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SUMMARY:Playing with Well-Being By Design at Games for Change 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at the Games for Change 2025 Festival on Friday\, June 27 for a workshop on creating games that promote children’s well-being. Hear how Fred Rogers Productions\, Killer Snails\, University of Oregon\, Tiny Docs and Quest Craft are incorporating well-being by design into their games. Participants will then have a chance to ‘play’ with the ideas!\n\nFri\, Jun 27\, 2025\n11:00am – 12:30 pm\n\nSpeakers include:\n 	Noelle Posadas Shang\, Design Director\, Killer Snails\n 	Michael Preston Executive Director\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center\n 	Daniel Pimentel\, Assistant Professor\, University of Oregon\n 	Rubin Soodak\, Interactive Producer\, Fred Rogers Productions\n 	Jen Chiou\, Founder\, CodeSpeak Labs / Quest Craft\n 	Medha Tare\, Senior Director of Research\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center\n 	Sunny Williams\, Tiny Docs\n 	Allisyn Levy\, Sr. Manager\, Partnerships\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center\n\n\nLearn more about Games for Change and register here
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/playing-with-well-being-by-design-at-games-for-change-2025/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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SUMMARY:Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress is an interdisciplinary convening that will bring together researchers\, clinicians\, educators\, government agency representatives\, and others with expertise in child development\, psychology\, psychiatry\, neuroscience\, pediatrics\, communications\, social work\, public health\, education\, human-computer interaction and more to explore how digital media use impacts the social\, psychological\, cognitive\, behavioral\, and physical development of children and adolescents.\n\nJoin the Joan Ganz Cooney Center team at the following sessions:\n\n\n\nGuinea Pigs or Pioneers? The Risks and Rewards of an AI-Mediated Childhood\n\nTuesday\, July 15th from 11:15 am -12:15 pm\nWhat are the implications of kids interacting with AI across so many areas of life and during critical stages of development? \nJoin moderator Michelle De Mooy and panelists Amanda Lenhart\, MA\, and S. Craig Watkins\, PhD\, at #MediaAndMinds25 as they explore how AI is currently being deployed to children\, and how we can design healthier\, human-centered systems.\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nChild Centered Design: Creating Better Digital Experiences for YouthTuesday\, July 15th at 2:00 pmHow can tech design support children’s digital well-being? #MediaAndMinds25 Hear from leading voices in the field on what will truly work for kids — technology that is accessible\, developmentally supportive\, and built with children’s needs and perspectives in mind. Moderator Katie Davis\, EdD\, will lead the panel discussion featuring Alexis Hiniker\, PhD\, Zamaan Qureshi (Design It For Us)\, and Medha Tare\, PhD.\nIn addition\, please join us for the Poster Session on July 15 at 4:30 pm to learn more about our work with Reading Reimagined and children and AI.\nTo register\, click here.
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/digital-media-and-developing-minds-international-scientific-congress/
LOCATION:The Westin DC Downtown\, 999 9th Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T220000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Launching the Voice of the Child
DESCRIPTION:The Voice of the Child toolkit is an evidence-based resource designed for researchers\, service providers\, clinicians and others keen to involve children and young people in their work – whether they are just starting out or looking to expand their skills.\n\nThe Centre for Community Child Health’s upcoming webinar will formally launch the toolkit\, explore the policy context for the involvement of children and young people\, and identify barriers\, enablers and learnings from practical case studies.\n\nMichael Preston joins a panel of international leaders as they share how embedding children’s voices results in informed decisions and impactful programs.\n\n \n\n \n\nDate/Time: Tuesday\, July 22 12:00 pm-1:15 pm AEST / Monday\, July 21 10:00 pm – 11:15 pm EST\n\nCost: Free\n\nView the webinar here:
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/webinar-launching-the-voice-of-the-child/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250925
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SUMMARY:Empowering Our Youth to Thrive in a Digital World: Axios House at Climate Week & UNGA 2025
DESCRIPTION:Axios’ Empowering Our Youth to Thrive in a Digital WorldSeptember 23\, 2025 | 3:00PM – 4:30PM ETJoin Axios House for an event convening leading voices in tech\, policy and youth advocacy for conversations examining strategies empowering young people to build healthy habits\, meaningful connections and digital boundaries. We’ll look at ways families\, educators\, and young people can create safer\, inclusive online environments.\n\nThe event features a conversation with Tami Bhaumik\, Vice President\, Civility and Partnerships at Roblox and Michael Preston\, PhD\, Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center.\n\nPresented by Roblox.
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/empowering-our-youth-to-thrive-in-a-digital-world-axios-house-at-climate-week-unga-2025/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T120000
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SUMMARY:SDG Media Zone @UNGA80: Safeguarding Mental Health for Future Generations in the Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:This panel took take place at the SDG Media Zone at the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly and was streamed on UN WebTV.\n\nAI and digital platforms are increasingly influencing how children and young people learn\, connect\, and experience the world. This panel explores how we can safeguard the mental health of young people while advancing technology that upholds children’s rights and well-being. The discussion will address opportunities and risks of AI in shaping online well-being\, highlight strategies for protecting and promoting youth mental health\, and consider how global commitments\, such as the UN’s Declaration for Future Generations\, can ensure safe\, inclusive\, and resilient digital spaces for generations to come.\n\nSpeakers:\n 	Felipe Paullier\, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs\n 	Michael Preston\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop\n 	Joanna Lai\, Health Specialist\, UNICEF NYHQ\nModerator: Anya Kamanetz\n\n \n\n 
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/sdg-media-zone-unga80-safeguarding-mental-health-for-future-generations-in-the-digital-age/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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SUMMARY:Connected Learning Summit 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Seventh Annual Connected Learning Summit will take place October 5–10\, 2025 as a hybrid event. CLS will feature Research Papers and Showcases that focus on digital technologies for learning\, educational and commercial games\, innovative tech-infused curricula\, and theoretical and/or empirical exploration of digital media and technology for learning. The event includes an online program of meetups\, talks\, and workshops\, as well as in-person events organized by hosts and sponsors on campuses around the world.\n\nIf you’re in New York\, please join us at an in-person event on October 6\, 2025 from 12:00-6:00 pm\n\nHost: New York University\nAddress: 370 Jay St.\, Brooklyn\, NY\n\nSponsored by Google\n\nAgenda\n\n12:00–1:00 pm      Lunch and Registration\n1:00–1:45 pm         Designing Educational Products: The View from the Industry\n2:00–2:45 pm        Designing Educational Products: The View from Startups\n3:00–4:00 pm        Poster Session\n4:00–6:00 pm        Viewing of Keynotes and Plenary\n\nRegister here\n\n \n\nRegister for Connected Learning Summit 2025 here and see other in-person events here
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/connected-learning-summit-2025/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Growing Readers in a World of Screens and AI
DESCRIPTION:Designing the Next Decade of Literacy Innovations while Reflecting on 10 Years of Rapid ChangeTen years ago\, Tap\, Click\, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens brought together voices from the fields of early childhood\, developmental science\, literacy\, media\, and technology to offer guidance on helping children learn to read in a digital age. This was before ChatGPT\, before the COVID-19 pandemic\, and before students’ literacy scores declined even further. Since then\, technology has evolved at breakneck speed. Nearly two dozen states have enacted laws centered on the science of reading. New methods of co-designing tools with educators and students have emerged\, and there is new research on what is working—and what is not. Please join us on October 27 at New America in Washington\, DC\, or virtually\, for an afternoon of discussions reflecting on the past decade and the challenges innovators and educators face in today’s shifting education landscape. We will issue a call to action for learner-centered tools and policies\, stronger R&D\, and investments to promote equity. There is an urgent need to shape policy\, research\, and tools so that all children—especially those struggling to read and in under-resourced communities—can learn to read and love reading. With thanks to the Walton Family Foundation for its support of the Sandbox for Literacy Innovations and to the Children’s Pritzker Initiative for supporting our 2015 book Tap\, Click\, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens. October 27\, 20252:30pm–5:00pm EDTIn-Person and OnlineNew America| 740 15th St NW #900 Washington\, DC 20005Register here Presented in partnership with New America and The Campaign for Grade Level Reading\, \n 
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/growing-readers-in-a-world-of-screens-and-ai/
LOCATION:Washington\, DC\, Washington\, DC\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T120000
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SUMMARY:Research Reaction Panel at FOSI 2026
DESCRIPTION:How are teens using genAI in 2025? Find out at the FOSI 2025 Annual Conference!\n\nAmanda Lenhart\, Senior Fellow at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center\, will moderate a Research Reaction Panel that will examine and contextualize how teens are using\, thinking and feeling about generative AI. This session will feature a critical discussion with experts including Alanna Powers-O’Brien\, Anne-Sophie SERET\, and Sunny Xun Liu. Join us live to tackle the toughest challenges in online safety and learn how we can build a safer digital world for families together.\n\nSee full agenda: https://lnkd.in/eP35TAjD
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/research-reaction-panel-at-fosi-2026/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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