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UEN Presents:
Genius Hour:Research Tools to Guide
your Journey
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Media, online resources, and professional development for Utah Educators
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InquiryEssential questions
● Genuine, relevant inquiry into big ideas● Provide deep thought, lively discussion, and new understanding● Require students to consider alternatives, weigh evidence, and support ideas● Stimulate ongoing rethinking of big ideas, assumptions, and prior lessons● Spark meaningful connections with prior learning and personal connection● Help students effectively inquire and make sense of complicated ideas
What is Genius Hour
Problems with Search and Googling?
We need to teach searching and research skills along with Genius Hour… but where?
Utah’s Online Library
Noodle Tools
Gather
● Teach effective note taking skills
● Use NoodleTools found in Utah’s Online Library
Cite Organize
● Utilize built in citations in Utah’s Online Library
● Citation tools like EasyBib
● Use the bibliography portion of NoodleTools
● Teach how to cite social media.
● Notecards● Google Docs● Graphic Organizers● Keep everything in
one place in NoodleTools
Collaboration in Genius Hour● Start with One Class Project● Show Your Genius Hour Project● Peer Review within Noodle Tools,
Google Docs or another way.● Group Work
○ Though it’s suggested that students start
with their own Genius Hour Project,
there’s plenty of room for collaboration in Genius Hour.
Share with the worldCreate a website
Publish an ebook
Blog about the process
Digital Poster
Social Media
Resources - goo.gl/eQ0Y2eGenius Hour Livebinder
Videos about Genius Hour
Twitter: #geniushour @DaniKSloan @MrJFawson @JoyKirr @PaulSolarz
Google Form Check In
Noodle Tools Workshop
Genius Hour rubric by Michelle Reed