How did the idea of 20 Time start?
Google started the 20% project that has carried over to education. "They asked their employees to spend 20% of their time at work to work on a pet project…a project that their job description didn’t cover. As a result of the 20% project at Google, we now have Gmail, AdSense, and Google News. Innovative ideas and projects are allowed to flourish and/or fail without the bureaucracy of committees and budgets." (http://www.20timeineducation.com)
How will 20 Time work here in 8th grade?
For the next 11 weeks, we will be working on an exciting project called 20 Time! You will be working individually, choosing a project that is new to you and something that you wouldn’t normally get to do in an academic class. If you are stuck on a project idea, you can always do a quick google search for other 20 Time projects. If you feel the need to change your project at any point, you must have a discussion with your Wrap-up teacher to receive permission. You will work during Wrap-up time (our 20 time) to produce something, provide a service to help others, solve a problem, or achieve a goal you set at the beginning of the project.
What will you choose to accomplish with your 20 Time?
Learn something new that interests you?
Design an invention?
Create an artistic or musical project?
Achieve something on your own?
Improve yourself?
Help others?
Make a positive difference?
Solve a problem?
Google started the 20% project that has carried over to education. "They asked their employees to spend 20% of their time at work to work on a pet project…a project that their job description didn’t cover. As a result of the 20% project at Google, we now have Gmail, AdSense, and Google News. Innovative ideas and projects are allowed to flourish and/or fail without the bureaucracy of committees and budgets." (http://www.20timeineducation.com)
How will 20 Time work here in 8th grade?
For the next 11 weeks, we will be working on an exciting project called 20 Time! You will be working individually, choosing a project that is new to you and something that you wouldn’t normally get to do in an academic class. If you are stuck on a project idea, you can always do a quick google search for other 20 Time projects. If you feel the need to change your project at any point, you must have a discussion with your Wrap-up teacher to receive permission. You will work during Wrap-up time (our 20 time) to produce something, provide a service to help others, solve a problem, or achieve a goal you set at the beginning of the project.
What will you choose to accomplish with your 20 Time?
Learn something new that interests you?
Design an invention?
Create an artistic or musical project?
Achieve something on your own?
Improve yourself?
Help others?
Make a positive difference?
Solve a problem?