“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 ...

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 ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: How can I implement a “Genius Hour” with my students? Much lip service is given to the ideas of student choice, project- and problem-based learning, and intrinsic ...