Description
Being an educator for G/T students takes heart and hard work; but no matter how much work you put in, the real key is to make it meaningful to your students. If students can’t connect with what they’re learning, you’re wasting your valuable time and theirs. Genius hour is a creative, hands-on project that is guaranteed to make that connection! Learn how genius hour can get even your most reticent student excited and engaged.
This course will give you:
- Key elements of a dynamic genius hour
- Examples of genius hour projects
- Helpful resources for you and your students
- Tips to set up your classroom for genius hour
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Rodney – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course as it follows some of the ideas I use for my Engineering classes
Jamie – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This had so much helpful information for using with both GT and General Ed students!
Shay – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Out of all the GT courses I’ve taken in my 14 years of teaching, this might be my favorite. Lots of good, USABLE apps/website ideas.
Tiesha – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Other than updating app information, for example, Aurasma is no longer operating, it became HP Reveal, I think it was a good course.
Bricia – ASHLAND CITY (verified owner) –
Very helpful.
Cobette – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
Gives very practical information to implement genius hour on your own.
Lauren – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course to take. I would LOVE to have been able to do it in person
Lauren – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Gives great materials and websites to use to incorporate GH in the classroom.
Robin – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Loved the tools for genius hour.
R. Lynette – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very interesting and easy to follow.
Carolee – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great introduction to Genius Hour. Lots of great ideas, technology apps to help, and a step by step guide.
Jennifer – Private Pay (verified owner) –
For the hearing impaired it is challenging to hear what the instructor is saying. The notes are very small which makes it difficult to read. I had to cut and paste notes into a word document to be able to read them.
Janet – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very story-based instead of process-based.. I do not feel like.I walked away with enough knowledge to implement this into my room. I’ll have to do a lot more research.
Amy – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I think this is an invaluable course for teachers who are curious about what Genius Hour is and how to begin to implement in their school.
Suzanne – LANCASTER CITY (verified owner) –
excellent!!!! Can’t wait to explore and study this more and plan to implement it in my classroom!
Meagan – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Great quizzes with helpful ideas!
Amy – LANCASTER CITY (verified owner) –
Very complete information and resources to implement genius hour
Michelle – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
I have already tried Genius Hour in my classroom. This course was great in reinforcing what I already am doing and it also gave me renewed zest in making my Genius Hour more meaningful for my students!
Ann – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
One of the better courses for succinct information and examples for a system that is able to be implemented.
Heather – Pilot (verified owner) –
very informative
Leroy – RAYMONDVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed it
Kristina – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
My school is thinking about starting a Genius Hour and I was taking notes throughout this entire training. Great information!
William – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –
Genius hour is an interesting concept that I may incorporate into my curriculum.
Jennifer – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Great information, great presenter
Ashley – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Nice Course, Good Ideas
Chrystal – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Its great information-great for kids
Mary – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
The ideas outlined through this course are of grave importance to our students’ future success. The ideas are very clearly communicated along with a wide range of resources to carry out the mission. Well organized and well relayed.
Lauren – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was very informative and gave me a lot of quality information!
Christian – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The course presents a great idea for extended project-based learning for GT students called Genius Hour.
Cordelia – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course very interesting and very resourceful.
Lauren – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
great ideas
Elizabeth – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was awesome and loved the real examples of student projects.
Gloria – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
This is something I would like to try.
Mehmet – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
Very informative
Diana – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
This course is very interesting. It seems like it would be a lot of work to plan and implement in a classroom.
Priscilla – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Loved all the apps and websites given.
Kayla – Pilot (verified owner) –
I thought this course was well designed with plenty of opportunity for real application in my classroom.
Rosario S. – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is interesting to get young students to use the variety of technology in their learning.
Frances – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful
STEVEN H – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I love all of the resources that were mentioned for all of the different steps of genius hour.
Corby – JASPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful
D’Anissa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This was a very informative course. I feel that it is very useful for fourth and fifth grade teachers.
Melinda – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
this was great! I enjoyed learning about genius hour and how I can incorporate it into my Kindergarten classroom
Stacy – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course provided me with many resources for Genius Hour.
Erin – WASHINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
This is a great explanation of what Genius Hour is and why it is beneficial for the students. The presenter covered how utilize classroom time to allow the students to complete a project beginning to end and how you can keep track of what they are learning throughout.
Amy – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Really interesting and engaging! I can’t wait to adapt this to my classroom!
Greta – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! I would love to do this with my students.
Maribel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very interesting. i enjoyed it.
Celina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked this training full of good apps and ideas to complete Gt projects for kids that will keep them motivated, engaged, and target beyond critical thinking in learning.
Esperanza – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great presentation on Genius Hour. She gave wonderful ideas and resources to use.