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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

23 Videos That Sparked Genius Hour Thinking, Collaboration, and Actions

Posted on July 27, 2013 by hughtheteacher

In our classroom this year my colleague Gallit Zvi and I used many youtube videos to inspire resiliency, grit, and hope in our students prior to guiding them in formulating their inquiry questions about their passions and wonders during our … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Genius Hour, Student Work, Twitter | Tagged 20 Time In Education, A Pep Talk from Kid President to You, Act of Sportsmanship Gives Texas High Schooler Shot At Glore, Boy Inspires Kids - Kids Inspire Us All (Amazing Finish), Bubba's Hover, Caine's Arcade, creativity, Creativity Requires Time, Derek Sivers, Gallit Zvi, Genius Hour, Genius Hour Videos, george couros, Girls First Ski Jump, Grit, Honk if You Love Someone, Hope, How Bad Do You Want it?, Hugh McDonald, I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate, Kelvin Doe, Kid President, Making the Most Out of Every Second, Obvious to you. Amazing to Others, PLN, Resiliency, Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner, Sesame Street: Share it Maybe, The Time You Have, TMB Panyee FC Short Film, We are Silent, You Matter, youmatter, Youtube | 24 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

1 Reason to Be Proud: Jared Connaughton

Posted on August 11, 2012 by hughtheteacher

I sat down this afternoon excited to watch the Men’s 4×100 meter final at the Olympics today. Canada had a team in the final that qualified 3rd. I wasn’t expecting a gold or a silver because it was a forgone … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Family, Personal Growth, Twitter | Tagged 4x100, adversity, Canada, Canada Relay Team, CTV, Flags, Jamaica, Jared Connaughton, London, London2012, Medals, Olympics, USA, Usain Bolt, Youtube | 1 Comment

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

8 Videos that Promoted Thoughtful Discussions in our Class This Year

Posted on July 20, 2012 by hughtheteacher

Below are some of the most memorable videos we watched in our classroom this year. Each of these videos sparked spontaneous, thoughtful, and important discussions on a variety of topics. Some videos were discovered by students, some by Ms. Nordio … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Technology | Tagged 11 Year-Old Athlete, Anti-Bullying, Caine's Arcade, Genius Hour, Gorillas, Jonah Mowry, Kony 2012, Youtube | 6 Comments

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