ways to engage students as learners and creators of inquiry driven … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Genius Hour, PLN | Tagged #geniushour, Amy Azzam, Dan Pink, Genius Hour, Genius Hour Manifesto, Personalized Learning, Personalizing Learning, Student Engagement | 7 Comments

Caine’s Arcade Style: Project Based Learning

Posted on February 4, 2013 by hughtheteacher

We have been doing a lot of learning this year that is different than I would have imagined if you would have asked me 17 months ago. My teaching colleague, Gallit Zvi and I embarked on our own journey of … Continue reading →

Posted in Differentiated Instruction, Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN, Student Work, Twitter | Tagged @gallit_z, @hughtheteacher, @wrightsroom, Caine's Arcade, Cardboard Journey, Chinese Proverb, Collaborate, Engaging the Digital Learner Dinner Series, Gallit Zvi, Genius Hour, Hugh McDonald, Kurt Lewin, learning, Math, PBL, Personal Learning Network, PLN, Project Based Learning, Shelley Wright, Stephen Johnson, Student-Centred, Surrey, Surrey School District, surreyschools.ca, Teacher-Centred, Tony the Tiger, Where Good Ideas Come From, Youtube | 8 Comments

Sharing Genius Hour – “Simple to You and Amazing to Others”

Posted on December 4, 2012 by hughtheteacher

Genius Hour and other models of student inquiry are necessary if we are going to spark the thinkers of the next generation to great heights of innovation, self actualization, and self-regulation of their learning. The next step we as educators, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Education, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN, Student Work, Technology, Twitter | Tagged #geniushour, #gvlearn, #sd36learn, @hughtheteacher, @mcdclassroom, @sivers, Blogging, creativity, Derek Sivers, Facebook, genius, Genius Hour, Hugh McDonald, kidblog, Martha Payne, neverseconds, neverseconds.blogspot.com, reflections, share, Simple to You and Amazing to Others, Twitter, Youtube | 5 Comments

Making the Most out of Every Second

Posted on October 9, 2012 by hughtheteacher

Below is a video shot in a relatively short time span this morning while my wife was running errands and I was hanging out with my 3 year old and my 21 month old. It is a video inspired by … Continue reading →

Posted in Differentiated Instruction, Education, Family, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN, Student Work, Technology, Twitter | Tagged #geniushour, #sd36learn, @gallit_z, @hughtheteacher, @jpulvers, @shareski, @vendram1n, Antonio Vendramin, creativity, Dean Shareski, digital story telling, digital storytelling, Engaging the Digital Learner Dinner Series, Engaging the Digital Learner Series, Gallit Zvi, genius, Genius Hour, Hugh McDonald, iMovie, iPad, Jodi Pulvers, PLN, SD36, Surrey School District, surreyschools, Twitter, Youtube | 9 Comments

Share it Maybe? – Share it and Choose2Matter!

Posted on August 6, 2012 by hughtheteacher

It is has been a while since my family and I first watched the video below. With a 3 year-old and a 19 month old at home you can imagine how much of a hit seeing Cookie monster singing would … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Education, Family, Genius Hour, Personal Growth, PLN, Technology, Twitter | Tagged Angela Maiers, Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen, choose2matter, Cookie Monster, Facebook, Farm it Maybe, Flickr, genius, Genius Hour, george couros, Harvard, Inspiration, learning, Lil' Fred, Parenting, Parents, Pinterest, Sesame Street, Share it Maybe, Sharing, Twitter, youmatter, Youtube | 8 Comments

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