Failure as learning https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider/videos/10153737987304071/ https://youtu.be/OZEPbyIA8XI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmG2GOBDoBc   Genius Hour 20% Project

What is it? Goals of the project

Required components Pitch Timeline & folder Final product Productivity Research notes Self-reflection Final presentation

Rules and expectations

What is the Question That you are going to answer over the next several weeks? Remember that you are going to have to spend several hours researching your project before being able to start work on it. Your question needs to be something that you can research. If you can answer your question with a quick Google search, then it’s probably not a good question.

It can be about anything! Needs to be school appropriate Answers one of these prompts: I am going to create a … I am going to document my experience doing / trying… I am going to learn and demonstrate how to …

Category Ideas Building something Cooking/baking Community service Design Writing Art Music Health & fitness Computer tech Video/film Foreign language

Steps

pitch What is your project? Why is this project worthwhile? What do you expect to learn? What will your final product be?

Final presentation Present your project and reflect on the process in a five-minute TED-style talk. Minimal words on slides unless part of project (i.e. writing samples) Slides (save PowerPoint as your name), put your class period in the subject line Project topic & your name Inspiration or passion Process – time and effort (research, proof of learning & progress) Final Product (tangible or pictures/videos) Growth & Learning (clear explanation & proof) Why Genius Hour is valuable to you. Works cited and acknowledgements Dress professionally (no t-shirts, flip flops, holes in jeans, etc.) Be prepared. You only have 5 minutes. Your presentation must give an overview of all of your work on the project and show your final results.

Examples http://www.iteachithink.com/2012/07/give-your-students-20-time-to-do.html

Ted Talk http://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak.html