Bringing Genius Hour to Your Library: Implementing a Schoolwide Passion Project Program
byElizabeth Barrera Rush is a library specialist for Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, TX, providing support and training for elementary and secondary librarians district-wide.
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Rush, Elizabeth. Bringing Genius Hour to Your Library: Implementing a Schoolwide Passion Project Program. Libraries Unlimited, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440856532.
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Rush, Elizabeth. Bringing Genius Hour to Your Library: Implementing a Schoolwide Passion Project Program. Libraries Unlimited, 2017. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440856532
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Rush, E. (2017). Bringing Genius Hour to Your Library: Implementing a Schoolwide Passion Project Program. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440856532
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This unique book presents a practical and realistic approach to implementing a school-wide, K–12 Genius Hour program—one that can succeed regardless of budgetary and infrastructure constraints.
• Provides a clear plan for implementing a school-wide genius hour program that can create a fluid learning and teaching experience for both students and librarians• Offers an education program that matches the goals or mission of a venue such as a learning commons environment
• Delineates how a school librarian can fulfill a position of leadership in the school to implement a school-wide vision
• Written with sensitivity to and knowledge of the issues that surround both public and private schools—for example, varying budgets, degrees of technology adoption, and community support
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Table of Contents
Bringing Genius Hour to Your Library: Implementing a Schoolwide Passion Project Program
Author(s): Rush, Elizabeth;Contributors: Rush, Elizabeth;Abstract:This unique book presents a practical and realistic approach to implementing a school-wide, K–12 Genius Hour program—one that can succeed regardless of budgetary and infrastructure constraints.
• Provides a clear plan for implementing a school-wide genius hour program that can create a fluid learning and teaching experience for both students and librarians• Offers an education program that matches the goals or mission of a venue such as a learning commons environment
• Delineates how a school librarian can fulfill a position of leadership in the school to implement a school-wide vision
• Written with sensitivity to and knowledge of the issues that surround both public and private schools—for example, varying budgets, degrees of technology adoption, and community support
SortTitle: bringing genius hour to your library: implementing a schoolwide passion project programAuthor Info:Elizabeth Barrera RushauthorElizabeth Barrera Rush is a library specialist for Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, TX, providing support and training for elementary and secondary librarians district-wide.
eISBN-13: 9781440856532Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440856532.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440856525Imprint: Libraries UnlimitedPages: 176Publication Date: 20171231Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Acknowledgments vii8
- Introduction ix10
- Chapter 1: Why Genius Hour? 114
- Preparing Students for Their Future 114
- Change Campus Demands or Expectations 316
- Provide a Balanced Curriculum 316
- Deliver Timely Content 417
- Facilitate Librarian/Student Relationships 518
- Facilitate Teacher/Librarian Relationships 518
- Provide Extreme Differentiation 619
- Potentially Shift the Bell Curve 619
- Take Time to Learn 619
- Helping Parents 720
- It’s Ultimately About the Students 720
- Notes 720
- Further Reading 821
- Chapter 2: Proposing Genius Hour to Your Campus 922
- Chapter 3: The Magnitude of Your Effort 1730
- Chapter 4: Schedules, Project Duration, and Life in General 2336
- Chapter 5: Organization and Communication 3346
- Fully Digital Approach 3346
- Nondigital Approach 3548
- Program Plans 3649
- Set Up a Social Media Account 3750
- Monthly School Newsletters 3851
- E-Mail Directly to Parents 3851
- Text Messaging Applications 3952
- Library Website with a Genius Hour Page 3952
- Social Media 3952
- Nondigital Communication 4053
- Parent–Teacher Meetings 4053
- Classroom Dissemination 4154
- Brochure 4255
- What to Communicate 4255
- Note 4255
- Further Reading 4356
- Chapter 6: Addressing Curriculum 4558
- Chapter 7: The Navy SEAL Approach to Genius Hour 4962
- Chapter 8: Introducing Genius Hour to Your Students 5366
- Chapter 9: Managing Many Topics 6376
- Chapter 10: While You Are Waiting 6780
- Why Are We Waiting? 6780
- Provide Flexible Learning Space 6780
- Establish a Behavior Management System 6881
- Create a Timeline for a Bulletin Board 7083
- Ask Students to Browse For Books 7184
- Combat Learned Helplessness 7184
- Addressing Special Needs Students 7285
- Provide “Safety Nets” 7487
- Provide a Makerspace or Tinkering Lab 7588
- Student Participation in Makerspace/Tinkering Lab 7992
- Notes 8093
- Chapter 11: Integration Sensation 8194
- Chapter 12: Skills Lessons 8598
- Chapter 13: Presentations 97110
- Chapter 14: Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum 111124
- Chapter 15: “Genius Hour, Too”: Bridging the Gap 113126
- Chapter 16: Managing Group Projects 119132
- Chapter 17: Getting Ready for Presentations and Next Year 127140
- Chapter 18: Conclusion: Making Genius Hour Your Own 135148
- Appendixes 139152
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