ALP Team

Genius Hour begins with the idea that students should actively create their learning rather than passively consume it. It allows students to make decisions about every aspect of the learning, including the strategies they want to use when developing a new skill, the pace of their work, the materials and resources for the project, and the format for the products they'll create.

The unifying concept is a sense of wonder and curiosity. To tap into these qualities, we use the following guiding questions: If you could learn anything in school, what would it be? What are you most interested in right now? What do you care about deeply? What are your passions and interests? What nagging problem would you like to solve? If you could make anything, what would you make?

successful blended-learning environment for students is a process of innovation, not an event.

Schools that implement blended learning successfully are constantly re-evaluating their students’ and teachers’ needs, adapting their blended-learning models, and refining their rallying cry in order to create truly student-centered learning environments.

Teachers provide support and instruction on a flexible, as-needed basis while students work through course curriculum and content. This model can give students a high degree of control over their learning.

Agency: the initiative and capacity to act in a desired direction or toward desired goals

Growth mindset: belief that abilities can be developed through effort and persistence