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SUMMARY:FOSI 2022 Annual Conference: Trust & Assurance: Online Safety in an Uncertain World
DESCRIPTION:This year’s FOSI conference convenes the best online safety thinkers\, practitioners\, and experts from around the world for high-level discussions and debates\, engaging networking opportunities\, and a first-class exhibition of online safety technologies\, products\, and services. Attendees will have the chance to explore topics such as content moderation\, privacy policies and practices\, safety in the metaverse\, digital wellbeing\, and much more.\n\nCooney Center Executive Director Michael Preston will speak at a morning breakout session at 11:30am\, “Inside a Child’s Mind: Tech Use Through the Formative Years\,” with Rebecca Parlakian (Zero to Three)\, Dr. Michael Rich (Digital Wellness Lab\, Boston Children’s Hospital)\, and Dr. Ellen Selkie (University of Washington).\n\nLearn more about the conference and register here.
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/fosi-2022-annual-conference-trust-assurance-online-safety-in-an-uncertain-world/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center
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SUMMARY:From Surviving To Thriving In A Digital World: A Safer Internet Day Chat
DESCRIPTION:The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) and The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop are teaming up to host a webinar and Facebook Live Event with adult and youth experts for Safer Internet Day on Tuesday\, February 7\, 2023 (4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST). “From Surviving To Thriving In A Digital World: A Safer Internet Day Chat” will be a conversation about the importance of designing online experiences with kids’ well-being in mind\, including providing insights from young people on what they need in order to thrive when their lives are digital by default.To register to attend the webinar\, visit shorturl.at/dBKW9 Watch the event live on Facebook Live (No registration required) on the National Association for Media Literacy Education’s (NAMLE) page at facebook.com/medialiteracyed. 
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/from-surviving-to-thriving-in-a-digital-world-a-safer-internet-day-chat/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center,Cooney Center presenting
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SUMMARY:SXSW 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Joan Ganz Cooney Center is thrilled to participate in two sessions at SXSW 2023 this March. If you’re in Austin\, we invite you to join us at the JW Marriott on March 10 and 11th.\nDesigning Tech for Children’s Well-Being\nThere has been a great deal of conversation about technology’s potential harms for children. But what does well-being for children in the digital age look like? Can we design digital experiences that allow children to learn emotional regulation\, develop competence and creativity\, feel empowered and self-actualized\, and connect with others in a diverse\, equitable\, and inclusive environment\, while also keeping them safe? We will discuss the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) project—a global\, multi-stakeholder\, and cross-sectoral initiative that aims (1) to create a framework that maps how the design of children’s digital experiences affects their well-being\, and (2) to provide guidance as to how informed design choices can promote positive well-being outcomes.\nMarch 10 | 2:30 pm CST | JW Marriott Salon 7-8\n\n \nDesigning for Digital Thriving\nHow can we create & foster healthy\, inclusive digital spaces that enable individuals and communities to thrive? Riot Games\, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop\, the Fair Play Alliance & IDEO came together to host an Open Innovation Challenge to champion responsible design practices that foster healthy\, inclusive communities in a rapidly changing digital world. By learning how to intentionally design online spaces with digital thriving in mind\, we believe that anyone can help individuals\, groups\, & communities truly thrive in today’s connected world. No matter what industry you’re a part of\, we invite you to share in our vision of creating a thriving digital world for all.\nMarch 11 | 11:30 am CST | JW Marriott Salon 7-8\n\n \n\nWe also invite SXSW participants to take a break in the LEGO Play Lounge in Room 403 of the JW Marriott on March 10. Recharge and play with us!
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/sxsw-2023/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center,Cooney Center presenting
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SUMMARY:Designing Tech for Kids' Well-Being at ASU+GSV 2023
DESCRIPTION:What does well-being for children in the digital age look like? A growing movement acknowledges that it’s not enough to worry about technology’s potential harm to children; it is time to be more intentional about designing for positive outcomes. How can we design digital experiences that allow children to learn emotional regulation\, develop competence and creativity\, feel empowered and self-actualized\, and connect with others in a diverse\, equitable\, and inclusive environment while keeping them safe? We will discuss recent research exploring the links between games and well-being\, the value of child-centered design\, and insights from the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) and Digital Thriving projects that offer guidance to developers looking for ways to create digital experiences that promote positive well-being for young people. \nMichael Preston (Executive Director\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop) will moderate a panel with Bruce Homer (Professor\, “The Graduate Center\, CUNY”)\, Elizabeth Milovidov (Global Digital Child Safety Lead\, The LEGO Group)\, Natasha Miller (Senior Research Scientist II\, Blizzard Entertainment / Fair Play Alliance)\nDate & Time: Tuesday 4/18\, 2:30 – 3:10 PM PT\nLocation: Harbor I\, Level 2\nChannel: K-12 Transformation Learn more 
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/designing-tech-for-kids-well-being-at-asugsv-2023/
LOCATION:San Diego\, CA
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230624
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SUMMARY:IDC 2023
DESCRIPTION:The 22nd annual ACM Interaction Design and Children (IDC) Conference will be held on June 19-23\, 2023 at Northwestern University in Chicago\, Illinois. IDC is the premier international conference for researchers\, educators\, and practitioners to share the latest research findings\, innovative methodologies\, and new technologies in the areas of inclusive child-centered design\, learning\, and interaction. This year’s theme is “Rediscovering Childhood.”\n\nSenior Director of Research Medha Tare will participate in an industry panel discussion chaired by Bill Shribman\, with Felix Hu (Lando Interactive) and Jillian Orr (GBH Kids) on Wednesday\, June 21. She will also be sharing a paper with Mona Leigh Guha as part of the Works in Progress group on Wednesday as well.\n\nThe conference agenda can be found here.
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/idc-2023/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230720
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SUMMARY:Designing Digital Play for Well Being at Games for Change 2023: Panel and Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Panel: Designing Digital Play for Well-Being at Games for Change 2023\nJuly 18\, 2023 at 1:45pm\nThe Times Center | Main StageHow do we define well-being in a digital world and what does it mean to thrive? How can developers incorporate diverse perspectives into game design to benefit players from different backgrounds around the world? How can we balance responsible design with business pressures? How can we empower game designers to embed designing for well-being and digital thriving into their work?In this session at the Games for Change Festival\, Michael Preston will explore these questions with Jeffrey Burrell (Riot Games)\, Carolina Giuga (The LEGO Group)\, and Kevin Bedau (Scratch Foundation) while diving into the challenges and opportunities for creating digital spaces that contribute to the thriving of both kids and adults.\n\nSpeakers will highlight two initiatives seeking to provide answers\, resources\, and communities of practice to help answer these challenging questions: Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) and Digital Thriving.\n\n \n\nWORKSHOP: Building Digital Play for Well-being\nJuly 19\, 2023 at 5:00pmMicrosoft Center | Music Box\n\nPlease join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center\, the LEGO Group\, and the Fair Play Alliance for an interactive workshop. Participants will take part in a 1.5 hour playful and interactive session to generate new ideas for designing better digital play experiences for well-being. Attendees will envision and construct a physical representation of a digital space that allows children and adults to thrive – drawing from the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) and Digital Thriving initiatives – and work in groups to explore case studies of how to integrate concepts of well-being and thriving into design.\n\nParticipants will leave with concrete ideas on ways that they can incorporate these concepts into their work and a connection to communities of practice looking to learn from each other to advance this work.\n\nLearn more 
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/designing-digital-play-for-well-being-at-games-for-change-2023/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230829T080000
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SUMMARY:ARVR Policy Conference
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 14\, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the XR Association present the third annual AR/VR Policy Conference in Washington\, DC. The event will feature a series of expert talks and panels discussing critical policy questions covering privacy and safety\, the use of AR/VR in education\, children and teenager safety\, and more.\n\nPanel #4: Back to School in the Metaverse (2:25 PM ET)\nAs AR/VR technology becomes a valuable tool for educational purposes\, developers and educators should make sure these technologies are designed with young people in mind. Policymakers on both sides of the aisle have regularly called for making technology appropriate for young people to use\, making safety a priority in the implementation of immersive learning programs. What are the unique benefits of immersive learning in comparison to other technologies (e.g.\, mobile and personal computing)? What are the special accommodations that educators should take in mind when deploying AR/VR tech in the classroom? How can policymakers ensure that immersive learning programs don’t widen the digital divide?\n\nSpeakers include Brooke Morrill (Schell Games); Muhsinah Morris (Morehouse College); Monya A. Ruffin (NSF); Medha Tare (Joan Gantz Cooney Center\, Sesame Workshop); and Stephanie Montgomery (XR Association) – Moderator\nThe conference is free to attend.\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/arvr-policy-conference/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230908
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SUMMARY:FOSI Webinar: Digital Learning: Prepping for the School Year Ahead
DESCRIPTION:Getting kids back in the classroom this Fall means tackling tech use from many different angles. In the coming months\, parents will be contending with how to balance the extra screen time needed for homework\, helping kids navigate complex social dynamics online\, and striving to teach them what good behavior looks like by example. Additionally\, both parents and kids are learning about generative AI in real time\, and how these brand new technologies will impact academics and learning as well as everyday life.\n\nCooney Center Executive Director Michael Preston joins a discussion with Amanda LaTasha Armstrong\, Janell Burley Hoffman\, Judy French\, and Yalda Uhls about how parents and kids can set themselves up for success this school year in the midst of a quickly evolving digital environment at home and at school.\nLearn more and register here
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/fosi-webinar-digital-learning-prepping-for-the-school-year-ahead/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230927
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SUMMARY:2023 IES Math Summit
DESCRIPTION:In October 2022\, The Nation’s Report Card revealed that fourth- and eighth-grade students assessed in the 2021-22 school year experienced the largest declines in mathematics performance in the program’s history. These national declines highlight the unprecedented learning crisis facing students following the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the pandemic\, gaps in mathematics achievement of students with the highest and lowest performance were already widening.In September 2023\, the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)\, joined by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO); the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS); the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB); the National Science Foundation (NSF); and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will convene a free three-day summit to bring together national\, state\, and local leaders to explore efforts to address this crisis.Leading experts will discuss the latest scholarship on strategies for mathematics instruction and academic interventions; highlight solutions rooted in research and successful classroom practices; and explore emerging resources.Tuesday\, September 19 at 3:45 PM ETEveryone can teach\, everyone can learnThe Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s Executive Director Michael Preston will speak with Sonny Rodriguez-Mena (Bilingual Special Education Teacher at the NYC Department of Education) about how K-2 computer science provides opportunities for joy\, expression\, agency\, and intergenerational learning – especially for bilingual students and students with disabilities.\nLearn more and register here
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/2023-ies-math-summit/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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SUMMARY:ED Games Expo
DESCRIPTION:The 9th annual ED Games Expo will occur in Washington\, DC\, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts REACH on Wednesday\, September 20 and Thursday\, September 21\, 2023. The ED Games Expo is designed to provide an engaging and meaningful experience for children\, students\, parents and caregivers\, educators\, and all stakeholders interested in learning about emerging forms of education-related technologies and the government programs that support EdTech innovation and research. There is no cost to attend the ED Games Expo.\n\nAttendees are invited to stop by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s table between 4pm-6pm on Thursday\, September 21 to learn more about techniques for playtesting products for children\, how to engage in co-design\, and how to design for childrens’ well-being in digital spaces.\n\n \n\nLearn more
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/ed-games-expo/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230927
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230928
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SUMMARY:Co-designing the Digital Future with Kids\, for Kids
DESCRIPTION:What’s the secret to creating digital media products for kids that makes learning engaging and fun? We’ve found that including kids throughout the design process has many benefits: it empowers kids who find that their opinions are valued; designers gain a fresh perspective from the audience they’re creating for; and the product itself is often more impactful as a result.On Wednesday\, September 27\, the Cooney Center hosted a webinar to discuss the Cooney Center Sandbox with some of our partners\, including The GIANT Room\, KidsTeam\, Oko Labs\, Mrs Wordsmith\, and the Scratch Foundation. We talked about methods\, balancing business interests with research-informed goals\, and how teams have implemented findings from sessions with children into their product designs.For more information about working with us\, please contact us here.  \n \nSpeakers:\n \nMichael Preston is the Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center\, an independent research and innovation lab within Sesame Workshop that advances positive futures for kids in the digital world. The Center conducts research on emerging technologies and collaborates with technologists\, digital media producers\, and educators to support young people’s learning and well-being. Michael has 25 years of experience leading educational innovation and technology programs in K-12\, university\, and informal learning contexts. His work focuses on child-centered approaches to design\, new models for teaching and learning\, and systemic change at local and national levels. He co-founded CSforALL\, the hub for the national Computer Science for All movement\, and led digital learning initiatives at the NYC Department of Education\, Columbia University\, and New Visions for Public Schools. He earned a PhD in Cognitive Science in Education from Teachers College\, Columbia University and a BA from Harvard College. \n \n\nMedha Tare is an experienced researcher in the learning sciences and technology area. Her work centers on addressing the needs of the whole child\, including considering individual differences among learners\, their environments\, and the media through which they learn. Prior to the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop\, she was the Director of Research for the Learner Variability Project at Digital Promise\, where she developed public resources on the cognitive\, socio-emotional\, and background factors that impact children and adults’ learning. This work involved research translation\, science communication\, and studies of educational efficacy with school districts and edtech product developers. She has also served as a Learning Sciences Exchange Fellow through New America\, working across sectors to promote early learning and help young children and their families thrive. Medha earned her PhD in Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan and her BA in Cognitive Science and English at Rutgers University. She has served as an advisor on national and international educational initiatives and has numerous peer-reviewed publications including in the Journal of Research on Technology in Education\, Language Learning and Technology\, and Journal of Cognition and Development. With \n \n\nElizabeth Bonsignore is an assistant research professor in the University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies and Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL). Her research explores the design of interactive play and social experiences that promote new media literacies\, arts-integrated science learning\, and participatory culture. She co-designs and advocates with youth\, families\, and local communities with the goal of including and empowering youth historically underrepresented in STEM/computing to advance in these fields.\n\n \n\nTif Gagnon is the Design Director at Scratch Foundation with over 15 years of experience in the EdTech sector. She believes in the power of creative learning and strives to combine her skills and passions to support making Scratch accessible and engaging for all learners around the world. \n\n \n\n \n\nChris Garrity is a developer and product manager with the Scratch Foundation (and formerly the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab). She  has many years of experience building tools\, designing playful activities\, and facilitating hands-on workshops to introduce creative coding to children and educators with Scratch and ScratchJr. She is passionate about lowering the barriers to learning to code through providing developmentally appropriate tools in the learners own language\, and by making the tools more inclusive and accessible.\n\n \n\nAzadeh Jamalian is founder and CEO of The GIANT Room creative STEM organization\, helping the next generation of creatives and inventors to think big and act on their most ambitious ideas. Jamalian is a TED speaker\, former head of education strategy at littleBits\, and co-founder of Tiggly. She has a proven record of designing learning products and programs that millions of children have engaged with\, and thousands of schools have implemented in their programs. Through her work at The GIANT Room\, they have provided creative STEM programs to more than 30\,000 families in person and online\, and through their partnership with schools\, museums\, libraries\, and cultural organizations such as TED Ed and Joan Ganz Cooney Center. She has a PhD in cognitive studies in education from Teachers College\, and has publications on a broad range of topics such as designing learning platforms for children\, emerging educational tech\, game design\, mathematical education\, and cognition.\n\n \n\nPierre Lagrange is Executive Chairman of Huntsman and Mrs Wordsmith.  Before acquiring Huntsman in 2014 and Mrs Wordsmith in 2021\, Pierre co-founded GLG Partners\, acquired by Man Group in 2010\, and sat on Man Group executive committee. Before founding GLG\, Pierre worked at Goldman Sachs from 1990\, where he managed global equity portfolios. He started his career in finance at JP Morgan\, where from 1985 he worked in government bond sales and trading. Pierre holds an MA in Engineering from Solvay Business School in Brussels.Pierre has regularly invested in movie productions\, executive producer of Kickass and Hollywood blockbusters Kingsman: The Secret Service and the sequel\, Kingsman: The Golden Circle\n\n \n\nMatt Miller\, Co-Founder and CEO of Oko Labs\, is a seasoned technologist\, product leader\, and business strategist in the education space. Oko is a dynamic AI-powered platform that enables small group differentiation in elementary classrooms through collaborative games\, enhancing academic progress and social-emotional development for every student in an inclusive and personalized way. Prior to founding Oko Labs\, Matt served as Chief Technology Officer and VP of Labs at Amplify Education\, and VP of Product at Flatiron School. Matt is also an active consultant\, mentor\, and advisor in the education technology sector\, with a deep background in AI\, Machine Learning\, and Information Security. Matt holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from Columbia University with a focus on Intelligent Systems.\n\n \n\nLady San Pedro is Director of Business Innovation at Mrs Wordsmith. With a solid background in product design\, Lady has led the creation of Mrs Wordsmith’s extensive and award-winning print catalog of children’s literacy books. As the company expanded into the digital sphere\, Lady has taken the reins in developing Planet Agora: a gamified chat app designed to foster social-emotional development in kids aged 8-13. \n\n \n\n 
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/co-designing-the-digital-future/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center,Cooney Center presenting
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SUMMARY:FOSI 2023 Annual Conference: New Frontiers in Online Safety
DESCRIPTION:The FOSI Annual Conference gathers experts in Washington\, DC to debate topics such as content moderation\, privacy policies and practices\, digital wellbeing\, and more. This year’s program features research around critical issues such as AI\, and practical approaches to ethics\, safety\, and parenting in the online space.\n\nSenior Director of Research Medha Tare on a panel moderated by Richard Culatta (ISTE)\, with Megan Fromm (NAMLE)\, Matthew Johnson (MediaSmarts)\, and Gwen Oldham (AT&T) at 1:10 pm:\n\nMedia\, Digital\, and Social Emotional Literacy: A Holistic Approach\n\nHow do we develop a comprehensive understanding of media\, digital\, and social and emotional literacy in order to navigate our information-dense world? At a time when the importance of these literacies are paramount\, experts will debate the best ways to teach people of all ages about the importance of topics such as critical thinking\, identifying misinformation\, and cybersecurity\, and how these skills are strengthened by media\, digital\, and social emotional literacy. As we continue to navigate new technologies such as genAI\, panelists will provide guidance on how to use these literacies to have safe and positive online experiences.\n\nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/fosi-2023-annual-conference-new-frontiers-in-online-safety/
LOCATION:Washington\, DC\, Washington\, DC\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240308
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20240203T155842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T203611Z
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SUMMARY:Co-Design for a More Inclusive EdTech Ecosystem at SXSW Edu
DESCRIPTION:March 7\, 2024\nAustin Convention Center Room 12ABThe current edtech market is full of products that claim to fulfill lesson plans and make assessment easier for teachers. But what if\, in addition to helping kids master important concepts\, digital products could make learning truly impactful\, and help diverse students and teachers feel empowered and engaged? We’ll talk about how we can bring kids and teachers into the design process in order to create kid-centered products that students enjoy using. We’re excited to talk about how innovators & funders can work together to create a more inclusive edtech ecosystem that inspires real learning.\n 	Medha Tare\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center\, moderator\n 	Joanna Cannon\, Walton Family Foundation\n 	Shayla Cornick\, Digital Promise\n 	Maria Janelli\, Scratch Foundation\nMore information 
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/co-design-for-a-more-inclusive-edtech-ecosystem-at-sxsw-edu/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240310
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240311
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20240205T134325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T203950Z
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SUMMARY:Cultivating Citizenship Through Digital Connections at SXSW 2024
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in Austin for SXSW 2024!March 10\, 2024\n2:30-3:30 pm | JW Marriott Salon 6Can we create online spaces that foster positive behaviors and social experiences that teach users the skills they need to create strong and resilient connections that help them thrive? Video games and social media have been at the center of debates about mental health and a myriad of social issues\, but not all digital experiences are created equal. We’ll talk about how we can create a healthier internet by developing good citizens through digital interactions\, as well as some of the frameworks that designers can use to build online spaces that foster good citizenship among users of all ages.\n 	Michael Preston\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop\, moderator\n 	Tami Bhaumik\, Roblox\n 	Jeffrey Burrell\, Riot Games\n 	Katie Salen\, UC Irvine\nLearn more 
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/cultivating-citizenship-through-digital-connections-at-sxsw-2024/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240325
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20240202T152113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T132006Z
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SUMMARY:GDC 2024 - Fair Play Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Harmonizing Multiplayer ExperiencesLocation: Room 209\, South Hall\nDate: Monday\, March 18\nTime: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Natasha Miller  (Senior Research Scientist II\, Blizzard Entertainment)\nKimberly Voll  (CEO\, Brace Yourself Games)\nWeszt Hart  (Head of Player Dynamics\, Riot Games)\nMichael Preston  (Executive Director\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center\, Sesame Workshop)\nSarah Jacobstein  (Project Manager\, Joan Ganz Cooney Center\, Sesame Workshop)The Cooney Center is delighted to join the Fair Play Alliance at GDC this year to present a workshop as part of the Fair Play Alliance Summit.  Together\, we will go through some best practices for risk assessment to determine where you can anticipate player behavior problems in a game\, identifying what good looks like for your game\, and using behavior subgroups to create a framework for how to think about the player dynamics within a game. We will then spend time working on practical features or interventions to help enhance your desired dynamics and reduce the problematic ones. We’ll also look at how you can set and measure outcomes to assess how your game and its community are doing from a player-dynamics lens.TakeawayAttendees will leave knowing how to assess risk for disruptive behavior\, identify healthy behavior for your game\, and measure ROI as well as have a tool for thinking about player dynamics through your game lens\, and potential interventions to try out at their own studios. Intended AudienceGame developers\, designers\, trust and safety professionals\, and anyone interested in increasing prosocial behavior and mitigating disruptive behavior in your game. \n \n\nThe Fair Play Alliance is an organization of over 300 gaming companies from around the world committed to fostering healthy player interactions as a core part of how we make games.\n\n \n\n \n\nLearn more and register to attend GDC
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/gdc-2024-fair-play-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240605
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20240528T212121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T212121Z
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SUMMARY:Digital Parenthood Summit
DESCRIPTION:Come join us at the Digital Parenthood Summit (June 4th from 9:30-3 at the Times Center in NYC)\, for a day of thoughtful conversation about raising the connected generation. This free event features top parenting and mental health experts\, including Dr. Becky Kennedy\, Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble\, Dr. Aliza Pressman\, and a live podcast with Dr. Lisa Damour. Dive into hot topics like social media and youth mental health\, cyberbullying\, and phones in schools. We’ll also be joined by producer\, entrepreneur and philanthropist\, Jeffrey Katzenberg who will host an intimate chat with a very special guest about the ups and downs of modern parenthood in the spotlight. Cooney Center Executive Director Michael Preston will speak on a panel\, Building a Better Internet.The Digital Parenthood Summit is produced by AURA in partnership with Common Sense Media\, the American Academy of Pediatrics Center of Excellence in Social Media\, The Walton Family Foundation\, The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. \n\nRegister here: Digital Parenthood Summit
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/digital-parenthood-summit/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240627
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20240610T142420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T182315Z
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SUMMARY:Creating Digital Play for Children’s Well-Being: From Research to Design
DESCRIPTION:The Cooney Center and the NYU Create Lab are organizing an afternoon of learning and play on June 26 at the NYU Create Lab in Brooklyn. We will dive into the findings from new research from the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children Initiative (RITEC)\, which looks at how digital design choices impact the well-being of kids\, and explore how to apply these insights in a business environment.\n\n 	Shuli Gilutz from UNICEF will introduce the RITEC project and why it is important to children\n\n 	Jan Plass and Bruce Homer from NYU CREATE Lab  will share results from their research with kids around the world\n\n 	Pia Breum Corlin from the LEGO Group and Lise Borgstrøm Henriksen and Ole Kjær Thomasen from the LEGO Foundation will discuss how they are approaching translating RITEC research into LEGO’s work\n\n 	Everyone will have a chance to play!\n\nFor more information\, please contact us at cooney.center@sesame.org\n\n \n\nSpeakers:\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nMichael PrestonJoan Ganz Cooney Center\n\n\nShuli GilutzUNICEF\n\n\nBruce HomerCUNY Graduate School\n\n\nJan PlassNYU\n\n\nSarah Jacobstein Joan Ganz Cooney Center\n\n\n\n\nPia Breum CorlinThe LEGO Group\n\n\nOle Kjær Thomasen The LEGO Foundation\n\n\nLise Borgstrøm HenriksenThe LEGO Foundation\n\n\nFabian FroehlichResearcher\, NYU CREATE Lab\n\n\nYuli ShaoResearcher\, NYU Create Lab
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/creating-digital-play-for-childrens-well-being-from-research-to-design/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240627
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240629
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20240611T205203Z
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SUMMARY:2024 Games for Change Festival
DESCRIPTION:We’re so excited for the Games for Change Festival in just a few weeks! This amazing event is back at Parsons in NYC from June 27-28. We can’t wait to talk about the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) initiative and the forthcoming Design Guide for Business with our colleagues from UNICEF and the LEGO Group.\n\nOn Friday\, June 28\, join Shuli Gilutz\, Ph.D. for a keynote talk on the Main Stage at 10:00 AM:\n\nDesigning for Well-being in Digital Play – It’s possible! How can we design digital play for children\, that supports and enhances their wellbeing? How can we go beyond safety to create games kids will thrive in? What’s between child rights and wellbeing and how can they be incorporated in the design process? UNICEF & the LEGO group share their findings.\n\nThen at 2:00 PM\, join us for How to Build Digital Play for Well-being\, an interactive workshop with Michael Preston and Sarah Jacobstein from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center\, Shuli Gilutz\, Ph.D. from UNICEF\, Pia Breum Corlin from the LEGO Group\, Nikita Khalid from Scratch Foundation\, and Grace Collins from Snowbright Studio. In this 90-minute workshop\, participants will learn about the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) initiative’s research findings on how digital play can impact children’s well-being. We will share guidance being developed to assist businesses in incorporating these findings into the games they design\, along with case studies.\n\nMark your calendars and get your tickets at  https://bit.ly/G4C2024_SPEAKER
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/2024-games-for-change-festival/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240717
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240720
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20240711T181343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240711T184351Z
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SUMMARY:Applying Principles of Well-being to Digital Design for Kids at Play Make Learn 2024
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to be heading to Madison for the Play Make Learn conference from July 17-19\, 2024.\n\nPlease join us for a panel where we will discuss our Well-Being by Design Fellowship\, a professional development program for designers and producers of interactive kids’ technology and media to center children’s well-being in their products.  Our goal is to develop a supportive ecosystem that encourages tech and media creators to design with children’s best interests in mind\, ultimately fostering a safer\, more engaging\, and more enriching digital environment for kids with well-being at the center of the experience.Our inaugural cohort of fellows met regularly from January -April 2024 to explore different facets of well-being\, including creativity\, social connection\, and empowerment and workshopped their own products with these principles in mind. The Cooney Center’s Senior Director of Research\, Medha Tare\, will lead a conversation with three of our fellows\, Melissa Gedney (PBS Kids)\, Olivia Levenson Korchagin (Global Tinker)\, and Keeana Saxon\, Esq. (Kidogo Productions)  in a panel and interactive Q&A.\n\nJuly 19\, 2024\n10am-11am\nMulticultural Greek Council Room (4th Floor)
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/applying-principles-of-well-being-to-digital-design-for-kids-at-play-make-learn-2024/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240919
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20240913T180304Z
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SUMMARY:Seeing and Solving Through Multiple Lenses: New Ways to Transform Education
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, September 18\, New America hosts the biennial summit of the Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) in Washington\, DC.  The Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s Senior Director of Research Medha Tare is a former LSX Fellow\, and will participate on a panel about co-design with parents and teachers. Registration for the full-day\, hybrid event is free.\n\nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/seeing-and-solving-through-multiple-lenses-new-ways-to-transform-education/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20241113T180417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T180610Z
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SUMMARY:World Children’s Day: A Global View of Current Practices for Children and Digital Environments
DESCRIPTION:This webinar celebrates children’s rights in the era of AI. It brings together leading experts in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Rights to discuss the latest advancements\, ethical considerations\, policy initiatives\, practices and future directions with a focus on children’s inclusion. This webinar emphasizes the need for multi-stakeholder discussion and invites experts from academia\, industry and policy while a panel of young people will contribute their perspective. This webinar will celebrate participation from the Global South trying to create awareness for the importance of inclusion of children from less privileged environments. We will discuss successful directions with specific examples and practices for responsible development of digital tools and Artificial Intelligence.\n\nThe Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s Executive Director Michael Preston will be delivering the keynote talk as part of this AI for Good webinar\, organized by Vicky Charisi (Berkman Klein Center\, Harvard University)\, Selma Šabanović (Indiana University Bloomington)\, and Judith Okonkwo (Imisi 3D)\n\nSpeakers include:\n– Adam Ingle\, the LEGO Group\n– Andrea Blasco\, EU Science\, Research and Innovation\n– Francisco Marmolejo-Cossío\, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University\n– Grace Lin\, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\n– Michael Preston\, The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop\n– Randy Gomez\, Honda Research Institute Japan Co. Ltd.\n– Sonia Livingstone\, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)\n– Spyros Doukakis\, Hellenic Institute of Educational Policy – Ινστιτούτο Εκπαιδευτικής Πολιτικής\,\n– Steven Vosloo\, UNICEF Innocenti\n\nNovember 20\, 2024 at 16:00 CET Geneva | 10:00-12:00 EST\, New York | 23:00-01:00 CST\, Beijing\n\nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/world-childrens-day-a-global-view-of-current-practices-for-children-and-digital-environments/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20250404T125414Z
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SUMMARY:SRCD 2025: Breaking Through Silos
DESCRIPTION:Breaking Through Silos: Apply Your Research across Media\, Tech\, Homes\, and Classrooms\n\nImagine your research becoming a driving force for education transformation. Imagine breaking out of purely academic spaces and attracting the interest of leaders in schools and education systems\, media and tech development companies\, and social-impact organizations. What would it take to develop a career that brings you into cross-sector collaboration with talented people from diverse perspectives\, all of whom are motivated to give more children opportunities to learn and thrive? What types of strategies and skills might help you apply your research in the real world? These are not just imaginary ideas or hypothetical questions. Researchers who have been part of the Learning Sciences Exchange at New America (LSX) can attest that mid-career professionals can come together from many sectors to generate new ideas and tackle urgent problems in human development and education. In this session\, you will learn about the LSX approach\, which aims to break down silos among the fields of education leadership\, entertainment\, journalism\, social-impact entrepreneurship\, and research on the science of learning. Hear how collaboration across these sectors can unleash creative ideas and long-lasting professional relationships. Through video showcases\, interactive discussion\, and self-reflection activities\, this workshop will help you chart a course for applying your research far outside the boundaries of your institution.\n\nDate: Friday May 2\, 2025\nTime: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM\n\nLisa Guernsey\, New America\nRoberta M. Golinkoff\, Ph.D.\, University of Delaware\nMeredith L. Rowe\, Ed.D.\, Harvard University\nMedha Tare\, Ph.D.\, The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop\nAndrea Paula Goldin\, Ph.D.\, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)\nSusana Beltran-Grimm\, Ed.D.\, Portland State University\n\n \n\nLearn more here
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/srcd-2025-breaking-through-silos/
LOCATION:Minneapolis Convention Center\, 1301 2nd Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20250530T124837Z
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SUMMARY:Edtech Insiders Webinar: Co-Design Secrets: How the Best Edtech Teams Build Products that Work
DESCRIPTION:Michael Preston and Medha Tare will participate in an upcoming Edtech Insiders webinar on June 13\, 225 at 12pm – 1pm ET.\n\nCo-design has become a buzzword in edtech—but what does it really take to make it work in practice? Join us for a candid conversation with leading experts who have successfully embedded co-design into their product development cycles. We’ll explore how to move beyond surface-level engagement to authentic collaboration with educators and learners—without breaking the bank or slowing down innovation.\n\nWhether you’re a startup founder\, product manager\, or researcher\, this session will leave you with actionable strategies to make co-design a core part of your process—and build better products as a result.\n\nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn:\n– Why most co-design efforts fall short—and how to avoid common pitfalls\n– Practical methods for engaging diverse users efficiently and effectively\n– How to balance speed\, cost\, and inclusivity in the product design process\n– Real-world examples of successful co-design from leading edtech teams\nFeatured Speakers: \n 	Michael Preston\, Senior Vice President & Executive Director at Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop\n 	Medha Tare\, PhD\, Senior Director of Research at Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop\n 	Katie Boody Adorno\, Founder & CEO of Leanlab Education\n 	Alicia Quan\, Founder & Designer at UX of Edtech\n 	Wyman Khuu\, Head of Learning Engineering at Playlab AI\n\n\nWatch the recording here:
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/edtech-insiders-webinar-co-design-secrets-how-the-best-edtech-teams-build-products-that-work/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250627T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250627T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250713T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250716T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20250624T205150Z
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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
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T231500
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20250702T123045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T132737Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20250909T152625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T200111Z
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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
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T122000
DTSTAMP:20260404T142002
CREATED:20250924T201026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T155431Z
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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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