Imagine a school day in which students spend a chunk of time studying and pursuing a topic or project they’re passionate about. That’s the premise of “genius hour,” a growing trend in which teachers ...

“It bothers me that I am not learning things in school that will help me become what I want to be.” This is the most sobering and common response to one of three questions I ask my students before we ...

Personalised learning is the latest of trends in the global education industry, including the UAE. Educators are willing to allow students to focus on their passionate projects for at least an hour on ...

Genius Hour isn’t new concept. Many teachers and businesses have been doing this for a while. Companies like HP and Google started “20 Time” so their staff could pursue passions projects and make ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: How can I implement a “Genius Hour” with my students? Much lip service is given to the ideas of student choice, project- and problem-based learning, and intrinsic ...

However, even with all this freedom, we still need some rules. The way I see it, the four rules to Genius Hour are: propose, research, create, and present. As long as your students are following this ...

1:40 Canadian teacher inspires kids to explore learning in ‘Genius Hour’ Aaron Warner buzzes around like a child anticipating a big surprise. He may be the teacher of École Wascana Plains’ Grade 7/8 ...