Tim Smyth teaches 10th and 11th grade U.S. and modern history at Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pennsylvania. Smyth has spoken about how he uses comics in his classroom at numerous conferences including Comic Cons in San Diego, New York and Chicago as well as at the Pennsylvania and National Council for the Social Studies conferences. He has also guest lectured at Gwynedd Mercy University and presented at multiple school districts. Smyth created @EdCampHuman for local teachers to exchange ideas and to connect with one another. His blog is historycomics.net.