Genius Hour

What Is Genius Hour? An Overview For The Classroom

Genius hour is an approach to learning where students are guided by their own interests, background knowledge, and curiosity to learn.

Some projects will clearly take longer than you have available, others are too large in scale or rely on the involvement of too many people.

What’s it like teaching with Genius Hour? Students accustomed to being told what to do, when, and how can feel uneasy without ‘assignments.’

Genius Hour in the classroom is driven by curiosity. Critical principles include inquiry, purpose, socialization, and design.