Chappaqua Central School District
March 12, 2019
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"Genius Hour" allows for personalized learning
"I love when our students pop up into the MakerSpace looking for materials/solutions," said Ellen Paradiso, Library/Media Specialist at Grafflin. "I gave a student some glue dots and she said, Thanks, we'll test it and if it doesn't work we'll find something else. We have to try." Mrs. Paradiso is referring to 3rd-grade students in Mrs. Cohen's class who are just starting their next round of Genius Hour, which is based on Google's "20% Time" where employees get to work on passion projects for 20% of their work time. The 20% Time has been embraced in classrooms across the country because research has shown that it drives creativity and increases productivity (Gmail started this way). At Grafflin, Mrs. Cohen first introduces Genius Hour with a teacher-generated challenge to teach the structure and to have students work in design teams to invent something. This year, students were asked to design something that will prevent the condensation from Mrs. Cohen's iced coffee cup from ruining the papers on her desk. This next round is totally student-driven. Students write up a proposal on what they want to do and then meet with Mrs. Cohen for further discussion. Some projects in the pipeline include a sports website for kids, a business plan for a child-run local dance studio, the perfect sleep mask, a math facts board game, the ultimate dry skin lotion, and a combination sunscreen/insect repellent. |
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"Bell Bites" satisfies a technology craving
After cooking in FACS class for two years, 7th-grade students are stepping out of their comfort zone and applying their cooking knowledge independently to create TV Food segments--Bell Bites--for a weekly Bellevision TV show that streams school-wide every Friday morning. |
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Young artists thrive at Greeley
With a focus on the creative process, District art teachers foster curiosity, hands-on problem solving, visual literacy, personal expression and a reflection on an individual relationship to the world. Critical thinking, collaboration, and communication are cultivated as aesthetic experiences and connections deepen understanding of past and present cultures, and help us imagine and create the future. Artists at Greeley have been making a splash lately, with their original works receiving recognition from Northeast Regional Scholastic Arts, the American Scholastic Press Association, and the Katonah Museum of Art. Image credit: "Pick Me" - Rebecca Putnan |
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