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Hoot Reading: From Playful Beginnings to High-Impact Literacy Edtech

For nearly two decades, edtech entrepreneur Carly Shuler has focused on how technology can best support and amplify the human connections at the heart of teaching and learning.This mission drove

SXSW EDU 2026: It’s Panel Picker Time!

Each March, the brightest minds in education, technology, and media gather in Austin, TX for SXSW EDU to explore what’s next in learning. Here at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center,

ISTE x Whiteboard Advisors Solutions Summit Breakout Session: What is Co-Design in EdTech?

Dive into the practice of co-design as a powerful method for developing impactful EdTech rooted in real classroom needs. Through hands-on activities and practical frameworks, participants will learn how to

The Cooney Center Sandbox: Embedding Literacy Expertise in Edtech Innovation

Earlier this year, the edtech startup LitLab began testing a new feature in their classroom product that creates AI-generated storybooks for early readers. The feature is a “record me” option

Six Partners Join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovations

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center has officially welcomed the first six edtech partners into the Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovations. Supported in part by the Walton Family Foundation, the Sandbox

Experts Guide Innovations in Literacy Learning

The Cooney Center’s new initiative matters for kids and teachersEarly in my education career, I taught ninth-grade English in a small public high school. My vivacious, curious students came from

AI Tools to Support Literacy & Computational Thinking at SXSW EDU 2025

Generative AI is here to stay—so how can we help children understand what it is and how to use it responsibly? On March 3, 2025, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center

Sticky Notes, Clay, and Big Ideas: The Magic of Co-Designing Edtech with Kids

The tables were strewn with multicolored pipe cleaners, clumps of clay, construction paper, markers, feathers, scissors, tape, and other arts and crafts materials. On a Friday afternoon last June, about

Building a Sandbox for Literacy Innovation

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center with support from the Walton Family Foundation, is excited to announce a three-year initiative with a simple, yet profound goal: ensuring that the needs and

AI Goes to School: Exploring AI’s Impact on Personalized Learning

I’ve recently read a few articles listing the pros, cons, and questions1 2 3 that come up when we think about the changes education will and is already experiencing with