Cultivating Creativity Through Genius Hour (3-Hour)

$50.00

Presenter: Andi McNair, TAGT
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 3 

Genius hour is an out-of-the-box venture that allows students to take charge and follow through with a project that will impact their community. Students have total ownership from the initial stage of research, to collaborating with an expert, to carrying out the project with passion, and sharing it with the world–or at least Snapchat! Learn how to make genius hour an exciting part of your class.

Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

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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.

Presenter Bio

Andi McNair currently teaches Gifted and Talented students at a small rural school at Bosqueville ISD in Texas. She has been a teacher for over a decade, teaching 4th/5th grade math before moving into gifted education. As a parent of gifted children, she is a strong advocate for gifted education. She regularly speaks at TAGT (Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented) and other conferences, particularly sharing her passion for innovative education. Andi is married to her high school sweetheart. They have three children and live in Waco, TX. 

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229 reviews for Cultivating Creativity Through Genius Hour (3-Hour)

  1. Elizabeth – MOUNT VERNON ISD (verified owner) –

    This course does an excellent job describing Genius Hour, the process, and resourses.

  2. Kaysi – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –

    Enjoyed it. Presenter is very passionate over the topic.

  3. Tiffany – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –

    Learned so much. Very useful.

  4. Bertha Lee – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    amazing course

  5. Noemi – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This course is excellent. I really like the idea that students have plenty of choices on how they want to work.

  6. Nicole – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –

    I can’t wait to try Genius Hour in my classroom!

  7. YVETTE – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –

    This is a very interesting course. It is a great resource to refer to to have Genius Hour in my school.

  8. Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was super informative! It gave a lot of well detailed information on what the Genius hour is, but was really exceptional is that a lot of the information given could easily be used with other projects other than just the Genius Hour project. She provided a lot of information on how to go about using apps and websites to incorporate technology into the students projects and even how to keep up with monitoring her students. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for ideas on how to organize and teach elementary and middle school students how to go about in creating a meaningful project.

  9. Lilia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent

  10. Lynda – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –

    Great info

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