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• Stergios Botzakis blogs at http://graphicnovelresources.blogspot.com
• Jessica Abel is an author, artist and teacher. Her website http://www.jessicaabel.com links you out two her many great graphic novels available at Amazon.
• Marek Bennett author of Nicaragua Travel Journal and creator of the Comics International Ning.
blogs and shares resources at http://comicsworkshop.wordpress.com
• James Bucky Carter author of Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels: Page by Page, Panel by Panel blogs at http://ensaneworld.blogspot.com/
• Peter Gutierrez blogs on comics and other media at Connect the Pop for School Library Journal
• Jay Hosler, is a biology professor and author/artist whose books on Evolution (The Sandwalk Adventures and Evolution: The Story of Life on Earth) also shares his work-in- progress at his blog http://www.jayhosler.com/jshblog/
• Matt Madden is an author, artist and teacher whose books include 99 Ways to Tell A Story: Exercises in Style and Drawing Words & Writing Pictures (with Jessica Abel). He also blogs at http://mattmadden.blogspot.com
• Katie Monnin author of Teaching Graphic Novels blogs at http://teachinggraphicnovels.blogspot.com
• Jim Ottaviani is a librarian and author of many science themed graphic novels through his Ann Arbor based imprint GT Labs. Heck, Jim is so cool he has a wiki page.
• Hyeondo Park is a manga artist whose work can be found at http://www.hanaroda.net. His illustrations include Wiley adaptations of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar & Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
• Nick Sousanis is a comic artist whose fascinating philosophical comics about education are collected at http://www.spinweaveandcut.blogspot.com/
• Award-winning artist, illustrator and teacher Gene Yang is the author of many graphic novels including American Born Chinese, The Eternal Smile & Prime Baby. His personal website is http://humblecomics.com. You can also read about his webcomics for Algebra Students here.
• Maureen Bakis has a book about teaching graphic novels coming soon through Corwin and blogs/shares resources at her Ning www.graphicnovelsandhighschoolenglish.com
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Comment by Sari Wilson on July 19, 2010 at 8:20pm
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It’s an exciting time to be involved with comics and education. At the recent annual librarian’s association convention, the Graphic Novel Institute occupied a whole day of programming at ALA’s Pop Top Stage.
Pop Top was symbolically well placed. Flanked by the traditional print publishers on one side and the new media purveyors on the other, it positioned graphic novels as the bridge-builders in the coming literary revolution.ALA Pop Top panelistsThe Graphic Novel Institute was the brainchild of Diamond’s John Shableski, the maestro of comics and education on the convention circuit.
At “Great Graphic Novels for Teens: Ground Zero for a Cultural Shift in American Publishing” librarians Robin Brenner, Michele Gorman, Kat Kan, Mike Pawuk, and Jody Sharp discussed the process of creating YALSA’s Graphic Novels for Teens list–the ins and outs of getting permission from the larger organization to do so, as well as the nitty gritty of the selection process itself. It was a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at what a group of committed and intrepid supporters of the form can do. Michelle Gorman also spoke passionately on the need for creating graphic lists for the children and adult markets.
At our panel, “Reading and Teaching with Graphic Novels,” Peter Gutiérrez was a skillful and charming moderator. He asked thoughtful questions and offered germane anecdotes from his teaching and consulting experience. Broward-county librarian David Serchay, author of the encyclopedic The Librarian’s Guide to Graphic Novels for Children and ‘Tweens, referred librarians to relevant listservs—e.g., comix scholars—as well as foundational professional books in the field.
Reading expert Katie Monnin, author of Teaching Graphic Novels, offered the literacy perspective. She discussed how important and necessary it is for librarians to begin the process of “foundationalizing” (my new favorite word) graphica. (This in response to an excellent question about using webcomics in the classroom.) Katie also concisely and passionately positioned graphic texts within the literacy revolution—from prose-based literacy to multiple-media literacy.
As for me? I talked about empowering teachers. I’ve always believed that teachers really can address any content or skill with the graphic form. Often, all it takes is getting comfortable with the architecture of a comic page, the vocabulary of a new form, and the range of resources out there. In this regard, I mentioned Drawing Words & Writing Pictures (vol. 1), chapters 1.2 Comics terminology, and 11.1 Panel design.
Leaving the ALA’s convention floor at the end of the day, my head filled with pedagogical minutia of graphica, I turned once more to look at Pop Top Stage’s Graphic Novel Institute sign.
I thought how fitting it was to have The Graphic Novel Institute at ALA. From the beginning, librarians have been the early adapters when it comes to embracing the graphic form as literature.
It was a kind of homecoming.
NOTE: This blog entry was cross-posted from Drawing Words & Writing Pictures' website.
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Okay, great, Ryan. I'll do so now. I hope I'm doing it right...let me know!
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Comment by Ryan Goble on July 19, 2010 at 3:39pm
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Sari - feel free to cross-post it above - from there I can broadcast it on a Blog and Cog Monday!
Great write up! Thanks for sharing!
RRG:)
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Hi All. I wrote up a blog post about some of the goings-on at ALA (featuring Peter, Katie, David, etc.) and posted it on Drawing Words & Writing Pictures...it may be of interest...http://dw-wp.com/2010/07/bridge-building-at-ala/
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Comment by Peter Gutierrez on June 14, 2010 at 4:50pm
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*Teaching with Graphic Novels at ALA*
Sari's note reminded to me to mention that I'm moderating a panel with her, Katie Monnin, and David Serchay at ALA two weeks from today: 6/28, Pop Top Stage, 1:30-2:30. Contact me for more details. Thanks!
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Matt, thank you again for posting stuff -don't be afriad to add the full update in above the discussion forum when you're ready - we love hearing about your work!
Ry:)
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Comment by Matt Madden on June 14, 2010 at 1:16pm
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Thanks, Sari! We'll be posting more aboout dw-wp.com soon...
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Congrats to Matt and Jessica on their new dwwp website. The section Teaching Resources is particularly nicely organized, offering resources for teaching reading, writing, and art-making with comics (http://dw-wp.com/teaching-resources/)....I look forward to seeing how this develops...
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Comment by Kelly Farrow on June 1, 2010 at 3:07pm
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Article on comics that touch on science and math topics: http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pi...
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Comment by Susan Stephenson, the Book Chook on May 27, 2010 at 11:34pm
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If anyone is interested in learning more about ToonDoo, I posted an article I wrote about its book-making feature in the Elementary Educators group.
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