By Erik Kallenborn For the past few years, I’ve been lucky enough to travel the country, speaking about the benefits of comics and graphic novels in the classroom, helping many teachers get started with…
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Denver Pop Culture Con Education Wrap-Up (Part 2)
Educator’s Day 2017 Offers Exciting Opportunities for Teachers Over the past four years, Educator’s Day has given over 1,000 teachers, librarians, administrators and other educators the opportunity to receive a free Friday pass to Denver…
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Denver Pop Culture Con 2017 Education Wrap-Up! (Part 1)
At this year’s Denver Pop Culture Con, Pop Culture Classroom celebrated diversity, fun and education through a variety of exciting and unique programming. Our guests, volunteers, students, teachers and programmers created and participated in a…
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American Born Chinese, Review
By Michael Gianfrancesco REVIEW The brainchild and signature book of author/artist Gene Yang, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, the graphic novel American Born Chinese has won its share of awards. For…
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Comics and Reluctant Learners: Dispelling the Myths
By Michael Gianfrancesco I have been doing this whole “teaching with comics” thing for nearly 15 years and I am fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work with teachers all over the…
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Review of Sisters
By Ronell Whitaker Written & Art by Raina Telgemeier Appropriate for grades: 2nd grade and up Review When I first read Raina Telgemeier’s 2010 graphic novel Smile, I had trouble relating. As a…
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Congratulations to the 2017 Con4aCause Sweepstakes Winners!
Because of your support of Denver Pop Culture Con, we at Pop Culture Classroom are able to impact, inspire and educate children through our year-round educational programs and events. To thank you, our 2017 #Con4aCause…
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Up, Up and Away: Innovative Comics Leap Across Content Areas
At Pop Culture Classroom, one of our primary missions is to show that comics and graphic novels are more than superheroes in tights and capes. We believe comics transcend their typical associations as “lowbrow” or…
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Introducing #Con4aCause – Thank You For Being Awesome
Surprise! You’re a Superhero! Thanks to your support of Denver Pop Culture Con, we are able to impact, inspire and educate children through our year-round educational programs and events. To thank you, we’re offering you…
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Full Lineup of Education Panels at DPCC’17 Available!
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…