About the Book
The Hopeful Minds(R) Deep Dive Educator Guide is a scripted curriculum designed for educators (or anyone working with children) to give children a deeper understanding of the core components of hope. The curriculum includes 16, 45-minute lessons that explore the tools needed to create, maintain, and grow hope, background information for educators, supplemental resources, classroom visuals, and a Hopework Book for students.
Each lesson also includes a Hope Hero spotlight: a story highlighting positive role models who are using the skills in the curriculum to overcome obstacles and achieve their dreams. The Hope Heroes in the Hopeful Minds(R)Deep Dive include Dwayne Johnson, Lady Gaga, Chrissy Teigen, Fred Rogers, Sam Walton, Arianna Huffington, Ken Jeong, Serena Williams, Oprah Winfrey, John McCain, Bill and Melinda Gates, Shaka Senghor, Bruce Springsteen, Zak Williams, George W. Bush, and Michelle Obama.
While this curriculum is geared towards 5th grade students, it can be easily adapted for any age range (adults included), and can be utilized in any setting (such as schools, after-school programs, places of worship, hospitals, offices, and more). This curriculum has been specially designed to be used for either classroom or remote learning.
The curriculum reinforces all eight National Health Education Standards as set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), meets Social Emotional Learning (SEL) guidelines, and promotes empathy and anti-bullying behaviors.
The Hopeful Minds(R)Deep Dive Educator Guide is based on research that suggests hope is a measurable and teachable skill. Hope impacts all outcomes in life, including academic achievement, athletic performance, health, and resilience.
The curriculum was developed by a global advisory board, has been featured as an innovation by the World Bank, and was created using hope theory informed by researchers around the world. This is the first no cost program to operationalize hope, and to offer it globally to those in need.
The program is also available for bulk license, to be distributed to entire schools, companies, organizations, communities, or cities. To do so, please e-mail anna@theshinehopecompany.com.
About the Author :
Kathryn Goetzke is Founder and Chief Hope Officer at The Shine Hope Company, where she teaches all the 'how' to hope through her evidence-based SHINE Hope framework. She has over 30 years of experience in marketing, branding, and strategy, and was recently appointed to be a representative at the United Nations for the World Federation for Mental Health. She is the author of the Biggest Little Book About Hope and host of The Hope Matrix Podcast, and is the creator Hopeful Minds, Hopeful Mindsets, and Hopeful Cities. Kathryn has presented at Harvard University, the World Bank, the United Nations, and her program Hopeful Minds was featured in a documentary by the BBC, and she has appeared on global media. In her role as Chief Mood Officer at The Mood Factory, she created the first nationwide cause marketing campaign for mental health through her brand Mood-lites, which achieved over 35M in retail sales. Kathryn is the Founder of iFred, the International Foundation for Research and Education on Hope (previously depression), to honor her late father who died by suicide and her own personal struggles.You can read more about Kathryn's work here: https: //kathryngoetzke.com/
