FREE Resources for Educators
Dear Friends,
 
Whether you are heading back to campus, trying out a hybrid model, or starting the year online, MY HERO's free DISTANCE LEARNING multimedia resources enrich student learning with positive, inspiring content. We have suggestions for quick activities, lesson ideas, and complete projects for all grade levels. 

To kick off the academic year, we invite you to explore lesson plans, rich with media, organized by grade level. MY HERO has lesson plans in many subjects, including language arts to enhance reading and writing curriculums, as well as science, including lessons on ocean conservation and environmentalism. For additional resources on character education, peace studies and more, visit the MY HERO Teachers Room.

For questions, or to set up a virtual training session for using MY HERO resources with students, email: laura@myheroproject.org

MY HERO is a free, not-for-profit educational project that provides a safe, curated online venue for students to share and discover hero stories with a global audience. Contributors include teachers and students as well as professional writers, artists and filmmakers. We hope you will participate and share this newsletter with teachers and parents that you know.

 
Sincerely,

Laura Nietzer
Jerrilyn Jacobs 
Check out our Teachers Room to explore our content:

Lesson Plans (by discipline and grade level) 
ESL (stories with text and audio)
Guestbook (honor your hero with a short statement)
Calendar (celebrates heroes and UN observances)
 
Join us to enrich your distance learning experience..
Contests
To encourage creative self-expression, using media, we are hosting several contests.
Call for entries — short films 10 minutes and under.
Prizes awarded to students and professionals.

This contest gives students the opportunity to honor heroes in their community who are working to help others during the pandemic.
All winning entries will also be shared with students around the world online on myhero.com/Art & AmericansWhoTelltheTruth.org
Write a song to honor your unsung hero and share it with MY HERO.
A partnership between The MY HERO Project and Guitars in the Classroom.
More ways to participate!
Resources for Character Education 

Multimedia Resources to Explore Character Traits and the Heroes that
Demonstrate these Values
Quick way to participate — Share your hero story
Join Us on Social Media
Join the MY HERO Educational Partners group on Facebook. Click here to request membership.
Please Support MY HERO
Twenty five years ago this August, MY HERO launched online, with a mission to use media, art and technology to celebrate the best of humanity. As we face the challenges that lie ahead in this time of COVID-19, MY HERO's distance learning resources can enrich learning for youth and life learners of all ages. Please support our nonprofit organization and the students and teachers we serve.
Purchase a book, work of art, t-shirt or mug
and support The MY HERO Project
For sponsorship opportunities please contact myhero@myheroproject.org