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What is Genius Hour?

By On February 19, 2014 · 7 Comments · In Culture of Thinking, Curriculum, Ideas in Education, Student-led Inquiry, Technology in the Classroom

On Monday, I mentioned to the class that I had a big surprise in store for them.

On Tuesday, it arrived. 4R is going to join in on the learning experiment known at Genius Hour or sometimes, 20% Time.

Students walking in the door were put into groups of 3 or 4. They were instructed […]

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Perceive, Know, Care About… Exploring the thoughts of species in the Nogeyama Zoo

By On June 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Class Blog, Culture of Thinking, Curriculum, Experiential Education, Ideas in Education

Before visiting the Nogeyama Zoo, second grade spent an hour or so looking at the list of species we would encounter, and finding images of them in their natural habitats. We printed several dozen of these and made a book of them to bring with us to compare with their zoo enclosures.

Shortly […]

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