LibGuides: Graphic Novels: Comics in Education

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Strengths of Comics in Education

Comics in Education

Comics in Education
Gene Yang, high school teacher and cartoonist, reviews the history of comics in education from 1933, the birth year of the modern comic book, to the present, and discusses the many strengths of comics as an educational tool that emerge from the literature.
Comics in the Classroom
Scott Tingley, the owner of this site, is an early years teacher in the New Brunswick (Canada) public school system. He created this site in the hope that his knowledge of differentiated learning and his love of comics will help teachers in motivating and teaching of the children in their lives.
ComicsReseach.org
Covers book-length works about comic books and comic strips, from "fannish" histories to academic monographs, providing detailed information and guidance on further research.
enjolrasworld.com
This site is dedicated to gathering all of the Internet's comic book annotations and bibliographies in one place.
Grammarman
EFL/ESL comics for students and teachers.
Institute for Comics Studies
Promotes the study, understanding, recognition, and cultural legitimacy of comics through communication within the scholarly, professional, and fan communities, and with the general public.
The Graphic Classroom
A resource for teachers and librarians to help them stock high quality, educational-worthy, graphic novels and comics in their classroom or school library.
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Cooperative Children's Book Center
his page compiles graphic novel information and resources to help you learn more about this genre of publishing for youth.

Sane Journal

Sane journal publishes research and practitioner-based articles covering all intersections of comics and education, from pre-kindergarten to post-secondary studies from a variety of disciplines.

Comix Scholar

University of Florida Department of English Comic Studies
For educators. All of these resources are provided to encourage comics scholarship and to share resources with those already studying comics.

Center for Cartoon Studies (NACAE)

The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) is dedicated to providing the highest quality of education to students interested in creating visual stories. CCS is operating under the charter of The National Association of Comics Art Educators.