With talk these days about keeping out immigrants and possibly rounding up people for their religious beliefs, did you know that it’s happened before, to Japanese Americans? On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan attacked the American…
Educators: Submit Your Panel Ideas To Denver Pop Culture Con!
Through February 28, 2018, Pop Culture Classroom is accepting submissions for Educational Sessions at the upcoming 2018 Denver Pop Culture Con. We want to encourage you to submit potential panel ideas regarding the use of…
Free Student Admission to Denver Pop Culture Con!
One of our favorite events, Experience the Comix, is back again for Denver Pop Culture Con 2018. Every year, Denver Pop Culture Con partners with Illegal Pete’s, a Colorado-based restaurant chain, to help give students…
Minoru Yasui, a Denver Hero Who Fought for Civil Rights and Justice
You may not know the name Minoru Yasui, but he was a hero for Japanese Americans during World War II and paved the way after the war to make Denver a more welcoming place for…
Six Ways to Use Graphic Novels in Your Classroom
So you’re an educator, and you’re wondering how to harness your students’ interest in comic books and graphic novels, to use an educational tool in your classroom? Well, the good news is, you’re not the…
Are there STEM Comics for Elementary?
As educators begin to embrace comic books, graphic novels and other aspects of pop-culture as teaching tools, we often get the question about whether any of these materials are useful for teaching STEM. The answer…
Review of Explorer: The Mystery Boxes
Review of Explorer: The Mystery Boxes Edited by Kazu Kibuishi Inside stories by: Kazu Kibuishi; Raina Telgemeier; Dave Roman; Jason caffoe; Rad sechrist; Stuart Livingston; Johane Matte; Emily Carrol Synopsis Explorer: The Mystery Boxes is…
Enter The ADL Essay Contest!
Are you a 7th – 12th grade student in Colorado, New Mexico or Wyoming? Would you like to win some money for your writing? Of course you would! The Mountain States Regional Office of the…
Spring Break & Summer Camps Available!
We all know how it is: the kids are out for spring or summer break, and you want to fill their time with something other than TV. Something that educates and entertains them simultaneously. Well…
Pop Culture Classroom’s Year in Review 2017
2017 was an incredible year for everyone at Pop Culture Classroom, and we want to share some highlights of this wonderful work! For 2017, in total, we spent over 328 hours working with 982 students!…
Review of The Return of Zita the Spacegirl
Written by New York Times Bestselling Author: Ben Hatke Synopsis The Return of Zita The Spacegirl is an action-packed graphic novel that features a strong and determined female protagonist. Zita, the young heroine, has been…
Opening Doors for All Students: Comics Featuring Characters with Disabilities
The push towards representing diverse groups in literature and, by proxy, in our classrooms has been rapidly gaining speed as more and more quality texts featuring the stories of people of color, different gender identities…
How Using Comics Can Improve Your Child’s Reading Skills
My name is Adam Kullberg and I’m pretty sure I have the best job in the world. I (and my teammates) get the honor of helping teachers, parents and students discover how fun it can…
5 Micro Graphic Novel Reviews to Kickstart Your 2018
By Erik Kallenborn So, I’ve been on a quest to write 365 blog reviews/reflections in 365 days. As I write this, I am on day 119, and I have not missed a day yet! If…