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LETTING KIDS LEADKate Messner

Penn State York – Summer Institute

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A, B, C, or D?

Mastering the Standardized Test

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Lesson #1Be brave.

But it’s also okay to be afraid.

If you weren’t nervous, it wouldn’t be worth doing.

“You can’t have brave without

scared.”

~from Hound Dog True

by Linda Urban

Lesson #2

Never underestimate the power of failure.

What would you do if you knew that failure was impossible?

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Photo by Duncan Davidson, TED 2012

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Kid-Sourcing

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The Star Spangled Setup

PA YOUNG READER’S CHOICE NOMINEES

PA YOUNG READER’S CHOICE NOMINEES

PA YOUNG READER’S CHOICE NOMINEES

PA YOUNG READER’S CHOICE NOMINEES

PA YOUNG READERS CHOICE NOMINEES

Mystery Writing

• CRIME• SUSPECTS• MOTIVES

• INVESTIGATORS• MOTIVES

• CLUES • FALSE CLUES

Deconstruct a Deconstruct a DystopiaDystopia

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• MODERN-DAY PROBLEM/ISSUE• BEST GUESS – 2050• WORST CASE SCENARIO – 2050• TIMELINE 2012-2050

• WHAT WOULD CREATE A BEST CASE SCENARIO?

What do students need to

change the world?

Courage…and

opportunities to be brave.

Creativity…plus permission

to fail and try again.

Stories

Mentors

Mentors

Empathy

“Revolution for the Tested”

LETTING KIDS LEADKate Messner

Penn State York – Summer Institute

http://www.katemessner.com

www.katemessner.com/PennStateYork