1. Failure as learning

2.
Genius Hour
20% Project

3. What is it? Goals of the project

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

5. Rules and expectations

6. 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.

7. 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 …

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

9. Steps

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

11. 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.

12. Examples

13. Ted Talk