Each session held in Monmouth University’s Guggenheim Library 101 at 6 p.m.
A portion of each session will be devoted to discussion of strategies for using the material in the classroom. You can also learn about Monmouth’s M.A. programs in history and anthropology. Refreshments will be served.
Civics Engagement and Inclusivity: Professional Development Credit Hours for K-12 Educators
Teaching About Communism: N.J. High School Curricula under Cold War Pressure
July 1, 2026
Presented by Christopher DeRosa, Ph.D.
Role Playing Games in the Classroom—Introduction and Demonstration
July 8, 2026
Presented by Mel Brzycki, Ph.D.
Civics and Comics: A Long Practiced, Unlikely Duo
July 15, 2026
Presented by Maryanne Rhett, Ph.D.
Before the earworm “I’m Just a Bill” educators, the federal government, and journalists all understood the power of visual media to impart information to the masses. George Gallup, in 1930, asserted that “More adults read the best comic strip in a newspaper, on an average day, than the front-page banner story.” While often relegated to the children’s pages, comics have played an essential function in informing the masses. From informational comic strips like The New Deal in Pictures and Uncle Sam at Your Service of the 1930s to the contemporary New York City “Civics for All” publications, comics have been an essential form of civics communication throughout American history.
New Jersey Student Learning Standards: 18A:35-3; 18A: 6-3; 18A:35-41; and N.J.A.C. 6A:8-5.1