This is an example of Genius Hour for elementary students (5-6th grade). It goes over how to start a Genius Hour in your classroom.  Preview Image: Original Photo created by Kayla Towner

Kayla Towner - “Genius Hour + UOSL = Magic in the classroom!” Are you new to using Genius Hour? Are you new to doing research with Utah’s Online School Library? Well, this is the session for you! Using Utah's Online School Library, learn how to implement Genius Hour into your classroom. Students can personalize their learning by choosing their topic. Then students can choose what they want to learn about and what they want to become experts in. See the power of using UOSL, and your students will become top-notch researchers!

Learn how to personalize learning using technology! Utah teachers have a large amount of technology to explore and use in their classrooms. In this episode of the PCBL + Technology webinar series, learn how to utilize Microsoft tools to support personalized, competency-based learning in your classroom.

Promote studentsÕ ability to manage their time and avoid burnout by providing a preview of the week to come. Kayla Towner shows how to keep things fun and interesting (and keep students motivated) by creating weekly playlists that are adapted to various learners.

This is an example of how teachers and students can create digital stories using Microsoft Sway. There are various ways to make stories engaging and innovative.

Explore time-saving teaching tool, including video and audio recordings with authors, lessons, book trailers, vocabulary lists, and more. Discover ways TeachingBooks resources can deepen connections to books while engaging readers, supporting families, and facilitating collaboration with colleagues.

Join this session to learn how to use digital resources in Sora for classroom learning. This session will cover strategies to get every student to the right resource using direct links, ways to help students engage with digital texts using the latest research on reading comprehension and engagement when using digital resources, ready-made resources you can implement in your classroom that incorporate resources available in Sora, ideas for using Sora to support various subject areas including language learning, science, social studies, history and ELA (and others), and more.

Discover TeachingBooks tools that can enhance and deepen your already strong instructional practices. Explore time-saving teaching tools, including video and audio recordings with authors, lessons, book trailers, vocabulary lists, and more. Uncover a collection of quality trade books that support and supplement phonological awareness instruction.

This resource is a Science student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, World Book Encyclopedia, Gale's Kids InfoBits, and InfoTrac Junior Edition - to help students learn about Utah animals.