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Discussion Regarding Genius Hour in the ELA Classroom 7/9/13

Teachers in this chat (alphabetically, by first name, as Google does it): Amanda Ferrari (@FancyOatmeal), Bernice Homel (@BHomel1), Carrie Ann Gehringer (@caggee), Christine Esposito (@msespowalker), Jillien Lakatta (@JillienLakatta) & Joy Kirr (@JoyKirr)

Resources shared during this chat...

Brandon Busteed on Engagement- http://www.iptv.org/video/detail.cfm/31988/itt_20130113_brandon_busteed

Kevin Brookhouser & Juan DeLuca’s Radical Autonomy - http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/829279?tabid=11c25d8c-46b7-a223-0588-a4853e06229d

20% Projects in 2 Minutes (Kevin Brookhouser’s students- http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/924593?tabid=ca71800e-023d-4739-c7ee-e180458f8627

Rubric shared with students in 2013 (based on Kevin Brookhouser’s!)-https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkU9pWCOiNVbdFo5ZHRDU0tIRGpQWTBWOXJVNVlJRFE#gid=0

Kelly Gallagher’s writing ideas idea- See Pages 11-12. It's called 1 Topic = 18 Topics. http://www.stenhouse.com/assets/pdfs/0759_guide.pdf



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