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William Kist

William Kist, Ph.D.
Since he met Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangeroo) and WEWS-TV’s “Captain Penny” and “Miss Barbara” as a child, William Kist has been fascinated with the intertwining of pop culture and education. A former high school English teacher, Dr. Kist has become a pioneering researcher in the area of “new literacies”—a concept that broadens our notion of “reading” and “writing” to include not only words but images and sound. Bill has studied classroom teachers across North America and written about them in four books filled with ideas for integrating new media and pop culture.

A Professor Emeritus of Education at Kent State University in Ohio, Bill won the 2017 Outstanding Instructor Award (College Level) from the Ohio Council of Teachers of English. He has over 40 articles or book chapters to his credit. His profiles of teachers who integrate the arts and technology into their classrooms are included in his book New Literacies in Action (2005) which was chosen as a National Council of Teachers of English Select Book. He also has written three other books: The Socially Networked Classroom (2010), The Global School (2013), and Getting Started with Blended Learning: How Do I Integrate Online and Face-to-Face Instruction? (2015). Bill’s articles have appeared in such publications as Educational Leadership, Kappan, English Journal, Voices From the Middle, English Education, and the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Since 2010, Bill has also written 35 book reviews for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

As a trainer and consultant for schools and districts across the United States and Canada, Bill’s clients have included the National Council of Teachers of English; the Institute for Student Achievement (ETS); the Delaware Department of Education; Conseil Scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud, Toronto; Atlanta Public Schools; Columbus Area Writing Project; University of North Texas Writing Project; the Cleveland Municipal School District and many more schools, districts, and universities.

Bill is frequently sought out as an expert by the mainstream press, at the local, national and even international levels. Selected interviews include: Variety, U.S. News and World Report, The Observer (UK), The Calgary Herald (Canada), Columbus Dispatch, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Hartford Courant, Racine Journal-Times, The Plain Dealer and Cleveland Magazine. Broadcast media interviews include: WCPN’s “Sound of Ideas,” and WKSU’s “The Regina Brett Show.” Bill has also been interviewed for such education trade publications as: Education Week, Instructor, Cable in the Classroom, The Council Chronicle (NCTE), and Our Children (the national PTA magazine).

An in-demand keynote speaker and presenter, Bill has presented both nationally and internationally including for the following organizations: The International Association for Entertainment Marketing Professionals; High Schools that Work; The National Council of Teachers of English; The Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquee (presenting in Ghent, Belgium); Literacy Research Association; International Reading Association; American Educational Research Association; National Association for Media Literacy; and the Pop Culture Association. Recent keynote addresses include for: The American Reading Forum; South Carolina Council of Teachers of English (twice); Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts, Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English; Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts; the Think/Teach/Play Conference (Teachers College, Columbia University); and the Ohio Association of Community Colleges.

Dr. Kist has stayed active in both academia and media-making, earning a regional Emmy nomination for original music and serving as a consultant for one of the longest running educational film festivals in the country: The Screening Room sponsored by The National Council of Teachers of English. He continues to make progress filming an independent feature film, Summer’s Journey.

Bill’s proudest roles are as husband to award-winning journalist, Stephanie Kist, and as father of Mariel, Liam and Vivienne.

Bill can be found online at https://twitter.com/williamkist.

10:30 am

ED41 - Educator's Day-Keynote with William Kist :: DPCCP 3 Central City (Audience Participation)
William Kist
Friday May 31, 2019 :: 10:30 am to 11:20 am
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1:30 pm

ED57 - Make, Believe: Creating Comics in the Classroom (PCC) :: DPCCP 1 Happy Harbor (Comics)
Betsy Bird, Jill Gerber, William Kist, Tom Racine
Friday May 31, 2019 :: 1:30 pm to 2:20 pm
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3:30 pm

ED67 - The Cutting Room Floor: Comics as Storyboarding (PCC) :: DPCCP 1 Happy Harbor (Comics)
Matthew Holm, Sterg Botzakis, Geoff Gerber, William Kist, Jessica Ruskin
Friday May 31, 2019 :: 3:30 pm to 4:20 pm
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2:30 pm

ED90 - The Case for Comics: Tackling Tough Conversations about Comics in the Classroom (PCC) :: DPCCP 1 Happy Harbor (Comics)
Christina Blanch, Brigid Alverson, Karen Gavigan, William Kist, Tim Smyth
Saturday June 1, 2019 :: 2:30 pm to 3:20 pm
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6:30 pm

Excellence in Graphic Literature Ceremony :: DPCCP 4 Keystone City (Authors)
Brian Fies, Brigid Alverson, Tara Bannon Williamson, Betsy Bird, Sarah Breaux, Karen Gavigan, Geoff Gerber, Jill Gerber, Alicia Holston, Amanda Jacobs Foust, William Kist, Candice Mack, Tom Racine, Jessica Ruskin, Tim Smyth
Saturday June 1, 2019 :: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
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Page23 Literary Conference
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3D Printing
Action
Actors & Acting
Animation
Anime
Antarctic
Aquaman
Arapahoe Libraries
Art
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Asteroids
Audience Participation
Authors
Autism Spectrum
Back to the Future
Ballet
Batman
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Branding & Promotion
Broadway
Captain Marvel
Cartooning
Character Development
Children's Books
Classic Literature
Colorado
Colorful History
Comedy
Comics
Cosplay
Costume Celebration
Costume Fabrication
Creativity
Critical Role
Crowdfunding
Dark Tower Series
DC Universe
Debate
Denver Public Libraries
Disability
Disney
Diversity & Inclusion
Doctor Who
Dragons & Mythical Creatures
Drawing
Dungeons & Dragons
Dystopian
Educators
Esports
Expanse
Fan Fiction
Fandom
Fantasy
Female Empowerment
Film
Filmmaking
Firefly & Serenity
Flash Gordon
Futurama
Future
Game of Thrones
Games & Trivia
Gaming
Gender Inclusivity
Godzilla
Graphic Design
Graphic Novels
Heroes & Villans
History
Homestuck
Horror
humor
Independent Comics
Jessica Jones
Kids
Leadership
Legos
LGTBQ
Librarians
Literacy
Magic Girl
Magicians
Makeup
Making a Film
Manga
Mars
Marvel
Memes
Mental Health
Middle Earth
Monsters
Movies
Music
My Hero Academia
Mythology
Myths & Legends
NASA
Network
Nintendo
Nostalgia
Once Upon
Ouran Host Club
Outlander
Page23 Literary Conference
Panelist Performance
Parents
Philosophy
Photography
Pirates
Pixar
Podcaster
Pop Culture
Post-Apocalyptic
Props & Prop Fabrication
Publishing
Q&A
Reading
Religion
Role Playing Games
Romance
RWBY
Sabrina
Science
Science Fiction
Screenwriting
Self-Publishing
Set & Prop Design
Shakespeare
Shazam
She-Ra
Show business
Signing
Smallville
Social Justice
Space Exploration
Special Needs
Spiderman
Star Trek
Star Wars
STEM
Stephen King
Steven Universe
Storytelling
Studio Ghibli
Superheroes
Supernatural
Teens
The 1980s
The Avengers
The Classics
The Expanse
The Handmaid's Tale
The Matrix
Trauma Recovery
Trivia
TV
Twitcher
Valiant Comics
voice actor
Werewolves & Werecreatures
Wizarding World
Women
Wonder Woman
Writers
Writing
Writing Comics
X-Men
YA Fiction
Youtuber

Venue Locations

aLAB - 8bit Stage
aLAB - All Age Stage
AUTHOR BOOTH - Tattered Cover A
AUTHOR BOOTH - Tattered Cover B
AUTHOR BOOTH 1
AUTHOR BOOTH 2
AUTHOR BOOTH 3
AUTHOR BOOTH 4
AUTHOR BOOTH 5
AUTHOR BOOTH 6
AUTHOR BOOTH 7
Captain Colorado Stage @ Main Events
Celebrity Summit
DPCCP 1 Happy Harbor (Comics)
DPCCP 2 Metropolis (Main Events)
DPCCP 3 Central City (Audience Participation)
DPCCP 4 Keystone City (Authors)
DPCCP 5 Gotham City (STEM)
DPCCP 6 Coast City (General)
Epic Photo Booth A
Epic Photo Booth B
Epic Photo Booth C
Night Lynx Stage @ Main Events
ROOM 501 - Cosplay
ROOM 502 - Comics
ROOM 503 - Art Workshop
ROOM 504 - Reel Heroes
ROOM 505/506 - Reel Heroes
ROOM 507 - Page 23 Lit Con
ROOM 601 - Authors
ROOM 603 - Authors
ROOM 605 - Authors
ROOM 607 - Authors
ROOM 704/706 - SciFi/Fantasy TV/Film
ROOM 705 - Education
ROOM 707 - Education
ROOM 708/710 - Gaming/Tech
ROOM 709 - Education
ROOM 711 - Education