Educational Media highlighting The MY HERO Project

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Jeanne Meyers and Wendy Milette share the MY HERO Project with educators across the globe. Victoria Murphy, Wendy Jewell, Slater Jewell - Kemker, Mohamed Sidibay and others join in this special session sharing insights on how MY HERO is used in classrooms around the world.

Meyers and Milette - Keynote Global Ed. Conferenc

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Jeni Stepanek Accepts the 2016 MY HERO Humanitarian Award and thanks the organization for their support of her amazing son Poet and Peacemaker Mattie T. J. Stepanek.

Jeni Stepanek - MY HERO Humanitarian Award Winner

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Global Educators Mali Bickley And Jim Carlton share lessons about their creative use of technology in the classroom with NBC's Lester Holt and teachers from around the world attending the iSTE Conference.

Mali Bickley and Jim Carlton Keynote @ ISTE

MY HERO Team @ ISTE

Cheikh Seck at ISTE 2012

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Cheikh Seck speaks about MY HERO's impact at the 2012 ISTE Conference.

Jerrilyn Jacobs at ISTE 2012

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Jerrilyn Jacobs describes her experience using MY HERO as an educator.

Judith Anderson at ISTE 2012

Producer: MY HERO

Judith Anderson explains the effects of media on children as well as the benefits of using heroes as a teaching tool.

Laura Nietzer at ISTE 2012

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Laura Nietzer endorses the MY HERO Project at the 2012 ISTE Conference.

Wendy Gorton at ISTE 2012

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Wendy Gorton gives a tutorial on the MY HERO Teacher's Room.

Mali Bickley and Jim Carleton at ISTE 12

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Mali Bickley and Jim Carleton of iEARN-Canada provide a case study, which demonstrates MY HERO's positive effect on their student.

Wendy Milette at ISTE 2012

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Wendy Milette talks about the MY HERO media resources for empowering young filmmakers.

Rowena Gerber at ISTE 2012

Producer: MY HERO

Rowena Gerber explains how her own students have been empowered by MY HERO.

Sara Armstrong at ISTE 2012

Producer: MY HERO

Sara Armstrong introduces the MY HERO Panel at the 2012 ISTE Conference.

MY HERO Resources Guide for ISTE 3018

resources from MY HERO Presentation at Global Gallery at ISTE

Additional Links and Resources

Awards and Recognition

Goody Awards Presented to Jeanne Meyers - co-founder and director

Liz Kelly interviews Jeanne Meyers on 20 years of MY HERO

Childnet Awards 2001 - MY HERO 1st Prize Best Not for Profit Educational Web site for Children

Cable and Wireless' sponsors this award competition to honor media makers that are creating outstanding programs for Children. MY HERO was honored at a special celebration in Washington, D.C. at the National Geographic Headquarters.

Facebook Not for Profit Success Stories - The MY HERO Project

Facebook Success Stories - Highlights MY HERO

Cable Fax Awards - MY HERO Best Web Content Director - Jeanne Meyers

2016 MY HERO was honored for outstanding web content management by Cable Fax

Educational References re: The MY HERO Project is featured on over 4000 websites - here are a few that explain our programs

Seedlings Educational Blog - spotlight on MY HERO

Seedlings Educational Blog 2017 - Review of The MY HERO Project as a resources for teachers around the globe.

Idea Lab Reinventing Education - Spotlight on MY HERO

democratic education.org features MY HERO as an outstanding resource for teachers

Simon and Schuster highlights on the authors of MY HERO: Extraordinary People and the Heroes who Inspire Them -

MY HERO's mission is to inspire the hero in all of us by shining a spotlight on real-life examples of people at their best. The founders: Karen Pritzker, formerly a magazine editor, works as an advocate for literacy & children's issues served as Editor for this book. Rita Stern is a filmmaker & artist and Jeanne Meyers is a filmmaker who has been directing MY HERO web site since its inception.

MY HERO @ Mount Doug Secondary School

A view of a classroom page created by students and teachers at Mount Doug Secondary School

Education World Highlight on MY HERO

Education World feature on MY HERO resources

Ontario's Teachers Federation -The My Hero Project: Using Technology to Enhance Your Literacy Program

Levels: Elementary, Junior, Intermediate (Grades 7-8), Secondary, Intermediate (Grades 9-10), Senior Presenters: Mali Bickley; Jim Carleton Organizations: iEARN Canada Areas of Focus: Literacy, Technology in the Classroom Keywords: collaboration (54), critical thinking (52), junior (43), communication (25), literacy (25), collaborative projects (14), global projects (11), media literacy (4)

Learning Zone mindfully thinking about learning

Project Based Learning featuring MY HERO

Sixth-graders' pop-up books shine light on everyday heroes

A great project using words and art celebrating heroes by students in the 6th Grade.

Additional MY HERO Media Resources

MY HERO Slide Deck

MY HERO Presentation on Slide Share

MY HERO on TV Santa Barbara

TVSB shows MY HERO films on their community access channel.

MY HERO Film Festival on Film Freeway

Film Freeway highlights MY HERO The MY HERO International Film Festival brings together professional and youth filmmakers who honor local and global heroes working for positive change in the world. Prizes are awarded to elementary, middle school, high school, college and professionals in a variety of categories including: documentary, narrative, music video, animation, experimental, and more.