The SAN Script – Tuesday, September 30
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
prayer of the day
Lord, in the times when we feel powerless to prevent injustice, may we have confidence that you are with us to the end. And may this confidence propel us to speak out against evil. Amen.
We are at 84 votes as of 5:30 am today – please vote today and every day for the next 14 days so we can make it into round two!
St. Anthony Today
Kim out – Ryan in
Debra out – Nicole Dagenais in (new to short list)
Shayna in all day working on mural – priming of the wall
Please vote for St. Anthony today!!
Student Support meetings continue today – Sabina, Paul, Geraldine, junior teachers
please see our student engagement list – I am trying to complete notes from the meetings to this list.
ALPs and long-range plans due today
6 Principles Of Genius Hour In The Classroom
Genius Hour In The Classroom: 6 Principles Of Genius Hour
by Terry Heick
Genius Hour in the classroom is an approach to learning built around student curiosity, self-directed learning, and passion-based work.
In traditional learning, teachers map out academic standards, and plan units and lessons based around those standards. In Genius Hour, students are in control, choosing what they study, how they study it, and what they do, produce, or create as a result. As a learning model, it promotes inquiry, research, creativity, and self-directed learning.
Genius Hour is most notably associated with Google, where employees are able to spend up to 20% of their time working on projects they’re interested in and passionate about. The study and work is motivated intrinsically, not extrinsically. The big idea for Google is that employees motivated by curiosity and passion will be happier, more creative, and more productive, which will benefit the company in terms of both morale, “off-Genius” productivity, and “on-Genius” performance.
What’s The Difference?
Genius Hour provides students freedom to design their own learning during a set period of time during school. It allows students to explore their own curiosity through a self-manifested sense of purpose and study while within the support system of the classroom.
A key distinction compared to more open, self-directed learning and user-generated learning experiences is that within a “Genius Hour” framework, this student-centered approach is only used a portion of the schedule, providing students a choice in what they learn and how they learn it during a set period of time within a school day.
Genius Hour In The Classroom: 6 Principles Of Genius Hour
Sense of Purpose
Students must find their own sense of purpose in what they study, make sense of, and create. The context and motivation are no longer entirely academic, which forces both the student and teachers to make adjustments.
full article here