Joy is a 7th grade ELA teacher at Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heightands, Illinois. She has implemented genius hour projects with all of her classes. You can’t find a blog post about genius hour without a comment from Joy. She is a wife, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a grandma... and a passionate NBCT. Joy is a strong advocate for #Geniushour, geocaching, and edcamps. 

In this episode we discuss:

A working definition for #Geniushour

How to begin incorporating #Geniushour

How to help students develop ideas for #Geniushour

Ways to inform parents about what happens in the classroom

Sample #Geniushour guiding questions for research 

What skills students gain during #Geniushour