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LETTING KIDS LEADKate Messner
Penn State York – Summer Institute
http://www.katemessner.com
A, B, C, or D?
Mastering the Standardized Test
www.katemessner.com/PennStateYork
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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World BuildingWorld Building
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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
World BuildingWorld Building
• 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