Peter Copen
is the founder of iEARN (International Education and Resource Network).
Mali Bickley
By: David Kemker
Mali Bickley
is proud of her students who won Best Film (Rainforest Fable), Elementary category, of the 8th Annual MY HERO Film Festival.
Wendy Milette
Wendy Milette
is a visionary filmmaker and educator.
Ruty Hotzen
By: Reverend Charles F. Harper
Ruty Hotzen
inspires students from around the world through Talking Kites, iEARN.
Laura Nietzer
inspires her students through the MY HERO Learning Circle.
Laura Nietzer
Cheikh Darou Seck
By: Seny from Dakar
Cheikh Darou Seck
is an English teacher in Senegal who inspires his students to become MY HERO reporters and filmmakers.
Cheikh Darou Seck - Global Educator
Producer: MY HERO
Cheikh Darou Seck is the 2009 winner of the MY HERO Global Educator Award.
Dr. Ed Gragert
By: Wendy Jewell
Dr. Ed Gragert
works towards peace and global education.
Dr. Ed Gragert
Producer: Cheikh Seck
Dr. Ed Gragert touches educators all around the world through his involvement with iEARN.
Atsuko Shiwaku
By: David Kemker
Atsuko Shiwaku
set up the International Intercultural Mural Exchange Project to promote peaceful coexistence.
Japan Art Mile
Producer: Cheikh Seck
Atsuku Shiraku shares her enthusiasm for global peace through collaborative art murals.
Rowena Gerber
By: Wendy Jewell
Rowena Gerber
and her students raise money to send Solar Ovens around the world.
Rowena Gerber's Solar Oven Project & Environmental Studies
Producer: Skip Blumberg & Jeanne Meyers - 2010
Rowena Gerber shares her passion for the environment.
The Art Miles Mural Project Joanne Tawfilis
By: Slater
The Art Miles Mural Project
Joanne Tawfilis
teaches respect and understanding through art.
JOANNE Tawfilis - peacemaker hero
Producer: Slater Jewell-Kemker
Joanne inspires us all with the Art Miles Murals Project.
Wendy Jewell
Wendy Jewell, a frequent participant in the iEARN Learning Circles project, developed an idea to create a Learning Circle project devoted solely to writing stories, working with digital photography, and creating videos around the theme of My Hero.
Slater Jewell-Kemker
By: David Kemker and David Kelly
Slater Jewell-Kemker commitment to political activism is intrinsic to who she is.
Barry Kramer
By: David Kemker
Barry Kramer
empowers students to ask questions and find answers through Learning Circles, a telecollaborative learning experience.
Tommie Hamaluba
By: Claudia Herrera Hudson
Tommie Hamaluba
is a teacher in Botswana, Africa, working to eradicate malaria.
Nadine El-Hadad captures the MY HERO Project at iEARN Netherlands 2006.
Imagine Peace
Produced by:Mali Bickley & The Dreamteam
A collection of art and prose from children of the world who imagine peace.
Let them Bloom
Produced by:Fauzia Minallah from PAKISTAN
A simple prayer for peace with beautiful illustrations.
The MY HERO Project and the iEARN Learning Circles join to bring students and educators from diverse areas of the world together to share ideas, opinions, and beliefs on the topic of heroes.
CALL TO ACTION - MY HERO Learning Circle - May 2011