Passion+Projects

=== Our next #pypchat on Thursday 4 April 2013 is about Passion Projects or Genius Hour. How can we foster student driven inquiry? ===

Add any suggested questions for the chat 1. What is the purpose of Genius Hour/Passion projects? 2. How do you sell passion projects to parents, or skeptical administrators? 3. What structure do you use for the inquiry? 4. Where have you used passion projects as part of UOI? 5. What conceptual drivers do you use for passion projects? 6. How do you build passion projects into your timetables? 7. How can you include specialists, other grade levels in passion projects? 8. How might you link passion projects with the PYP essential elements? 9. How can you help learners discover what they are passionate about? 10. How can we help students connect with something they are passionate about fr the PYP exhibition?

Add any related resources that you have to share

//Denise Krebs, Gallit Zvi , Hugh McDonald and Joy Kirr came together to discuss “Genius Hour”. Each of these teachers has been running Genius Hour in his/her classroom and writing about their experiences online. This is the “Genius Hour Manifesto”: A guide to anyone who wants to know WHAT Genius Hour is, WHERE the idea came from, HOW to facilitate it in the classroom, WHY it is a next-practice in education, and HOW to get involved. Enjoy! // Genius Hour Manifesto

A series of blog posts by @wholeboxndice about his experiences: http://feedingmyeddiction.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/passion-driving-motivation-driving.html http://feedingmyeddiction.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/passion-playknow-characters.html http://feedingmyeddiction.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/passion-projects-dont-culminate-they.html http://feedingmyeddiction.blogspot.com.au/2012_07_01_archive.html

Other genius hour resources: http://geniushour.wikispaces.com/

More on Genius Hour http://inquiryblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/genius-hour-part-i/