Karen Gavigan Real Time – Librarian.Support

Karen Gavigan will be our guest on the Librarian.Support real time session. Join us Tuesday April 7th at 9 am Eastern Time.

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Topics may include: Graphic novels in youth and school library services, use of primary materials in the classroom.

Gavigan is a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science. Her research interests include the use of graphic novels and other resources in K-12 libraries and classrooms. She has also conducted research regarding school library issues such as the instructional role of the school librarian.

Slides from the session Download

Using Graphic Novels across the Curriculum
A Selective Bibliography of Resources for Librarians and Teachers

Karen Gavigan, University of South Carolina, School of Library and Information Science

Professional Books

Bakis, Maureen. The Graphic Novel Classroom: Powerful Teaching and Learning with Images. Skyhorse Publishing, Reprint, 2014.

Bitz, M. When Commas Meet Kryptonite: Classroom Lessons from the Comic Book Project. New York: Teacher’s College Press, Columbia University, 2010.

Brozo, William G, Gary B. Moorman, and Carla K. Meyer. Wham! Teaching with Graphic Novels Across the Curriculum., 2014.

Elder, Joshua, and Chris Giarrusso. Reading with Pictures: Comics That Make Kids Smarter! 2014.

Frey, N. & Fisher D. Teaching Visual Literacy: Using Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Anime, Cartoons, and More to Develop Comprehension and Thinking Skills. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2008.