To celebrate the release of my next middle-grade graphic novel, The Inscrutable Doctor Baer and the Case of the Two-Faced Statue, I’m offering 13 free in-person or virtual workshops for schools and libraries this fall.
When: September 17th – December 20th, 2024
Where: In-person workshops within 60 miles of Columbus, OH
Virtual workshops anywhere!
How: Email me with the subject line “Free Doctor Baer Workshop”
10 Sessions Remaining!
I’ve been leading comics workshops in schools and libraries since 2007. My lessons are highly engaging and support other curriculum-based content. Let’s connect to find out how I can support your students through some gameful drawing and writing activities!
What kinds of activities? You can review the lesson plan for my Write With Images workshop here!
Jerzy adapts his teaching strategies to meet the interests and needs of his students. His curriculum is second to none and is filled with fun warm-ups, games, and challenges to keep things exciting in addition to covering the meat and potatoes of learning how to create a successful and compelling visual narrative. He is exceedingly patient and has excellent classroom management techniques, commanding the attention of his students with ease. Jerzy quickly adapts to changing circumstances and makes the best of every situation with a positive, can-do attitude. He is thoughtful and constructive with feedback and both supports and challenges his students in ways that bring out the best in them.
Jerzy is the bar to which our other youth and teen instructors aspire and an irreplaceable presence at the Ann Arbor Art Center. I highly recommend him for any teaching opportunity. One could not find a more committed, dynamic instructor, particularly where comic arts are concerned.
Jean Spindler, Youth Programs Manager, Ann Arbor Art Center
Naturally I’m offering these workshops to help spread the word about Doctor Baer, so here’s more information on him:
The Inscrutable Dr. Baer, at your service!
While he’s much too busy to embark on any adventures himself, Dr. Baer is here to help with yours. Are you burdened with an unwanted magical object? Gorgon’s head? Monkey’s paw? Flaming sword?! Sell it to Dr. Baer; he’ll tame its spirit, carefully catalog its origin, and keep it safe and orderly within the walls of the spookiest house you’re ever likely to find.
But when novice explorers Taft the Tortoise and Pickles the Pig accidentally enable the theft of Baer’s most powerful artifact by the nefarious sorcerer Gallus Lugubrious, the good doctor is forced out of his house to reclaim it. The only problem is, for everything he knows about magic, he knows nothing about adventuring, and he’ll have to figure this one out as he goes, far from the comforting safety of home.
In over his head, along with his equally inexperienced new allies, Dr. Baer sets out on a dangerous quest through a world of monsters and magic to set things right . . . and to find his next chapter.
Praise for Doctor Baer:
A mummy mouse, a chicken sorcerer, a fire skeleton foodie… oh my! Jerzy Drozd has woven a heartfelt tale for kids to delight in as they follow the bookish Doctor Baer on his first grand adventure. It’s impossible not to cheer along with this rambunctious crew of critters, admire the gorgeously drawn vistas, and wish for one’s own battle tortoise to snuggle with during story time.
Vicki Wong, co-creator of The Octonauts