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7 Ideas for Student Genius Hour and Passion Projects

The CoolCatTeacher

Every school should have passion projects that students create based on their individual interests. Look for Natural Abilities (but Don’t Stop There) As a teacher, we should be looking for the unique strengths and talents of students. Now, some people think that to say every child is a “genius” is a stretch.

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

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I hope this gives you an overview of how students can make choices and pursue their passions in school. Some definitions: 20% Time. Based on the Google 20% time, students take 20% of their time in a class to pursue a personal interest project. This can be done in consecutive days or one day a week. Maker Movement.

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Increasing Engagement, Creativity, and Innovation with Minds-On/Hands-On Activities

User Generated Education

Some have struggled with student-centric and hands-on learning. Translating that to a virtual environment has been a little challenging but definitely doable. Doing something also means involving a student’s brain in thinking about what is going on around them as he or she tries to learn.

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Inventionland: A Transformational Design Course

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Mandy talks about how the course is structured, gives a story of how students are being transformed, and shares how they are re-working the course based on what they learned the first year. If you’re teaching design or making, you can learn from this show. Book Creator for Chrome. This is great news! Listen Now. Listen Now.

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Simple Steps to Teach Kids to Program

The CoolCatTeacher

Aditya Batura, Programmer and Entrepreneur, talks today about the concept behind helping every student understand computational thinking. This week I’ll be sharing the 7 Pedagogical Shifts That Make Interactive Displays a Key to a Student-Centered Classroom on the Cool Cat Teacher blog sponsored by SMART Technologies.