Dear Community Partners
Across the State of Ohio,
We are inviting you to
get involved with the Ohio
American Trustees Project (OAT
Project). The American
Trustees Project, first started by the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Engagement at the
University of Texas, uses
digital videos to tell stories of everyday, civically-engaged role models from
local communities to educate, motivate, and activate civic participation,
especially for students in grades 6-12. Grounded in communication and education
theory, the American Trustees (AT) Project uses the power of the narrative to
teach, the strength of role models to inspire, and digital technologies to
connect and educate.
Downloadable materials
are available to help you, local teachers, student groups, or organizations
nominate your community heroes. Nominations
are due December 20, 2012 and
three (3) finalists will be announced in January to begin production of
professionally produced videos to honor and capture the finalists’ community
contributions. Within one year, nominators will see the contest from start to
finish: professionally produced videos that can be used to increase connectivity
to local heroes and to inspire ways to participate in local Ohio communities.
If your group, class, or
organization’s trustee nominee is selected as a finalist, the professionally
produced video will honor your participants as co-producers.
What’s holding you back?
Be a part of recognizing your local heroes through the Ohio American Trustees
Project!
Check
out the website today and get started (click HERE).
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