January 20

The SAN Script – Tuesday, January 20

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Jamie Vargas, principal trainer for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet works with our junior classes – we have some good dancers – more NAC performers to follow as we develop a stronger relationship with the NAC education program.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see.  ~ Confucius

– Where might you be missing the beauty in your life?

St. Anthony Today

Kindergarten Registration Continues – we are up to 7 students!

Collaborative Math network – Maria and Sandra out all day, Paul out AM only

Chess Club

Pizza orders due today

Cathlee O’Connell to read with Mrs.Rupnik’s class AM

School-wide audit Day

Dorothy reading with Mrs. Rupnik’s class PM

The Genius Hour Design Cycle: A Process For Planning

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The Genius Hour Design Cycle: A Process For Planning

by Nigel Couttsthelearnersway.net

Ed note: Part 1 of this 2-part series can be seen here; note that some of the language has been slightly revised from the original post by Nigel. He uses the term passion projects, which is very close to Genius Hour and Passion-Based Learning. The differences across the three terms are often a matter of individual use and interpretation, a point we wanted to help clarify by using the three terms interchangeably even though they may not be exactly the same–passion projects needn’t use a Genius Hour format, nor does passion-based learning necessarily need to take the form of projects. In that way, the above model can be used for any of the three, but it felt most precise as a model for teachers to use to design Genius Hour projects. So, here we are. You can (and should!) read more from Nigel at thelearnersway.net.

In an ongoing effort towards polishing the edges, over the years we have continued to refine the processes we apply to the Personal Passion Project. We have gained insights into the sorts of projects that work well and which will cause difficulties. We have added a degree of structure while maintaining the required degree of freedom necessary for a personalised project.

The results of this learning are presented (in the model above and the text) below.

1. Be prepared to be amazed

The quality of the students projects will go beyond what you expect. This is particularly important when a student comes to you with a grand idea that seems too hard or overly complex. If the student has the right level of passion for the project and an idea for how they will get started they will more than likely complete the project and complete it well.

2. Don’t let your fears get in the way

The students are almost certainly going to select topics that you have no knowledge of and don’t have the skills to support. At this point it could be easy to let your fears and insecurities get in the way. The best way to move forward is to listen to the student; do they know what they are doing? do they know which questions they need to answer? what problems they need to solve? If the answers to all of this are positive, start looking for an expert to help when times get tough.

interested?  Read more here

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Posted January 20, 2015 by mcguirp in category SAN Today

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