Getting Started

Check out the 20 Time and World Languages #LangCamp folder for some resources, developing ideas, and lively discussion. Here are some links we've assembled so far:

 

• http://www.20timeineducation.com/
• http://profabarostprs.blogspot.com/2013/06/genius-hour-week-1.html- Jillane Baros’s blog has several posts regarding her implementation of Genius Hour in a Latin Culture class. Interesting to see week-by-week reflections (including pictures of student work in interactive notebooks).
• geniushour.blogspot.com - Joy Kirr (@joykirr) is well-known on Twitter for implementing Genius Hour in her LA classes.
• http://ditchthattextbook.com/2013/03/25/20-percent-projects-7-ideas-to-think-about/-
• http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=829279 - Joy Kirr’s livebinder link
• http://www.flipped-history.com/2013/06/gauging-20-times-effectiveness.html?spref=tw - blog post about effectiveness of 20% time
• The book Drive by Daniel Pink is a great read about motivation and he talks 20% time as well
•  https://www.dropbox.com/s/skd6qmeu7a12lwi/Genius%20Hour.docx - Cristina Zimmerman's project outline (@cristinazimmer4)

 

Questions we're working on include...

 

• How often should we use Genius Hour?
  

 

Once weekly? 2 days a week? Partial or complete class periods?

• How many projects should we aim for throughout the year?
  

One each grading period? One all year?

• Should topics be limited to the Spanish language/culture?
  "Countries" projects? Connections to other classes? Purpose/application of TL? More freedom after novice levels? Connect student pet topics to other countries?
• How much TL should we require? 
  Less at the novice level? Required vocabulary as part of the research? Incorporate the three modes?

 

@srapontarelli -- I asked this question below, but I am stumped as to how to introduce the Genius Hour concept and how to get started with it in class.  I am assuming that there needs to be some sort of final project.  Would others deem that a quarterly project, semester, etc.?  I