Management Board
Dean James Hennessey, Fordham University, Graduate School of Education
Associate Dean Vincent Alfonso, Fordham University

Conference Committees

Academic
Dr. Marshall A. George, Associate Chair, Curriculum & Teaching
Graduate School of Education

Pat Shea-Bischoff, PhD, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education
Fordham University

Kristen H. Turner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University
 
Brian Kelley, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University

Authors and Publishers
John Shableski, Diamond Book Distributors

Alan Brody, ViziPress

Public Relations
Michelle K. Adams, Fordham University

Robert J. Miko, Pacific Dialogue

Conference Director
Alan Brody, ViziPress

Event Manager
Ellen Schaeffer

General Information
The inaugural Graphica in Education conference is designed to open a discussion among educators about the place of graphica in the field of education.  It will serve teachers, instructional designers, administrators, librarians, and other interested individuals who would like to explore the use of graphic novels and other graphica in the classroom.  Participants in the conference will have the opportunity to hear from authors, teachers, and researchers about the nature of writing, reading, and teaching graphic novels.

PAPERS FOR GRAPHICA IN EDUCATION 2
Invitation to Respond to the Call for Proposals for the Next Conference
The Graphica in Education Conference planning committee seeks interactive and engaging proposals for presentations in the breakout workshops of the next conference.  Workshops will be approximately 60 minutes in length.  Paper presentations may be combined into panel discussions.  Proposals from practicing teachers about pedagogical methodologies and from researchers about application of graphica in the classroom are encouraged.

Proposals should include:
∗    The type of presentation (e.g., paper presentation, teaching demonstration, panel discussion)
∗    A brief description (50 words or less) of the presentation or workshop
∗    A summary (500 words or less) of the workshop, including rationale/theoretical grounding, practical application, and participant involvement (the benefit to participants)
∗    The name(s), contact information, and affiliation of presenter(s)
        
Proposal submission deadline:  December 1, 2008

Proposals should be submitted electronically to krturner@fordham.edu.

Conference Registration
Presenters for accepted proposals will receive free registration to the conference.

For More Information
For more information on the proposal submission process or the conference in general contact Kristen Turner at krturner@fordham.edu.