Tag: 20% Time

20% Time Reflections

Ever since I heard about 20% Time projects, Genius Hour, and Passion Projects I wanted to provide those opportunities to my students. The idea behind giving students class time to work on topics that truly interest them aligns with my views of education and schooling. While I do believe that kids should be exposed to …

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A Student’s History of Animation

This past school year I implemented a 20% Time/Genius Hour year-long project with my 8th graders. I’ll be sharing my reflections in a later post but for now I need to share three amazing presentations that came from the project. Students worked on their projects every Friday and their one requirement was to share the …

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A Student in Drag

This past school year I implemented a 20% Time/Genius Hour year-long project with my 8th graders. I’ll be sharing my reflections in a later post but for now I need to share three amazing presentations that came from the project. Students worked on their projects every Friday and their one requirement was to share the …

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A Student’s FBI Dream

This past school year I implemented a 20% Time/Genius Hour year-long project with my 8th graders. I’ll be sharing my reflections in a later post but for now I need to share three amazing presentations that came from the project. Students worked on their projects every Friday and their one requirement was to share the …

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