The Comic-Con Conference for Educators and Librarians is coming to SDCC. Comic-Con International and the San Diego Public Library are collaborating to host a free five-day conference for educators and librarians. The conference will take place at the San Diego Central Library during Comic-Con from July 19-23 and will explore the role of comics in promoting education and literacy for all ages.
Attendees will learn creative and exciting ways to incorporate comics and other popular arts into their work. The conference will feature presentations and panel discussions, and it hopes to engage the community and promote comics as a medium for learning.
Space is limited, so registration is strongly encouraged.
Betsy Gomez (Office of Intellectual Freedom), Moni Barrette (president, GNCRT; co-founder, Creators Assemble!), Mychal Threets (supervising librarian, Solano County Library), Xaime Aceves Equihua (associate therapist) and Jack Phoenix (collection development manager, Cuyahoga Falls Library; author, Maximizing the Impact of Comics in Your Library)
Junji Ito (Creator, Uzumaki, Black Paradox)
Amanda Lorge (Librarian, San Diego Public Library, primary source literacy instructor), Joel Bakker (Librarian, San Diego Public Library, Educators Unite! chair), and Helen Schalk (Librarian, San Diego Public Library)
Barbra Dillon (editor-in-chief, Fanbase Press), Matthew Noe (librarian, Harvard Medical School), Tina Lerno (comics librarian), Moni Barrette (director of collection development & publisher relations, Library Pass), Dr. Theresa Rojas (founding director, The Latinx Comic Arts Expo) and Dr. Katlin Marisol Sweeney-Romero (assistant professor, World Cinema and Digital Media Studies)
Betsy Gomez (ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom), Christina Taylor (youth services consultant at Texas State Library and Archives Commission) and Jana Tropper (director of literacy, Reading with Pictures; speech-language pathologist, Animal Rescue Friends)
Samuel C. Spitale (How to Win the War on Truth: An Illustrated Guide to How Mistruths Are Sold, Why They Stick, and How to Reclaim Reality)
Tim Smyth (Teaching with Comics) and Joan Smyth (eighth-grade language arts educator) with their children Charlotte age 17, Liam age 15 and Teagan age 13
Mike Maihack (Spider-Man: Animals Assemble! (A Mighty Marvel Team-Up), Comic-Con Special Guest Raina Telgemeier (Smile), Gene Luen Yang (The Books of Clash Volume 1: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery) and Dr. Lesley S. J. Farmer (professor of library media, CSULB teacher librarian program coordinator)
Nichole Santangelo (TE(A)M teacher), Franco Aureliani (Fae and the Moon), Odunze Oguguo, a.k.a. Whyt Manga (Apple Black), Lucas Turnbloom (Steve L. McEvil and the Second Wind), Gabriel Valentin (Digital Lizards of Doom) and F. C. Yee (Chronicles of the Avatar) and Lisa Harrison (middle-school teacher)
Tina Lerno (digital content librarian and comics specialist, Los Angeles Public Library), Deb JJ Lee (In Limbo), Jose Pimienta (Twin Cities), Dan Santat (A First Time for Everything), and Victoria Ying (Hungry Ghost)
Gina Bottini (program specialist, Secondary Professional Development Center), Yukiko Chavez (library media technician, Vista Unified School District), Rich Johnson (VP of sales and business development, Diamond Books), Art Baltazar (YAHGZ: The Craynobi Tales), Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet), Jana Tropper (Animal Rescue Friends) and Dr. Lesley S. J. Farmer (professor of library media, California State University Long Beach Teacher Librarian Program Coordinator)
Mac Barnett (The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza), Jonathan Case (Little Monarchs), Nidhi Chanani (Shark Princess #2: Shark Party), Mark Fearing (Welcome to Feral), and Dan Santat (A First Time for Everything) offer some possibilities, guided by Moni Barrette (president, Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table, American Library Association)
Christina Taylor (youth services consultant, Texas State Library and Archives Commission), Samuel Sattin (Buzzing), Sarah Sax (Picture Day), and Comic-Con Special Guest Steenz (Lost and Found—Heart of the City book 2) and others.
Matthew Noe (lead collection and knowledge management librarian, Harvard Medical School), Rina Ayuyang (The Man in the McIntosh Suit), Kate Glasheen (Constellations), Matt Tavares (Hoops) and Jasmine Walls (Brooms)
Elizabeth Pollard (professor of History; co-director of the Center for Comics Studies), Pamela Jackson (comic arts curator; co-director of the Center for Comics Studies, San Diego State University), Susan Kirtley (professor of English, Portland State University), Travis Langley (professor of psychology, Henderson State University) and Kate Kelp-Stebbins (professor of English, University of Oregon)
Chanti Burnette (Ánimo South Los Angeles High School), Timothy Ojetunde (WestEd) and Peter Carlson (Green Dot Public Schools), moderated by Angie Amador (Green Dot Public Schools)
Ryan Claytor (professor, coordinator of the MSU Comics minor)
Jaime Chavez (intervention counselor, San Diego Unified), Mick Rabin (resource counselor, Youth Advocacy Department, San Diego Unified), Ella “Dizzy” Rogosin (teacher, Sweetwater Union High School District), Ed Lim (teacher, Bonita Vista High School) and Lorran Garrison (school psychologist), with moderator Jewyl Alderson (San Diego County Office of Education)
Dr. Chris Wildrick (professor, Syracuse University), Dr. Christina Knopf (Professor, State University of New York Cortland) and Dr. Billy Obenauer (Professor, University of Maine) and Bailey Day (MBA Graduate), with moderator Ed Catto (professor, Ithaca College)
Greg Van Eekhout (Voyage of the Dogs), Cecil Castellucci (Flash Facts contributor, Supergirl), Lisa Will (resident astronomer, Fleet Science Center) and Ronald Coleman (Ph.D. in regenerative medicine), with moderator Andrea Decker (scientist engagement manager, Fleet Science Center)
Presenter: Chris Garcia (STEAM professor and middle school administrator)
Pamela Jackson (history professor and co-director of the Center for Comics Studies, San Diego State University), Elizabeth Pollard (popular culture librarian and co-director of the Center for Comics Studies, San Diego State University) and Betsy Gomez (American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom)
Find out how a group of San Diego students created Flowers for the Future to help Afghan girls continue their education and turned it into an international all-volunteer student-to-student learning platform.
Professors Dr. Chris Wildrick (Syracuse University), Dr. Christina Knopf (State University of New York Cortland), Rob Salkowitz (University of Oregon), Dr. Billy Obenauer (University of Maine), and Bailey Day (MBA graduate), with moderator Ed Catto (professor, Ithaca College)
Alfred Day (University of California Berkeley), Emilie Mitchell (University of California Berkeley), JonJon Junpradub (College of the Siskiyous), Dr. Alison Cares (University of Central Florida), Dr. Matthew Atherton (California State University San Marcos) and Dr. Zachary Hays (California State University Bakersfield)
Dr. Sunny Lee (University of California Berkeley), Dr. Emily Sandoval (University of Southern California), Alex Belisario (University of California Santa Cruz), Geralyn Williams (Pace Center), Dr. Martha Enciso (California State University Fullerton) and Dr. Marcelle Hayashida (University of California Irvine)
Dr. David Surratt (University of Oklahoma), Jada Anderson (University of Maryland), Christine Catipon (Stanford University), Edgar Palmer (University of Southern California), and Greedley F. Harris (University of Southern California)
Presenters: Brian MacDonald (University of California Los Angeles), Alfred Day (University of California Berkeley), Peter Limthongviratn (University Southern California), La’Tonya Rease Miles (Higher Ed Consulting), Aysa Cook (Occidental College) and Greedley F. Harris (University of Southern California)
The Conference is free to attend, but space is limited, and registration is strongly encouraged for each day.
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