Educational Programming Application – 2023

Pop Culture Classroom seeks panelists and programs that provide educators, parents, and creators the chance to:

  • LEARN how to leverage pop culture media to further their craft
  • DISCUSS how popular culture resources, events, and media can inspire youth and lead to greater social change
  • DEVELOP new ways to integrate pop culture into their classrooms, homes, and local communities with an eye for creativity and inclusivity.
  • LEARN how to leverage pop culture media to further their craft
  • DISCUSS how popular culture resources, events, and media can inspire youth and lead to greater social change
  • DEVELOP new ways to integrate pop culture into their classrooms, homes, and local communities with an eye for creativity and inclusivity.

Pop Culture Classroom is looking for presenters for Educators’ Day that can help teachers, librarians, and other educators incorporate pop culture into their teaching practices. Successful Educator’s Day sessions from previous years include:

  • Teaching Historical Inquiry with Pop Culture
  • Fandom as Pedagogy: Geeking Up Your Classroom
  • Pop Culture as Differentiated Products
  • Local History with Dungeons and Dragons
  • Anime Goes to College
  • Ping Me: How Competitive Gaming Teams Use High-Performance Language
  • Social/Emotional Learning through Dungeons & Dragons
  • Social/Emotional Learning with Graphic Novels
  • Video Games as 21st Century Literature

Pop Culture Classroom is also looking for presenters that can create fun, interactive sessions for the All-Ages stage that activate kids’ and families’ curiosity, critical thinking skills, and creativity. Successful All-Ages Stage sessions from previous years include:

  • Creating Cool Sci-Fi and Fantasy Worlds
  • Colorado’s History Mysteries
  • Fly Away with Paper Airplanes
  • Fight Choreography Demonstrations
  • Draw-Along sessions
  • Trivia Sessions
  • Fortnite Dance Lessons
  • Animal Science with Pokémon

Pop Culture Classroom’s Educational Programming Applications for FAN EXPO Denver 2023 are now closed. Stay tuned for details on this year’s programming and panels!