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 ...

This article is part of the collection: What Personalized Learning Looks Like Across the Country: The 2017 Fifty States Project. When it comes to personalized learning in the classroom, no single ...

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 ...