Jennifer Haines

Jennifer Haines (M.A., B.Ed.) taught grades 7 to 12 at The Linden School in Toronto, Ontario for 8 years (but is currently on mat leave). She also owns The Dragon, located in Guelph, Ontario, which was named a finalist for the Will Eisner Spirit of Retailing for the second time this past summer. Combining her knowledge of teaching with her knowledge of comics, she also administers Comics In The Classroom, a resource to help teachers select graphic novels for their classrooms and libraries, through which she has successfully tailored graphic novel programmes for teachers and school boards throughout Ontario.

Joined: March 16, 2012
Articles: 1

Why Use Comics In The Classroom?

Jennifer Haines
March 20, 2012
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As school boards across Canada are becoming more open to varied strategies to improve student literacy, there has been an increase in the use of graphic novels in the classroom. However, there is still a strong stigma attached to the…