Program Type:
Featured- Registration is encouraged for this event.
- Registration will close on July 22, 2025 @ 3:00pm.
Program Description
Event Details
Comic-Con International and San Diego Public Library have teamed up for the Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians (CCEL). This FREE five-day conference will take place at the San Diego Central Library during Comic-Con® from July 23-27, and will explore the role comics play in promoting education and literacy for all ages. Those in the library and education fields are invited to learn creative and exciting ways to incorporate comics and other popular arts into their work. Through presentations and panel discussions, the Conference hopes to engage the community and promote comics as a medium for learning.
Seating is not guaranteed and is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration is for interest only and does not guarantee a seat.
Join us on Wednesday July 23:
3:30–5:30 | Teaching and Learning with Comics
Looking to bring comics into your classroom? Peter Carlson (Green Dot Public Schools), Susan Kirtley (Portland State University), and Antero Garcia (Stanford University offer an interactive workshop where educators can explore how to teach about, with, and through comics. Through hands-on activities, you’ll learn how to engage all students as superhero readers and writers while designing powerful lessons and thematic units rooted in the comic arts.
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Comic-Con badge-holders with valid single same-day or four-day badges are welcome to attend and are not required to register.
In addition to CCEL, San Diego Public Library hosts themed San Diego Comic-Con programming leading up to and through the days of the conference. Please visit our website for more information.