by Michael Mannix | Dec 4, 2017 | PCC Classroom Blog, PCC Corporate Blog
I used to teach 7th grade English, and one of the best parts was that anything I read, watched on TV—anything—could be an artifact for the classroom. Some of these artifacts seemed more obvious—like a New York Times op-ed on the function of the word “like.” Some were...
by Dr. Katie Monnin | Nov 17, 2017 | PCC Classroom Blog, PCC Corporate Blog
By Michael Gianfrancesco@tryingteacher& Illya Kowalchuck@popclassroom New York Comic Con is probably the largest fan event that Pop Culture Classroom attends each year. It is a four-day whirlwind of superheroes, studios, and sensationalism. We often equate it to...
by Dr. Katie Monnin | Nov 8, 2017 | PCC Classroom Blog, PCC Corporate Blog
Recently, we reached out to our community to see how they were using “Colorful History” in the classroom. We received lots of responses about the many different ways that these comics are providing educational value.Erik Burgeson, a library media specialist at...
by Dr. Katie Monnin | Nov 6, 2017 | PCC Classroom Blog, PCC Corporate Blog
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2nd Annual Tattered Cover Scary Story Cover Design Contest! We were thrilled with all the creative, original and hair-raising artwork we received from students across Colorado.One winner and honorable mentions were...
by Dr. Katie Monnin | Nov 1, 2017 | PCC Classroom Blog, PCC Corporate Blog
Contributed by Hannah JorgensenI grew up playing every kind of board game you can imagine. My family’s board game closet was nothing short of a vault filled with hours of entertainment. Even now, when I visit home from college, we find time to settle in for a couple...
by Tara | Oct 18, 2017 | PCC Classroom Blog, PCC Corporate Blog
By Jason Nisavic (@Teaching_Humans) My fifth year as a teacher almost began with a strike. As the contract negotiation process between our union leaders and the administration stalled out, whispers of greed and corruption began to poison the community on both sides....
