Marek+Bennett


 * CS4. Marek Bennett ** – (Graphic Literacies Conversation) //Multiple Intelligences in Comics Education//

May 26 Thursday 3:45-5:15 PM HM 152

This presentation challenges participants to explore the holistic nature of arts-based education, developing original comics pages that engage specific Multiple Intelligences via cartoon-style artwork and sequential graphic narratives.

Affiliation/Bio: Comics Workshop, program designer/owner, marek@marekbennett.com. Marek Bennett has led discover-based Comics Workshops since 2002 in New England, Central America, and Eastern Europe. He is an experienced teacher with an M.Ed in Curriculum & Instruction and BA degrees in Mathematics and Music. He is a rostered artist with the NH State Council on the Arts, Arts Alliance of Northern NH, and Children's Literacy Foundation, and he received a 2008 Xeric Award for his weekly newspaper comic strip, “Mimi's Doughnuts.” Bennett also plays ukulele and accordion with his NH-based band, Big Paws.