1. Awakening Genius in your Classroom Shereen Abou Hamad

2. Thomas Armstrong AWAKENING GENIUS IN THE CLASSROOM

3. Every Student is a Genius “ Genius” is not only who scores above130 on IQ test. It means “one’s joy in learning” Thus; every student has genius under his skin.

4. The following are 12 basic qualities to expand the meaning of genius. These are the basic building blocks of each student’s intrinsic genius. The Twelve Qualities of Genius

5. 1.Curiosity Children are naturally curios about the world around them from the earliest weeks of life. However, some teachers see curiosity as “ off-task” behavior, irrelevancies, and even rudeness.

6. 1.Curiosity Teachers should know that these questions emerge out of students’ genius-their often insatiable need to find out everything they can about the world.. A good teacher knows how to take the question and make it serve the lesson plan’s objectives and the curriculum.

7. 2.Playfulness When children play, they reinvent the world. It’s very healthy to allow playfulness presence during the school day in an appropriate way.

8. playfulness Allows students to : Work through emotional conflicts Develop and test hypothesis about the world Investigate complex social roles Prepare full-fledged participation in the family and community Develop more appropriate ways of relating to peers

9. 3. Imagination Children and adolescents can close their eyes and see all sorts of images: swirls of color, cartoon, pictures, etc… This imagination has come to be associated with something negative: daydreaming.

10. 3. Imagination Teachers should benefit from this imagination as a potential source of cognitive power that the student might use to write stories, initiate deep dialogues about significant life issues, etc…

11. 4.Creativity The word creativity is directly linked to the word genius in meaning. Children and adolescents, being relatively new to life, are naturally creative because they haven’t been brainwashed. Creativity manifests itself in poems, drawings, novel observations, etc…

12. 5. Wonder It is the natural astonishment that children and adolescents has about the world around them. It reveals the depths of our students’ minds and deepens the learning process whenever it occurs.

13. 6. Wisdom It comes out of wonder. The student who is able to experience the wonder of the world directly without having acquired wisdom from the years of experience has genius! Can you imagine a first-grade student drawing a rainbow saying it stands for the world of peace. This is wisdom!!

14. 7.Inventivness It has a certain “ hands –on” quality. Children can come up with strange uses of common things As a teacher, don’t be rigid to the curriculum to give students time to exercise their “inventiveness”. This enriches the learning experience.

15. 8.Vitality It means that students are awake to their senses. Vital students response directly to their environment and engage actively in each and every moment.

16. 9. Sensitivity It is the incredible openness to the world. Teachers must respect this sensitivity. Its misuse and abuse might lead to subtle forms of brainwashing or emotional scars.

17. 10.Flexibility It’s distinguishing fantasy from reality and taking the whole picture not piece by piece, REAL UNREAL

18. 11. Humor It breaks out of ruts and routines. It causes aliveness and excitement If it is integrated healthily in the classroom, it promotes learning.

19. 12. Joy It is the main factor to enjoy learning. You can see it in the sparking eyes, bouncing bodies, and squeals of delight. Without joy, learning becomes flat and tasteless

20. The Genius Shut Down “ The student enters the school as a question mark and ends it in a period.” ?.

21. Why does the Genius Shut Down as the Student Grows Up ? Genius Shut Down Home Media School

22. The Role of the Home Emotional Dysfunction Food Disorders : anorexia, bulimia nervosa.. Alcoholism Drug Dependence Anxiety Depression

23.  Poverty The Role of the Home  Fast – Track Life Style  Rigid Ideologies

24. The Role of The School School’s Role Testing and Grading Labeling and Tracking Worksheet learning

25. Testing and Grading  Using testing and grading as threatening techniques represses the expression of the students’ imagination and inventiveness.

26. Labeling and Tracking  Labeling and tracking students scratches the self-fulfilling prophecy as well as the hallo effect

27. Worksheet Learning  Students spend their time filling blanks and circling the right answers.  No genius have attributed his/her success to a worksheet! It ’ s too boring

28. The Role of the Media Media’s Role Stereotypical Images Insipid Language Mediocre Content

29. Reawakening Genius in your Classroom Reawaken the genius in yourself. Be enthusiastic about your teaching Be up to dated Attend workshops Read books for pleasure Join clubs…

30. Reawakening Genius in your Classroom Provide simple genius experience

31. Reawakening Genius in your Classroom Create a Genial Climate in your Classroom Freedom to choose Open-ended exploration Freedom from judgment Honoring every student’s experience

32. Reawakening Genius in your Classroom  Believe in every student genius  Multiple Intelligences  IQ  EQ (Emotional Intelligence)