2009 Spring Teacher Institute: Capt'n Eli in the Classroom

Yesterday, Maine educators Laura Richter and Katie Yando took part in the 2009 Spring Teacher Institute: Pictures Sounds Numbers Words…Teaching and Learning with Technology.

A first for Maine, this Institute is completely online. Laura and Katie presented their workshop "Literacy and Technology across the Curriculum with a Graphic Novel." They shared a language arts classroom experience infused with technology and using the graphic novel, The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli, by Portland, Maine author/illustrator Jay Piscopo.

This session focused on a 7th grade classroom experience in a language arts class at the Skowhegan Area Middle School.

Although this lesson is literature based, they provided an overview of how to use the graphic novel in geography, science and art. Watch their presentation at this link.

Check out the Capt'n Eli curriculum at this link.

Stand by for Adventure in Skowhegan, Maine

Frank Chin's art students at Skowhegan Middle School have created some amazing comic book artwork! Click HERE to see all their artwork and read about this inspiring project and how Frank Chin's students combined traditional art with technology to create their comic book pages.

Check out photos of Jay Piscopo's classroom visit HERE.

And don't miss classroom curriculum created for The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli all ages graphic novel HERE.

Capt'n Eli Classroom Curriculum

Laura Richter is the educator behind the creation of classroom curriculum for Jay Piscopo's new all-ages graphic novel series The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli. Stand by for adventure in your classroom and download lesson plans HERE.

Laura is an educator and technology integrationist at the Skowhegan Area Middle School in Skowhegan, Maine where she has taught for the past 24years. Laura trains middle and high school teachers in creative and effective ways to integrate technology into their curriculum. She has been a Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) NTTI Master Teacher, MPBN Teacher of the Year, Apple Distinguished Educator, and a finalist for the ACTEM Technology Leadership Award.

Geography and Language Arts/History lesson plans are available now and Art and Science curriculum will be ready in April. Be sure to keep your eye on Capt'n Eli's blog for educators and librarians!