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. 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