{"id":29494,"date":"2025-08-11T15:41:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/?p=29494"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:50:31","slug":"head-back-to-school-with-new-resource-hope-for-educators-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/blog\/head-back-to-school-with-new-resource-hope-for-educators-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"New resource: Head back to school with the HOPE for Educators toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>New resources centered on promoting positive childhood experiences for students<\/h2>\n<p>Just in time for the back-to-school season, the HOPE National Resource Center released a new collection of resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/resource\/hope-toolkit-for-educators\/\">HOPE for Educators toolkit<\/a>. These resources help educators, school staff, and administrators in the K-12 education field promote more <a href=\"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/blog\/why-pces-are-important-for-all-children-and-families\/\">positive childhood experiences<\/a> (PCEs) for their students.<\/p>\n<p>This toolkit was made possible with the help of our summer intern, Ajay Ananthakrishnan, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/train-with-us\/certification-programs\/train-the-facilitator-certification\/\">HOPE Facilitators<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/train-with-us\/certification-programs\/hope-champion-certification\/\">HOPE Champions<\/a> across the country who are implementing the HOPE framework in school settings. We also asked our <a href=\"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/about-us\/networks\/\">Family and Community Experts of HOPE<\/a> (FACEs) sub-committee, a group of lived experience experts, for review and feedback.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>The HOPE framework can create positive changes in the classroom and beyond<\/h2>\n<p>Research shows that PCEs promote health and wellbeing as children grow into adults. The more PCEs a child has, the better their adult outcomes become later in life.<\/p>\n<p>The HOPE framework is centered around promoting the four key types of PCEs we call the <a href=\"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/resource\/the-four-building-block-of-hope\/\">Four Building Blocks of HOPE<\/a>: relationships, environment, engagement, and emotional growth. Students spend a lot of their time in school, and the HOPE framework helps educators and staff create more PCEs in the classroom and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>The HOPE for Educators toolkit contains nine resources to help with de-escalation in the classroom and to promote PCEs through activities, handouts, and the physical set-up of the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>We are excited to highlight the following new resources exclusive to this toolkit.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>New resources: Bring the HOPE framework to your classroom<\/h2>\n<h3>Bring the HOPE framework to the classroom<\/h3>\n<p>When thinking about how to decorate your classroom and how to get to know your students, consider incorporating the HOPE framework. The <a href=\"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/resource\/bring-hope-to-the-classroom\/\">Bring the HOPE Framework to the classroom<\/a> resource shares 10 tips to add the HOPE framework and the Four Building Blocks to the classroom, even before students arrive.<\/p>\n<p>Children and youth spend most of their time in classrooms, and educators can promote strong relationships, safety and stability, engagement within the class, and offer space to grow \u2013 intellectually and emotionally.<\/p>\n<h3>11 ways to help children return to calm<\/h3>\n<p>When children are faced with overwhelming feelings in \u2018the moment\u2019, they may experience emotional dysregulation. This means that their emotional response does not match the situation. For example, a child might shout angrily because they cannot tie their shoes or hide under a desk and cry because they feel nervous about school.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, emotional regulation is when children can manage their feelings and respond appropriately. Co-regulation happens when a supportive adult or peer helps a child calm down and regain control of their emotions.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/resource\/11-ways-to-help-kids-return-to-calm\/\">11 ways to help children return to calm<\/a> resource offers strategies in four different stages: preventing \u2018the moment\u2019, what to do before \u2018the moment\u2019, during \u2018the moment\u2019, and after \u2018the moment\u2019. These are general suggestions, as each child is different.<\/p>\n<h3>How to stay calm in the classroom<\/h3>\n<p>Staying calm during times of conflict and chaos in the classroom can be challenging. When we lose our cool, it can escalate and complicate situations.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/positiveexperience.org\/resource\/teacher-regulation-resource\/\">How to stay calm in the classroom<\/a> resource was made for educators, sharing tips to better keep yourself grounded and calm during stressful moments before, during, and after conflict has arisen. Learn ways to stay regulated or recover from being dysregulated.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h2>Promoting PCEs together<\/h2>\n<p>At the HOPE National Resource Center, we always remind ourselves and our partners that \u201cit takes a village\u201d to promote PCEs and the HOPE framework everywhere and everything we do with children and their families.<\/p>\n<p>We invite educators to use this toolkit as a starting point in creating positive changes in the classroom. 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