Imagine a school day in which students spend a chunk of time studying and pursuing a topic or project they’re passionate about. That’s the premise of “genius hour,” a growing trend in which teachers ...

“It bothers me that I am not learning things in school that will help me become what I want to be.” This is the most sobering and common response to one of three questions I ask my students before we ...

As the end of the school year approaches, finding motivation for both in-person and online schooling can be difficult for young students. According to parenting expert Sunny Verma, implementing a ...

Williams Ledger Elementary School second-grader Janell Gray watches intently as the glass blower reaches inside the glass furnace to gather a layer of melted, clear glass. He then rolls the hot glass ...

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DERRY — At the start of the school year, Ernest P. Barka Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Emily Burns knocked on her principal’s door with an idea. That idea, called Genius Hour, was to set aside ...

Genius Hour is a combination of inquiry-based and passion-based learning. It is a time (usually one hour per week, but sometimes more) when students are able to learn about something they wonder about ...

1:40 Canadian teacher inspires kids to explore learning in ‘Genius Hour’ Aaron Warner buzzes around like a child anticipating a big surprise. He may be the teacher of École Wascana Plains’ Grade 7/8 ...