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Exploring Project Based Learning

Project-based learning (PBL) is a teaching approach where students learn by being actively involved in a real-world and meaningful project. They may create a product or a presentation for a real audience. When kids engage in this type of learning they can gain essential knowledge and skills like critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and communication, problem-solving. The students work on a…read more →

12 Mar, 2020
  • Curriculum
  • Skill development

Kids Learning Differently

As the new school year in Australia commences, approximately 4 million students will head back to school. Of those students, 10% – 15% will experience ‘learning differences’; that is, they have neurological differences that make learning with conventional methods challenging for them. According to Speld QLD, a not for profit organisation supporting young people with learning differences, the ‘lack of identification…read more →

30 Jan, 2020
  • Anxiety
  • Mental health
  • Skill development

Gardening, Kids and Food

A national survey, commissioned by Woolworths, found that a third of Australian children could not identify fruit and vegetables, nor where the products came from. 92 per cent did not know bananas grew on plants. They struggled to know what grew on tress or what grew in the ground. British kids weren’t much better. A third of the primary school…read more →

16 Jan, 2020
  • Mental health
  • Skill development

Allow kids time to pursue their passion

Kids have a natural curiosity and love to explore and discover. Imagine if we could have time, in a school day, for them to explore and research a topic or a project they’re passionate about. This article on ‘Genius Hour‘ shares how kids can be excited and engaged in learning new things. They actually want to get better at something…read more →

14 Nov, 2019
  • Genius Camps
  • Mental health
  • Skill development

Karen Bonanno talks about Genius Kids

Karen Bonanno believes every young person has the right to be successful. As an accredited Global Genius Educator and Leader, in partnership with the Genius School Education Movement and MyGenius Incorporated, Karen is passionate about igniting the genius in every child to help them discover their inspiring future. Helping tweens, teens and young adults identify their natural talent and capabilities…read more →

8 Nov, 2019
  • Genius Camps
  • Skill development

Sentence Stems and Reading

Most of us may have kept a book log or journal about what we’ve read. At school, we probably had to do a book talk at some stage. Sentence stems help students to start thinking about what they’re reading. These sentence stems can help them to capture their thoughts, which they may then record. The author of ‘Critical Reading: 50…read more →

31 Oct, 2019
  • Curriculum
  • Literacy
  • Skill development

Students taking charge of their learning experiences

Sometimes, when I set a task for the students in my class, I’d get the question, ‘Is this for assessment?’ When I said that it wasn’t, I’d then get, ‘They why do I need to do this?’  I’d try and explain the many reasons with ‘because….’ answers, where I would focus on things like skills development, extending previous learning, new…read more →

17 Oct, 2019
  • Curriculum
  • Skill development

Experiential learning to ignite the genius in every child

In ‘Getting Ready for the Age of Experiential Education’, Matthew Lynch refers to the definition for experiential learning identified by the Association for Experiential Education as ‘a teaching philosophy that informs many methodologies in which educators purposefully engage with learners in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills, clarify values, and develop people’s capacity to…read more →

11 Oct, 2019
  • Genius Camps
  • Skill development
  • Talent Dynamics

Tips on how to get teens reading in a digital world

Kids just don’t seem to be reading nearly as much these days. Research studies and anecdotal reports from teachers, teacher librarians and librarians indicate that a majority of teens don’t read for pleasure at all. In the article, ‘7 ways to get teens reading in a smartphone culture‘, the author comments that smartphones and teens’ use of social media play…read more →

3 Oct, 2019
  • Literacy
  • Skill development

Genius Camp at North Lakes

Teens, aged between 12-15, can join us for Genius Camp North Lakes, QLD on 18th and 19th December 2019. Attend this fun-packed, 2-day, non-residential event where you will discover your true genius and natural path to success. You will leave this micro-camp knowing what makes you unique and how you can add value and make a difference in the world.

26 Sep, 2019
  • Genius Camps
  • Skill development
  • Talent Dynamics
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  • Karen is so dedicated and committed to bringing out the best in every child. She has so much compassion, commitment and knowledge, with an absolute reverence for every child/young person. I would… read more →
    Angie Stead
  • Karen is a woman with determination, expertise and intelligences, she shares informative and meaningful findings and relevant information aligned to the UN Global Goal of Quality Education. I look forward to seeing… read more →
    Catherine Ord
  • Thank you Karen for investing time with James and I and going through his "Talent Dynamics" results. It was really exciting to see James understand the characteristics of the different profiles and… read more →
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  • I only had a few weeks of school left and I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do at the end of Year 12. After spending time with Karen talking about… read more →
    Tianna, Year 12
  • I was really wondering what this Talent Dynamics [For Young People] was going to be about. But after Tianna had her debrief session with Karen she was a different person. She was… read more →
    Cher, Parent
  • Karen's offer to undertake the Talent Dynamics test came at a time where I was reviewing my business and looking to expand and needing to analyze my strengths and weaknesses to further… read more →
    Paul Simpson, QVR, Bald Hills
  • The offer to undertake the Talent Dynamics test came at a time where I was questioning my professional direction and needing to analyse my strengths and areas to further develop. The test… read more →
    Lori, Teacher Librarian

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