International Day of Education Multimedia Resources and Lesson Plan
January 24 is the International Day of Education.
International Day of Education
Credit: MY HERO
The sixth International Day of Education will be celebrated on 24 January 2024 under the theme “learning for lasting peace”. The world is seeing a surge of violent conflicts paralleled by an alarming rise of discrimination, racism, xenophobia, and hate speech. The impact of this violence transcends any boundary based on geography, gender, race, religion, politics, offline and online. An active commitment to peace is more urgent today than ever and Education is central to this endeavor
Students are invited to share with MY HERO their own stories, artwork, and short films honoring teachers who have inspired them using MY HERO's digital storytelling tools.
Meet Dr. Mandeep Rai and Jeffery Rudkin
Dr. Mandeep Rai – MY HERO's 2022 Global Educator
By: Abigail Richardson
Dr. Rai, author of The Values Compass wins MY HERO 2022 Global Educator Award.
Jeffrey Rudkin Receives 2022 MY HERO Teacher Award
By: Deborah Neff, Staff writer
MY HERO STORIES CELEBRATING EDUCATORS
My Hero Awards Holly Carter 2021 Global Media Educator
By: Abigail Richardson
Holly Carter, founder and Executive Director of BYkids, has been awarded the Global Media Educator Award in 2021 by The MY HERO Project
Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, Hero and ‘Mother of Afghan Education’
By: Abigail Richardson
Pakistani Teacher Humaira Asif Awarded MY HERO Outstanding Educator Award
By: Deborah Neff, MY HERO Staff writer
Pakistani Teacher Humaira Asif Awarded MY HERO Outstanding Educator Award for her work with students and MY HERO.
Pashtana Durrani
By: Deborah Neff
Pashtana Durrani, who received the Malala Fund Education Champion award for her work on behalf of education for Afghan girls, is determined to continue providing educational opportunities for women and girls, even if she has to resist the Taliban and go underground.
Techo and Techo para Aprender
By: Annie Merkley
Techo and Techo para Aprender are nonprofits in Chile that help empower impoverished communities through leadership, housing and education.
Iqra - Read (A Prayer for the Girls of Afghanistan and Pakistan)
Producer: Fauzia Minallah
This film promotes the education of the girl child in Afghanistan and Pakistan through Mural Art.
Japan Art Mile
Producer: Cheikh Seck
Atsuku Shiraku shares her enthusiasm for global peace through collaborative art murals.
Erin Gruwell
By: Annie Merkley
Erin Gruwell continues to inspire educators and students around the world with her compassion and wisdom. Listen and Read Along story with text and audio.
Dina Fesler opens a unique school in Afghanistan
By: David Conrads <br> Contributor of The Christian Science Monitor<br> <h5>Perm...
Dina Fesler went to Afghanistan to learn how to teach U.S. students about the country. Now she's opened a school there.
Meet Leonid Nevidomiy - an inspirational physics teacher from Ukraine
Leonid Nevidomiy
By: Abigail Richardson
In September 2022, Leonid Nevidomiy a teacher from Yelanetskyi the Mykolavyiv region, Ukraine encouraged students to submit 10 pieces of work to the MY HERO Project.
Yasmine Sherif
Yasmine Sherif: Winner of the 2020 Global Educator Award
By: Shannon Luders-Manuel
Yasmine Sherif, who leads Education Cannot Wait, is the winner of MY HERO's 2020 Global Educator Award.
Yasmine Sherif Global Educator Award Winner
Kitty Richardson
Congratulations to Yasmine Sherif, the Director of Education Cannot Wait and the winner of the 2020 Global Educator Award.
Yasmine Sherif - 2020 Global Educator Award Zoom Presentation
Jeanne Meyers, Wendy Milette
Global Educator Award Yasmine Sherif, Director of UN Global Fund ECW
The Case for Humanity: An Extraordinary Session
By: Yasmine Sherif
Yasmine Sherif in Conversation with Mohamed Sidibay - Eva Haller Salon
The MY HERO Project for Eva Haller Salon Series - Edited by Katie Graubart
MORE AWARD-WINNING EDUCATORS
2021 Global Educator Award - Frances Moore Lappé & Anna Blythe Lappé
Produced by:The MY HERO Project
Learn about Frances Moore Lappé & Anna Blythe Lappé in this video celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Book Diet for a Small Planet.
Frances Moore Lappé (Lappe)
By: Rosemary Pritzker
Hero Frances Moore Lappe is a passionate and pioneering thinker and activist who fights world hunger. Listen and Read Along story with text and audio.
Frances Moore Lappé’s Diet for a Small Planet Celebrates 50th Anniversary
By: Deborah Neff, MY HERO Staff writer
Frances Moore Lappé’s Diet for a Small Planet Celebrates 50th Anniversary with new edition.
2022 TEACHER HERO - JEFFREY RUDKIN
7th grade Students from Batchelor Middle School
A wonderful media arts educator who inspires his students with a focus on hero based storytelling!
Global Educator Award Winners
By: Wendy Milette
Honoring leaders in Global Education
From Child Soldier to Human Rights Activist - Mohamed Sidibay on his Heroes - Kailash Satyarthi and the Dalai Lama
By: Mohamed Sidibay
A former child soldier from Sierra Leone, Mohamed is now a human rights activist who is fighting for quality education for all regardless of national origin or gender.
Learn about MY HERO's Teachers Room with Learning Circle Director Laura Nietzer
The MY HERO Project
Laura Nietzer gives tips on how to use the Teacher's Room Resources to bring classrooms to life. Laura is available to mentor teachers as they integrate MY HERO with their classes.
Learning Circle
By: Laura Nietzer
A Place for Educators to Learn About the MY HERO Learning Circle Partnership with iEARN
Organizer created on 1/9/2023 11:15:22 AM by Laura Nietzer
