Bringing Genius Hour to Your Library: Implementing a Schoolwide Passion Project Program

This unique book presents a practical and realistic approach to implementing a school-wide, K–12 Genius Hour program―one that can succeed regardless of budgetary and infrastructure constraints.· Provides a clear plan for implementing a school-wide genius hour program that can create a fluid learning and teaching experience for both students and librarians· Offers an education program that matches the goals or mission of a venue such as a learning commons environment· Delineates how a school librarian can fulfill a position of leadership in the school to implement a school-wide vision· Written with sensitivity to and knowledge of the issues that surround both public and private schools―for example, varying budgets, degrees of technology adoption, and community support