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.
Julie – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!!
Kathryn – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
I like it. It has some good information and great ideas on how to get started using Genius hour in the classroom.
Janet – KENT CITY (verified owner) –
I feel this course was useful and could be modified to accommodate a regular education classroom.
Lindsay – KENT CITY (verified owner) –
I love the idea of genius hour! Resources were somewhat outdated, however good thoughts.
Andrea – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Delea – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Alexis – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
It was definitely interesting. Granted, not everyone could execute Genius Hour do to the time and actions required needed while teaching at the same time, but it is something to keep in the back of my mind while thinking of a project for future use
ADRIANA – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas to implement in the classroom.
Jenny – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great info
Sylvia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It has very interesting creative ideas in case one cannot begin a project like this;
meghan – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
More content specific examples.
Cindy – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –
It was meaningful.
Amanda – ALVARADO ISD (verified owner) –
Love the ideas!
Amy – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting, I will find ways to implement
Andrew – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I think the presenter was real and authentic. I think that it was a good lesson overall.
Marcel – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very informative and I learned a lot from this module.
Ramiro – VICTORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome information
Susan – Private Pay (verified owner) –
While I had a bit of trouble gaining access to the course, I was very happy with the content and resources presented. The resources Andi shared will be especially helpful in my GT classroom.
Crystal – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course
Sonia – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
It was very interesting to learn about Genius Hour and all it entails.
Charlotte – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course with wonderful ideas.
Juan – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome info
allen – Pilot (verified owner) –
liked it
Kami – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great! You could tell the presenter is very passionate about genius hour and does a great job implementing it in her own classroom.
Brenda – BELLVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
The presenter was engaging.
Sharla – EULA ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of great resource information to use next school year.
Bree – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great resource to learn about the components of Genius Hour. The presenter laid it out well and included many resources and examples to help you implement in the classroom.
Carlota – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and insightful
Griseidy – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great information and resources!
Edward – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I rea;;y think that Genius Hour strikes that balance between teaching the standards and providing a certain amount of creative license to shine that kids need nowadays.
Kelsey – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I loved her passion.
Krista – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
It was great and told you step by step on how to incorporate Genius hour into your classroom.
Sandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very good explained.
Elsa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Eye opener
Jennifer – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
So many wonderful ideas to start the Genius Hour in our school!
MARIBEL – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the different project ideas provided
Jenna – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course was very informative on Genius Hour. I enjoyed the course and it’s content.
Diane – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course is filled with great ideas for engaging students in more meaningful activities.
Jan – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course. The content is meaningful and Andi McNair does a great job of presenting the information.
Wai Man – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Learned some new information and Apps
Stephenie – BLANCHESTER LOCAL (verified owner) –
I have implemented Genius Hour in the past, and this PD session reignited my excitement for this approach. I was reminded of the power of Genius Hour and the presenter provided solutions for some of the questions and struggles I was having as I design my new Genius Hour class.
Kimberlee – Coshocton City Schools (verified owner) –
Lots of important information
Miguel – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
The audience need a microphone.
Kristin – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
So many great tools and resources
Candace – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Christine – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
It was inspirational! It gave me good ideas of how I can implement a genius hour into our schedule.
Julie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the ideas and apps presented.
Kara – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Impactful and Meaningful
Cynthia – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
this is a great way for students to learn
Caleb – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Genius Hour is great! Even just incorporating pieces of what Genius Hour entails is groundbreaking (like consulting experts, adding Aurasma to projects, etc.).