"If what we are teaching isn't meaningful for our students, it's a waste of our time and theirs."
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A Meaningful Mess is available!
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How do you organize what may seem like a chaotic mess into a classroom that empowers students to engage with content and pursue their passions? A Meaningful Mess offers suggestions and specific tools that can be used to engage this generation of students in meaningful, relevant, and student-driven learning experiences―even if things in the classroom may get messy, both literally and figuratively. Such strategies and tools include Genius Hour, Makerspaces, flexible learning spaces, meaningful technology, global learning experiences, critical and creative thinking, collaboration, and reflection. Packed with relevant evidence and research , A Meaningful Mess helps teachers understand why traditional teaching strategies are no longer working and what they can do to engage and empower this generation of learners.
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Passion-Based Learning Academy |
6 Ps of Genius Hour Online Course |
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"I am a passionate educator that believes in this generation of learners. I know that it is absolutely imperative that we begin to see today's learners for who they are and find ways to engage and empower them both inside and outside of the classroom. My innovative strategies in my own classroom allowed me to see learning from a different perspective. In doing so, I realized that passionate teachers create passionate learners and most importantly that learning can be FUN!"
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Book Andi to speak or consult at your district, organization or event!
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Genius Hour was written to help educators find ways to make the process manageable for themselves and meaningful for their learners. After implementing Genius Hour in my own classroom for several years, we developed a process called the 6 P's - Passion, Plan, Pitch, Process, Product, and Presentation. This process gave my learners exactly what they needed to experience real learning in a way that made sense. Check it out to learn practical ways to make Genius Hour a reality in your classroom, on your campus, or throughout your district.
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