Denver Pop Culture Con 2017 is just around the corner! This year we have over 250 hours of education-based panels focusing on everything from teaching with cosplay to using board games in your classroom to…
Costume Creation and Denver Pop Culture Con Inspiring Youth
Layne calls the Gold Crown Clubhouse home. Now 18, he’s been going since 5th or 6th grade, and despite the many personal challenges he has had to overcome in his life he always finds time…
The 2017 PCC Kids’ Lab Welcomes Community Orgs to the Floor!
What’s the coolest place at Denver Pop Culture Con 2017 for families? The 10,000 square foot Pop Culture Classroom Kids’ Laboratory of course! This year the PCC Kids’ Lab is back, each day bringing a…
DPCC’17 PSA: 5 Reasons to Buy Your Tickets Online Instead of at the Door
Yes, you can buy tickets at the door, but why go through all the extra time, hassle and cost? Even if you buy your tickets the same day you plan to arrive, it will still…
PCC Celebrates a Successful Round of Spring 2017 Workshops!
Since the beginning of 2017, Pop Culture Classroom has been hard at work with a variety of exciting new pop culture-based classes and workshops focusing on comic creation, game design, digital storytelling, and more! All…
DPCC’17 PSA: 6 Ways to Have a Great time at DPCC with Your Kids
Wondering if you should bring the kids to DPCC? The answer is definitely yes! What sets DPCC apart from almost every other con is that we are produced by an educational non-profit Pop Culture Classroom.…
Pop Culture Classroom Enters 3rd Year of Partnership with Youth One Book, One Denver
Pop Culture Classroom is excited to announce a continued partnership with Youth One Book, One Denver (YOBOD) Programs this summer! Since 2013, Pop Culture Classroom has offered over a dozen summer workshops and reached hundreds…
Webcomics for the Classroom: Part 1
Contributed by: Jason Nisavic When students walk in the door to start your class period, what do they expect to find? Hopefully, they look forward to your class as a chance to engage with something…
El Deafo Review
Review by Chloe Anderson Written and Illustrated by Cece Bell Winner of the John Newberry Medal SYNOPSIS El Deafo is perfect for new readers as a bridge between sight-word books and more complex stories. It…
Announcing the Winners of Our Third Annual Kids Comic Contest!
We are excited to announce the winners of the 3rd annual Pop Culture Classroom Kids’ Comics Contest! These young comic creators submitted excellent original works displaying the ideas of strength, justice, courage, and unity through…
Announcing the 2017 Pop Culture Educator of the Year Award Winners!
We are excited to announce the 2017 winners of the first-ever Pop Culture Educator of the Year Award! Each of the award-winners below has demonstrated innovative use of pop culture as an educational tool in…
PCC Partner Sterling Correctional Facilities Wins Will Eisner Grant from the ALA
Pop Culture Classroom is excited to announce that our partner Sterling Correctional Facilities (SCF) has been awarded The Will Eisner Graphic Novel Growth Grant from the American Library Association (ALA). This grant provides support to…
Pop Culture Classroom showcased in National Council of Teachers of English Spring Journal!
We are pleased to announce that Pop Culture Classroom’s (PCC’s) comic issue, Discovering Literacy Through Comics, has been featured in the Spring Issue of the National Council of Teachers of English’s (NCTE’s) Voices from the…
Inspiring Lifelong Readers: The Literary Power of Comics
Despite their rising influence across movies, TV, film, and literature, comics are still considered by many to be simple, low-brow superhero tales that lack any real-world impact. Even teachers using comics in their classrooms can…