Dear Friends,

We invite you to explore MY HERO’s interactive media CALENDAR for a daily dose of inspiration. In this busy world, it is a quick go-to tool for teachers, students and parents to explore relevant and timely content from our growing media library. 

MY HERO editor Abigail Richardson works with our team of media arts educators to select outstanding content: essays, short films and art to feature birthdays of well-known and unsung heroes, special events, and themes tied to UN Sustainable Development Goals, the environment and social justice.

We invite you to explore, the MY HERO CALENDAR and submit your suggestions for new content. Help us increase the representation of diverse global heroes!

With our appreciation,

The MY HERO team
MY HERO Calendar - 365 Days of Heroes
April Lesson Plans
May Lesson Plans
MY HERO Contests
Share Your Hero Art
Call for Entries - Ocean-minded Films 5/1
Poetry Contest 6/1
The Mattie J.T. Stepanek Poetry Contest – Mattie Stepanek was a bestselling poet and peace activist, who encouraged everyone to ‘listen to their heart song and to play after every storm.” Mattie’s mother, Jeni Stepanek helps select the winning poems. Submissions are welcome from poets, artists, filmmakers, spoken word artists and students. Learn more.
MY HERO IFF Call for Entries - 9/1
The 18th Annual MY HERO International Film Festival is NOW OPEN and seeking submissions of short films on the theme of heroism.
Special Awards
Thanks to our Special Awards sponsors, who contribute
cash prizes for student and professional filmmakers.
MY HERO Learning Circles
The current MY HERO Learning Circle is underway and includes teachers and students from Taiwan, the United States, Senegal, Iran, Moldova, Tunisia, Algeria, and South Africa. Classes have shared and discussed their ideas about heroes, while learning more about the cultures of the various countries participating in this project.  
 
The MY HERO Global Learning Circle, a partnership with iEARN International Education and Resource Network)gives educators and students from around the world the opportunity to collaborate on the topic of heroes.
2022 ISTE Conference 6/28
Join MY HERO Education Outreach Director Laura Nietzer at this year’s virtual ISTE Conference and learn how teachers and students use MY HERO’s free media resources to enrich learning on Tuesday, June 28 from 4-4:45 pm EDT. 
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