Education Interest Tracks Denver Comic Con 2017

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1 Education Interest Tracks Denver Comic Con 2017 Thank you for your participation in Denver Comic Con! Included below are Educator Interest Tracks featuring suggested educational panels and sessions based around specific educational interests and topics. These tracks* include: Art Diversity/Gender Issues Film/Television Gaming/Technology Science Teaching/Pedagogy Writing/Literature Please note that panel times and locations are subject to change. We strongly recommend you pick up a Souvenir and paper program in order to see full panel descriptions and to make use of the maps. We also recommend that you download the Pop Culture Classroom App in order to create a schedule of panels to attend and receive advance reminders about events and activities, as well as stay updated on any scheduling changes that may occur. *This track organization is not available in the online/printed program schedule or the App.

2 Art Re-Imagining the Arts Worldwide: How Graffiti Can Reduce School Violence, 10:30-11:20, Room 303, AT1 A Creative Life: Business and Balance, 1:30-2:20, DCCP1, AT4 Integrating Drawing into Classroom Instruction, 3:30-4:20, Room 603, AT5 Comic Book Vs Science Art, 4:30-5:20, DCCP5, AT7 Gender Identity: Understanding Through Art, 6:00-6:50, Room 302, AT8 Nerd Poetry Slam, 10:30-11:20, DCCP1, WL7 How to Draw Manga: Character Creation, 11:30-12:20, Room 603, KT10 Drawing with Ink - Tips and Tricks - Art Institute CO, 1:30-2:20, Room 603, KT11 How to Draw Dinosaurs : James Silvani, 2:30-3:20, Room 603, KT12 Creating Fantastical Creatures III, 10:30-11:20, Room 603, KT13 How to Draw Manga: Color & Shading, 11:30-12:20, Room 603, KT14 Getting Money! How to build and leverage your fan base to fund your creative dream - Art Institute CO, 1:00-1:50, Room 302, AT9 3D Printing Cosplay assets - Need Armor or Trinkets?! - Art Institute CO, 2:00-2:50, Room 605, KT15

3 Diversity/Gender Issues Re-Imagining the Arts Worldwide: How Graffiti Can Reduce School Violence, 10:30-11:20, Room 303, AT1 When Nerds Become the Bullies, 11:30-12:20, DCCP1, DG3 Out of the Classroom: Analyzing Pop Culture through an Intersectional Feminist Lens, 12:30-1:20, Room 603, DG4 Girls Are Heroes Of Their Own Stories (Part I - What s the Big Idea?) 2:30-3:20, Room 301, DG5 Teen Film Making, the White House, and Social Activism 3:30-4:20, Room 303, DG7 Gender Identity: Understanding Through Art, 6:00-6:50, Room 302, AT8 Redface, Spirit Animals, and the Noble Savage: How to Tackle Native and Indigenous Stereotypes, 11:30-12:20, Room 301, DG10 Women in Science, 12:30-1:20, DCCP5, DG12 Girls Are Heroes Of Their Own Stories (Part II - Let s Talk) 2:30-3:20, Room 301, DG14 That Could Be Me!: Diversity, Inclusivity, and Representation in the Media, 4:00-4:50, Room 302, DG26

4 Diversity/Gender Issues Indigenous Hot Seat: Rapid Fire Conversations about Indigenous Representations, 11:30-12:20, Room 301, DG17 Books As Flint: Using Graphic Novels to Spark Political Activism, 12:30-1:20, Room 303, DG19 The Representation Book Shelf: Building A More Diverse Comics Classroom, 1:30-2:20, Room 303, DG21 Feeling Super: The Misrepresentation of Mental Health in Pop Culture, 2:30-3:20, DCCP1, DG24 Fans Give Back: Fandoms as Social Activism, 4:30-5:20, DCCP1, DG25

5 Film/Television Colorado Symphony Presents: The Music of Star Wars, 10:30-11:20, DCCP3, AT2 The (Physics & Astronomy) Science of Futurama, 12:30-1:20, DCCP5, FT3 Star Wars and Jurassic Park in Earth Science, 1:30-2:20, DCCP3, FT5 Teen Film Making, the White House, and Social Activism, 3:30-4:20, Room 303, DG7 Disney Villains: Deliciously Evil, 4:30-5:20, DCCP1, FT7 Star Wars Trivia and Game Show, 5:30-7:00, DCCP1, FT8 On a Scale of One to Ten, I Think You're Eleven, 11:30-12:20, DCCP1, FT9 The 80s Are Back! DPL, 12:30-1:20, Room 303, FT10 Turning Us Inside Out: Riding Pixar's Emotional Rollercoaster DPL, 1:30-2:20, Room 303, FT11 From Star Wars to Today's Headlines: Stories of Resistance DPL, 2:30-3:20, Room 303, FT12 The Science of Star Trek, 3:30-4:20, DCCP5, FT14 What I Learned from Luke Cage DPL, 5:30-6:20, Room 303, FT15 The Best of the Worst: Bad Movies We <3, 11:30-12:20, FT16 Working on Independent Films - Rewards and Pitfalls - Art Institute CO, 12:00-12:50, Room 302, FT17 A Night at the Space Opera, 12:30-1:20, DCCP1, FT18 Happy Anniversary! A Celebration of Cinematic Successes, 1:30-2:20, DCCP1, FT19 Second Childhood Why Adults Like Cartoons, 3:30-4:20, DCCP1, FT21

6 Gaming & Tech Technology and Education - Warren Tech, 11:30-12:20, Room 607, GT9 The Power of LEGO: Creativity, Education and Fun! 12:30-1:20, Room 301, GT1 Never Look at Games the Same Way - Warren Tech, 1:30-2:20, Room 607, GT10 Not just a robot, but an opportunity - teaching life skills through technology, 2:30-3:20, Room 603, GT4 We Make Games Look Good - Warren Tech, 3:30-4:20, Room 607, GT11 Productive at 18 - Warren Tech, 5:30-6:20, Room 607, GT12 Game-Master Best Practices, 10:30-11:20, Room 607, KT6 Playing with Perspective: Video Game Literacy, 2:30-3:20, Room 607, KT7 RoBros: Robots Who Taught us Friendship DPL, 4:30-5:20, Room 303, GT6 Going Viral -Become a Social Media Sensation - Art Institute CO, 11:00-11:50, Room 302, GT7 Breaking Into Video Games, 12:30-1:20, Room 607, KT8 Let's Start Networking - If You Want to Work for ILM, Digital Domain, or... - Art Institute CO, 2:00-2:50, Room 302, GT8 Sound for Animation and other Visual Media - Art Institute, 3:00-3:50, Room 605, KT9

7 Science Real Life X-Files: Stories of Strange Paranormal Investigations, 10:30-11:20, DCCP1, SC1 Content Literacy: Teaching STEM with Comics, 1:00-1:50, Room 302, SC4 Exo-planets: Earth-sized or Earth-like? 2:30-3:20, DCCP1, SC7 Exploring Pluto and Comet CG, 3:30-4:20, DCCP5, SC23 Comic Book Vs Science Art, 4:30-5:20, DCCP5, AT7 Planet 9: Where Is It? 5:30-6:20, DCCP5, SC11 Antarctica, 11:30-12:20, DCCP5, SC12 Women in Science, 12:30-1:20, DCCP5, DG12 Scientists vs. Sci-Fi Authors - Is Sci-Fi Lit Legit? 1:30-2:20, DCCP5, SC15 What's next for NASA? 2:30-3:20, DCCP5, SC16 The Science of Star Trek, 3:30-4:20, DCCP5, FT14 The Weird Worlds of Saturn, 4:30-5:20, DCCP5, SC18 How to work for NASA (panel) 12:30-1:20, DCCP5, SC19 The Hidden Figures of Mission Operations, 1:30-2:20, DCCP5, DG20 Life and Living in Space, 2:30-3:20, DCCP5, SC21 Tips for Observing the Great American Eclipse, 3:30-4:20, DCCP5, SC22

8 Teaching/Pedagogy It s a Trap! : Using Star Wars to Covertly Teach Rhetoric, Writing, and Critical Reading, 10:30-11:20, Room 301, TP1 Shambling to Class: Zombies and the Liberal Arts, 11:30-12:20, Room 301, TP2 Pop Culture Classroom's Educational Update, 12:30-1:20, Room 303, TP4 Using Comics to Comprehend (Common) Core Content, 1:30-2:20, Room 603, TP7 Teaching More than the Basics: Pairing Comics and Chapter Texts in the Classroom, 3:00-3:50, Room 302, TP11 Lesson Planning for the Comics Classroom, 4:00-4:50, Room 302, TP13 The Grammar of Comics: How Teaching Visual Literacy Can Open Up New Classroom Conversations! 5:00-5:50, Room 302, TP16 Fan Fiction: Not Just NSFW, a Jumping Off Point for Burgeoning Writers and Teens DPL, 10:30-11:20, Room 303, WL8 Using Graphic Novels to Build Bridges: An Examination of Collaborative Efforts Between Public and School Librarians, 1:30-2:20, Room 301, TP19 Outlander: Dinna Fash Yourself: A Practical Guide to What You Need To Know In Case You Travel Through The Stones DPL, 2:30-3:20, DCCP3, TP20 How LEGO Can Become the Building Blocks of the English Composition Classroom, 4:30-5:20, Room 301, TP21

9 Teaching/Pedagogy No More Capes! Comics Beyond The Superhero Genre, 10:30-11:20 Room 303, WL14 Analyzing (Sequential) Art Teaching Teachers to See Within and Between the Panels, 11:30-12:20, Room 303, TP22 Using Games and Comics to teach history - From "Shanower's Age of Bronze" to Rep. Lewis' "March" - Art Institute CO, 2:30-3:20, Room 303, TP23 Comic Books Behind Bars: How comics improve literacy and compassion for inmates across Colorado, 3:30-4:20, Room 303, TP24

10 Writing/Literature It s a Trap! : Using Star Wars to Covertly Teach Rhetoric, Writing, and Critical Reading, 10:30-11:20, Room 301, TP1 Comics and New Literacy: Exploring Classroom Innovations, 2:00-2:50, Room 302, TP9 Teaching More than the Basics: Pairing Comics and Chapter Texts in the Classroom, 3:00-3:50, Room 302, TP11 Lesson Planning for the Comics Classroom, 4:00-4:50, Room 302, TP13 The Grammar of Comics: How Teaching Visual Literacy Can Open Up New Classroom Conversations! 5:00-5:50, Room 302, TP16 Fan Fiction: Not Just NSFW, a Jumping Off Point for Burgeoning Writers and Teens DPL, 10:30-11:20, Room 303, WL8 Horror Comic Evolution: Challenging and Changing the Face of Comics DPL, 11:30-12:20, Room 303, WL9 Scientists vs. Sci-Fi Authors - Is Sci-Fi Lit Legit? 1:30-2:20, DCCP5, SC15 Outlander: Dinna Fash Yourself: A Practical Guide to What You Need To Know In Case You Travel Through The Stones DPL, 2:30-3:20, DCCP3, TP20 Rotten to the Heart...: A Conversation About Our Favorite Villains, Miscreants and Scoundrels in Print and On-Screen - DPL 3:30-4:20, Room 303, WL12 The Firey Particle: H.G. Wells 5:30-7:00, DCCP3, WL13

11 No More Capes! Comics Beyond The Superhero Genre 10:30-11:20,Room 303, WL14 Giving Young Women Perspective through Fiction, 2:00-2:50, DCCP4, KT3 The Best Writing Advice I Was Ever Given, 3:00-3:50, Room 407, KT2 So You Want to Write YA Fantasy, 4:30-5:20, Room 402, KT4