Heroes Within

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