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Session Descriptions: Day 1 PM Block: Rollins

Keynote
Presenter		 Featured 
Presenter		 90-minute
Session		 40-minute
Session		 Repeat
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Beyond Batman: The Best Nonfiction Graphic Novels and Comics
August 8, 1:00-2:30pm
Quinn Rollins, Author, Educator, Social Studies Curriculum Specialist

  • All Audiences
  • Participant devices (tablet, iPad, laptop) are recommended for this session but not required

There's been a boom in nonficition graphic novel publishing over the last decade, but many teachers aren't sure which ones are best for their classrooms. This session will share the best titles for elementary and secondary classrooms, sorted by content area into ELA, social studies, and science. We'll also explore strategies for classroom use that move beyond traditional texts and into the realm of graphic novels.

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