ChatArchive

**#GeniusHour Chat Archive**

**On the first Thursday of each month we have our Genius Hour chat on twitter! You can follow along/join the conversation by watching the livestream of the #geniushour hashtag.**

 * There are several ways to do this: directly on twitter (click here), or use an external app like tweetchat.com, hootsuite, etc.**
 * Join us at 9 pm eastern/6 pm pacific on the 1st Thursday of each month!**

Check out the archives of previous chats:


 * Archive:**
 * May 4, 2018. This month's chat was hosted by Joy Kirr (@JoyKirr)**
 * Topic: Geniushour at the end of the school year**
 * [|Click here for the storify archive] (And yes, we know this is oh, so temporary!)**


 * Archive:**
 * March 1, 2018. This month's chat was hosted by Gallit and Denise (@gallit_z and @mrsdkrebs)**
 * Topic: Answering questions from the #geniushour community**
 * Click here for the storify archive**


 * Archive:**
 * February 1, 2018. This month's chat was hosted by Faige Meller (@dubioseducator)**
 * Topic: How do we harness curiosity of young children/elementary school into #geniushour learning?**
 * Click here for the storify archive**


 * Archive: January 2018. This month's chat was hosted by Hugh McDonald (@hughtheteacher)**
 * Topic: How Has Geniushour Implementation Improved Over the Years **
 * [|Click here for the Storify archive] **
 * Wiki page archive **


 * Archive: December 2017. This month's chat was hosted by @DonWettrick**
 * Topic: Creating Opportunities for Innovation and Entrepreneurship **
 * [|Click here for the Storify archive] **


 * Archive: Nov 2017. This month's chat was hosted by @JessieRErickson.**
 * Topic: Organizing Genius Hour with your Class. **
 * [|Click here for the storify archive]. **


 * Archive: October 2017. This month's chat was hosted by @AJjuliani.**
 * Topic: Overcoming student choice obstacles with Genius Hour **
 * [|Click here for the storify archive].**


 * Archive: August 2017 This month's chat was hosted by @mrsdkrebs and @gallit_z.**
 * Topic: Sharing our summer learning and planning for a new year with Genius Hour.**
 * [|Click here for the storify archive].**


 * Archive: June 2017 - This month's chat was hosted by @mrsdkrebs.**
 * Topic: Plans for professional and personal growth this summer**
 * [|Click here for the Storify archive]**


 * Archive: May 2017 - This month's chat was hosted by @JoyKirr.**
 * Topic: Shifts you can make in your typical week that include the best aspects of Genius Hour.**
 * [|Click here for the storify archive]**


 * Archive: April 2017 - Merged with the #iledchat this month! FAQ about Genius Hour with guest host @ckoos1**
 * Click here for the storify archive**


 * Archive: March 2017 - Our 5 Year Anniversary Chat - Hosted by @angelamaiers,** **@mrsdkrebs,** **and @gallit_z**
 * [|Click here for the Storify archive]**


 * Archive: February 2017**
 * [|Click here for the Storify archive]**


 * Archive: January 2017**
 * [|Click here for the storify archive]**
 * Click [|here]for the participate learning summary**


 * Archive: December 2016**
 * [|Click here for the storify archive]**
 * Click [|here] for the participate learning summary**
 * Today's chat featured guest moderator, [|@mcnairan3], author of [|Genius Hour: Passion Projects that Ignite Innovation and Student Inquiry]**


 * Archive: November 2016**
 * Click here for the storify archive**
 * Today's chat featured guest moderator, [|@trev_mackenzie], author of [|Dive Into Inquiry].**


 * Archive: October 2016**
 * [|Click here for the Storify archive]**
 * Today's chat featured guest moderator, Paul Solarz ([|@paulsolarz]), author of the book [|Learn Like a Pirate], and longtime leader of #geniushour learning.**


 * Archive: September 2016**
 * [|Click here for the storify archive]**
 * Our chat continued the theme of getting started with GH in the new school year. Hugh McDonald ([|@hughtheteacher]) moderated, adding his years of expertise.**


 * Archive: August 2016**
 * Click here for the storify archive**
 * Our chat was about launching GH in the new school year.**


 * Archive: June 1, 2016**
 * Our monthly chat was hosted by [|@KrissyVenosdale], Makerspace Leader and MAKER.**
 * Check out the [|storify here].**


 * Archive: May 5, 2016**
 * Our monthly chat was based on FAQ gathered about #geniushour.**
 * Check out the** [|storify here!]


 * Archive: Thursday, April 7, 2016**
 * Our monthly chat was about Genius Hour in the primary grades, K-3. We had two experts join in as co-moderators--Renee ([|@RaRaPenguin]) and Robyn ([|@RobynThiessen]).**

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 * April Storify Archive**


 * Archive: Thursday, March 3, 2016**
 * Our monthly chat was about questioning and inquiry! Check out the link below to see what was shared. If that doesn't work there is also at pdf of the tweetchat archive (it is in reverse order though):**

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 * Participate Learning archive:**

Storify Archive: []



[|Storify archive for this chat] //The storify starts at the beginning of the chat at the top of the hour.// //The tweetchat pdf may be incomplete because tweetchat was in/out during the hour...sorry!//
 * Archive: Thursday, Feb 4, 2016**
 * This month's chat was based on FAQ that were crowdsourced from twitter.**


 * Archive: Thursday, January 8, 2016**

//[|Participate Learning archive]//
This month's chat was about overcoming mid-year struggles.


 * Archive: Thursday, December 3rd, 2015**

//[|Storify archive for this chat]//
//This month's chat was about generating Genius Hour project ideas! Tweetchat wasn't working very well tonight, so the PDF is missing some tweets. But it has most! Please scroll up from the bottom to read the chat in chronological order!//


 * Archive: Thursday, November 5, 2015**

[|storify archive for this chat]
==== //This month's chat was moderated by **[|@Wonderopolis]** and the topic was "Wonder in #GeniusHour". If using the PDF, please scroll up from the bottom to read the chat in chronological order!//====

//**Archive: Thursday, October 1, 2015**//

[|storify archive for this chat]
//This months chat was moderated by **@joykirr** and the topic was **creativity and imagination**! If using the PDF, please scroll up from the bottom to read the chat in chronological order!//

//**Archive: Thursday, September 3, 2015**//

[|storify archive for this chat]
//This month's chat was based on FAQ posted to the hashtag and previous chat surveys.// //If using the PDF, please scroll up from the bottom to read the chat in chronological order!//

//**Archive: Thursday, August 6, 2015**// [|Storify archive for this chat.] This month's chat was based on the book Mindset, by Carole Dweck. For the archive, you can look at the storify or the pdf. If using the pdf, please scroll up from the bottom to read the chat in chronological order.

//**Archive: Thursday, June 4, 2015**// [|Storify archive for this chat.]

//**Archive: Thursday, May 7, 2015**// [|Storify archive for this chat.]

//**Archive: Thursday, April 2, 2015**// Thank you to [|Joy Kirr] for guest-moderating this chat on how we can make the rest of our week more like Genius Hour
 * ~scroll up from the bottom to read the chat in chronological order.**

//**Archive: Thursday, March 5th, 2015**// //**Differentiating Genius Hour**//
 * ~scroll up from the bottom to read the chat in chronological order.**

//**Archive: Thursday, February 5th, 2015**//
 * please scroll up from the bottom to read the chat in chronological order! Thanks!**

//**Archive: Thursday, December 4th, 2014**// //Thank you to [|Oliver Schinkton] for guest-moderating this chat on Compassion Based Learning!//
 * ~scroll up from the bottom to read the chat in chronological order.**

//**Archive: Thursday, November 6th, 2014**// -Scroll up from the bottom to read the chat in chronological order.

//**Archive: Thursday, October 2, 2014**// [|Storify for October chat archive]

//**Archive: Thursday, September 4th, 2014**// -Scroll up from the bottom to read the chat in chronological order.

//**Archive: Thursday, June 5th, 2014**// -Scroll up from the bottom to read the chat in chronological order.

//**Archive: Thursday, May 1st, 2014**// -Scroll up from the bottom to read that chat in chronological order.

[|**Storify for April chat archive**] - Scroll up from the bottom to read the PDF chronologically.
 * //Archive: Thursday, April 3, 2014//**

- Oops! Human error makes the archive here start at 0:23 instead of the beginning. So sorry!
 * //Archive: Thursday, March 6, 2014//**
 * [|Storify for March chat archive]**

- Scroll up from the bottom to read the PDF chronologically.
 * //Archive: Thursday, February 6, 2014//**
 * [|Storify for February chat archive]**


 * //Archive: Thursday, December 5, 2013//**
 * [|Storify for December chat archive]**


 * //Archive: Thursday November 7th, 2013//**
 * [|Storify for November chat archive]**

//**Archive: Thursday October 3, 2013**//

 * [|Storify for October chat archive]**

//**Archive: September 4, 2013**//

 * [|Storify for September Chat Archive]**

//**Archive: August 7, 2013**//

 * [|Storify for August Chat Archive]**

//**Archive: July 3, 2013**//

 * [|Storify for July Geniushour Chat Archive]**

**Storify for the June Chat Archive**
//**Archive: May 1, 2013**//

//**Archive: April 3, 2013**// [|Storify for the April Chat Archive]

//**Archive: March 6, 2013**//

[|Storify for the March Archive]



 * //Archive: February 6, 2013//**

**[|Storify for the Feb archive]**
//**Archive: January 2, 2013**//
 * [|Storify for the January Archive]**


 * //Archive: December 5, 2012//**

**[|Storify for the December Archive]**


//**Archive: November 7, 2012**//
 * [|Storify for November Archive]**

//**Archive: October 3, 2012**//

//**Archive: September 5, 2012**//

//**Archive: August 1, 2012**// I also experimented with [|Storify for the August Archive].

//**Archive: June 6, 2012**//

//**Archive: May, 2012**//
 * [|Google Doc May Archive]**

//**Archive: April, 2012**//

//**Archive: March, 2012**//