Heroes Within: A Framework for Empowering Students to Own Their Learning Journeys (Instill Hope, Sel

Too often, students sit compliantly in class and aren't engaged in the learning. Acclaimed speaker and author Aaron Hansen uses compelling stories and a step-by-step framework to help educators become hero makers. These powerful classroom mentors empower students to break free of their self-limiting stories and fixed mindsets and experience a new story of hope, self-efficacy, and ownership as heroes of their learning journeys.

This book will help K-12 teachers and collaborative teams:

• Access templates and tools to guide metacognitive reflection and assist in students' self-assessment
• Be reinspired and rejuvenated in their calling as teachers by true stories of transformation that every educator can relate to
• Select relevant content with real-world applications that boost student engagement
• Build self-efficacy and ownership of learning in all students
• Learn how to use the simple six-step framework for empowering students: (1) clarify learning goals, (2) establish trusting relationships, (3) choose worthy content, (4) facilitate student self-assessment, (5) encourage metacognition, and (6) develop a vision for their future

Contents:
Introduction: Stories, Journeys, Heroes, and Hope
Chapter 1: Step 1--Clarify Learning Goals
Chapter 2: Step 2--Leverage Relationships of Trust to Help Students Overcome Fear
Chapter 3: Step 3--Select Worthy Content to Help Students Develop Skills
Chapter 4: Step 4--Encourage Facilitated Feedback and Self-Assessment
Chapter 5: Step 5--Encourage Metacognition
Chapter 6: Step 6--Help Students Find a Compelling Vision
Chapter 7: Hero-Maker Framework Tasks
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index