When’s it’s dress like Adam Sandler day for spirit week and you just have to go into your existing wardrobe… I even have the correct Dad bod. All the kids loved it! 😂

Buy two copies of a book and read with your children. Let them see you read. Talk about books. Create a love of literacy early on and see them blossom, no matter their future plans or college major.

Dress like a student day. I’ll be drinking out of my Stanley cup (Stan Lee - get it?), and walking around staring at my phone, not hearing anyone with my ear buds in. 😂

Sure - you’re I’ve presented at a comic con cool - but are you I’ve presented to college students in an actual castle cool? Great night! Awesome students - so great to meet them all. Thank you for the invite @arcadiaalumni @arcadiauniversity.bsky.social

This guy just got another royalty check. Some fools are still buying my book 😂. Seriously - eternally grateful. Thank you.

Ready to talk to college students at my Alma Matar! Talking about being a dad, author, consultant/small business owner, professional speaker, why I love being a teacher, the importance of never giving up & always chasing your dreams. Bringing Nerds, swag, & books to get a classroom library started!

A day in the life of a teacher. My new favorite Teaching with Comics presentation slide.

The importance of being authentically human in the classroom.

Powerful conversations in class today.

Today, students are beginning research on genocides and their connectedness. We begin with a discussion on the 10 stages of genocide as seen through these powerful free online comics dhhrm.org/graphic_novels/ - we need to understand the historical and current connections.

I love getting the opportunity to put together editor guides to showcase the power of comics as literacy.

Some student notes to me as we discuss the world around us. "Just keep on informing us. I like to know about what is going on around us. It's better to be outside the rock rather than under it."

Good! We need to get so much tech out of the classroom and allow students the freedom to think… for themselves.

It's officially #CivicLearningWeek! Still time to sign up for TONIGHT's PBS News' Zoom on the Constitution & Comics 📜 w/ teacher Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social 💫 RSVP: bit.ly/PBS-CivicLearningWeek

Still time to register. Hope to see you on Monday. I’ll be sharing a lot of resources - many free - that I use in my own classroom to spark conversations about civics and the constitution.

Well… my office is a total disaster, but I’m almost done my presentation for Monday. Really looking forward to it!

some comics reviewers, bloggers, academics, and websites! because comic books are the best! go.bsky.app/Nu9hpqs

See you on Monday! Please share with those you know who may be interested. It’s free and I’ll be sharing specific lesson plans and resources for all.

See you on Monday! Please share with those you know who may be interested. It’s free and I’ll be sharing specific lesson plans and resources for all.

This.

Educators: Join PBS News @pbsnews.org Classroom for this #CivicLearningWeek event! Find new ways to teach about the Constitution📜 using COMIC BOOKS w/ Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social! RSVP: bit.ly/PBS-CivicLearningWeek

Wearing my shirt designed by Jarrett j. Krosoczka in front of my Jerry Craft Read poster holding a Ms Marvel book, next to my Ms Marvel Stand-up during Ramadan and Read Across America Week and Will Eisner Week is my new flex.

Excited to be a part of #civiclearningweek with @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social . See you on Monday! #comics #teacher

Feeling especially grateful today. Finished filing taxes -getting to put down income I have received for teaching with comics work will never cease to astound me. I am truly grateful for the opportunities I have been given. My younger self would never have believed this possible. Follow your dreams.

Can’t wait! See you soon.

Comics and the constitution.

How we will be discussing Will Eisner week in class. This lesson remains vital.

Doing what I love to do! Reading and researching inspiring comics for an education workshop. This time for PBS Newshour Classroom. Hope to see you there! @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social

Can’t wait to see everyone. I’ll be sharing resources, lesson ideas, and how to incorporate student voice. Thank you @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social and @pbs.org for always bringing educators together. Teaching with Comics!

What I offer. #comics #graphicnovel #author #education #teacher

Can’t wait for this conversation! Thank you @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social for the opportunity. Support your local @pbs.org station - so many inspiring resources for educators and students! All free!

Can’t wait to see everyone!

Today’s class discussion starter…

Hope to see you there!

Sometimes, the best friend/teacher/parent we can be is to allow the feeling to happen and just be there. We’ve earned our feelings and need to not allow toxic positivity to negate this authenticity.

I feel the same as Phoebe some days. Tired defending comics as literature and “real” reading to some naysayers. Nuh-uh will have to suffer for today! I love the Phoebe and Her Unicorn series!

Can’t wait!

Hope to see you there! Thanks @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social

I loved teaching this lesson in US History - docs.google.com/document/d/1...

My students are doing a great job explaining the power of comics as literature.

Working on some slides for several upcoming speaking engagements on teaching with comics. I have been teaching for over 25 years - I share tested lessons and ideas from my classroom.

Imagination and real-life intertwined = magic. vital issues of anxiety, depression, grief, friendship, finding ones self. That grief comes in many forms and there is help for us all. positive approach to therapy. Overthinking everything. Perfectionist. A student just trying to not let anyone down.

Wow. Penguin Random house bookmail never disappoints! Settling in now to read and review. If you’re looking for teacher guides for the Seuss graphic novels - my teacher guide - assetbucketpublic.7169.prh.com/9780/593/703... @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and myself leading the march through SDCC, 2015!

Happy Birthday to John Lewis. Gone, but not forgotten. His powerful legacy lives on in our classrooms. Thank you @andrewaydin.bsky.social @natepowell.bsky.social for telling the inspiring story of the congressman in an engaging/inspiring way for us all. #goodtrouble www.pbs.org/education/bl...

Powerful. I love that the publisher put the teacher guide I created in the book and advertises it on the back. Some teachers can hesitate to use a graphic novel in class, not fully understanding the medium and its literary power.I wish more publishers would do the same. @abramscomicarts.bsky.social

To end our imperialism unit, my students are analyzing this children’s book and creating their own version of one page. ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00086056/0...

So powerful in just the first few pages. Happy Book Birthday Neil Cohn!