Joan Ganz Cooney Center

Dust or Magic AppCamp
2018-06-01 - 2018-06-03 | Asilomar, CA
A gathering of top children’s interactive designers, editors and reviewers who review the year and critique the field. The reviewers share what they’ve seen and explain what they like. The publishers demonstrate their latest apps.

What do you do at App Camp?
Give demos and get feedback from an expert audience.
Meet old friends, and make new ones.
Help critique the latest apps by way of demonstrations.
Get the latest news on hardware and app store policies.
Get a crash course of the “magic” of interactive engagement.
Leave inspired to make smarter, better products.
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2018 ALA Annual Conference
2018-06-21 - 2018-06-26 | New Orleans, LA
The ALA is the oldest and largest library association in the world and holds its Annual Conference & Exhibition each summer. As the world’s biggest library event, it brings together up to 25,000 librarians and library staff, educators, authors, publishers, Friends of Libraries, trustees, special guests and exhibitors to engage and participate in the ongoing transformation of libraries and to network. With around 2,500 scheduled events of which more than 500 are programs, sessions and in-depth facilitated and information conversations, attendees engage in a wide range of library- and professional development-related topics.

The ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition brings together bestselling authors, experts, political luminaries, thought leaders, and influencers in the library field and all over the world.
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15th Annual Games For Change Festival
2018-06-28 - 2018-06-30 | New York, NY, New York, NY, United States
Join a community of game experts, developers, technologists, funders and social innovators to share groundbreaking ideas and interact with new impact games and immersive media. Attendees will also engage in three days of thought-provoking conversations, workshops, and networking events.
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The Children’s Media Conference
2018-07-03 - 2018-07-05 | Sheffield, United Kingdom
The Children’s Media Conference is an important event in the United Kingdom for everyone involved in developing, producing, and distributing content for kids. We open our doors to delegates from television, radio, film, games, interactive media, magazine and book publishing, the licensing and toy sectors, and the arts and culture sectors.
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Scratch @ MIT 2018
2018-07-26 - 2018-07-28 | Cambridge, MA
The theme of this year’s Scratch conference is “The Next Generation”.

https://scratch.mit.edu/conference

Connected Learning Summit at MIT Media Lab
2018-08-01 - 2018-08-03 | Cambridge, MA
The mission of the Connected Learning Summit is to fuel a growing movement of innovators harnessing emerging technology to expand access to participatory, playful, and creative learning.

The Connected Learning Summit represents a merger between three community events with this shared vision and values: the Digital Media and Learning Conference, the Games+Learning+Society Conference, and Sandbox Summit. With a unique focus on cross-sector connections and progressive and catalytic innovation, this event brings together leading researchers, educators and developers.
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National Center for Families Learning Conference 2018
2018-09-24 - 2018-09-26
The ​Families ​Learning ​Conference focuses ​on ​innovative ​strategies ​and ​practices ​in ​family ​literacy ​and ​learning, ​two-generation ​education ​solutions, ​and ​parent ​and ​family ​engagement. Attending the conference will equip you with tools and strategies to use right away with the students, families, and communities you serve. This year’s meeting takes place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. See the website for more information on registration and fees: http://conference.familieslearning.org/

Digital Media and Developing Minds Congress
2018-10-15 - 2018-10-18
This year, Children and Screens and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are hosting the 2nd national Digital Media and Developing Minds Congress, October 15-18, 2018 at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. This conference will foster fruitful interaction and collaboration between researchers, clinicians and educators. Speakers and panelists will evaluate the current state of scientific knowledge regarding how digital media influence child development at multiple ages and stages; outline directions for future study, and recommend interventions and solutions.

For more information and to register, visit http://meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.aspx?meet=DMDMII&year=18

Children's Media Association - Bay Area Town Hall
2018-11-01 | San Francisco, CA
The Children’s Media Association celebrates the launch of the Bay Area chapter with their first official event:

Rosé and Play with CMA-BA

There will be games. There will be snacks. There will be tastings of rosés. And, of course, there will be opportunities to network with the dreamers and makers in our beloved industry!

Our Town Hall is an opportunity to be part of the “think tank” that is CMA-BA. Come and celebrate with us at our launch party…for a brainstorm about our exciting new chapter…an update about open officer positions and other ways to contribute…and a chance to become a founding member of Children’s Media Association-Bay Area! The event is FREE…Just RSVP!

https://bit.ly/2AopLDN

And don’t forget to bring a friend and extend this invitation to your children’s media colleagues! Earn a chance to win prizes at the Town Hall raffle for every friend you bring!

Date and Time: Thursday, November 1, 2018 from 7:30pm-9:00pmLocation: Neyborly Union Square (590 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102)

18th Annual Dust or Magic Fall Institute
2018-11-04 - 2018-11-06 | Venue Lambertville, NJ, Lambertville, NJ
A group of reviewers, designers and researchers meet to review the past year in children’s interactive media, as well as the latest research, writing and trends. The three day event—equivalent to a graduate level course—includes review of child development theory applied to the latest interactive media, plus demos, critiques, testing and brainstorming sessions.

This agenda is not defined by social or commercial agendas. Selling is not permitted; there are no sponsors or booths. Dust or Magic is an outgrowth of Children’s Technology Review’s ongoing study of children’s interactive media.

Learn more and register at http://dustormagic.com/institute/

NAEYC 2018 Annual Conference
2018-11-14 - 2018-11-17 | Venue Washington D.C., Washington D.C., United States
The NAEYC Annual Conference is the largest early childhood education conference in the world. Each year, tens of thousands of teachers, program administrators, students, and researchers choose from hundreds of presentations and exhibits to explore the latest trends and research in the early childhood field.

Learn more and register: https://www.naeyc.org/events/annual

Family Online Safety Institute: 2018 Annual Conference
2018-11-15 | Washington, DC, Washington, DC, Select a Country:
The 2018 FOSI Annual Conference will see the launch of FOSI’s latest research report, “Online Safety Across the Generations.” Panels will address topics such as screen time and “tech addiction”, digital resilience and wellbeing, content moderation, children’s privacy, and how we can all work together to build a culture of responsibility online.

Learn more and register at fosi.org

Society for Research in Child Development 2019 Biennial Meeting
2019-03-21 - 2019-03-23 | Venue Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD
The Society for Research in Child Development hosts its 2019 Biennial Meeting in Baltimore, MD this year. The invited program features scholars from a number of countries (Australia, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States), and disciplines (anthropology, economics, education, medicine, psychology, public health, public policy, sociology). Each day of the conference will be organized around one of these three themes: International, Interdisciplinary, and Relevant.

Learn more about the SRC Biennial Meeting.

LEGO Idea Conference 2019
2019-04-01 - 2019-04-03
The three-day LEGO Idea® conference offers a vibrant, playful and thought-provoking environment for group dialogues and impactful workshops. Participants from around the world come to debate, share insights, inspire and get inspired on topics within children’s learning, education and development.

The next conference will be held on 1-3 April 2019. This year’s theme is:
Unlocking the Power of Parenting.

ASU GSV Summit 2019
2019-04-08 - 2019-04-10
The ASU GSV Summit draws more than 4,500 leaders in education and talent tech. Attendees at this year’s summit will include CEOs, investors, school, district and university leaders, media, enterprise learning and talent leaders, politicians, foundation leaders and policy makers.

https://www.asugsvsummit.com

69th Annual International Communication Association Conference
2019-05-24 - 2019-05-28 | Washington, DC, Washington, DC, Select a Country:
The ICA 2019 conference theme of Communication Beyond Boundaries aims for an understanding of the role of communication and media in the crossing of social, political and cultural boundaries that characterize contemporary society, and encourages research that crosses the boundaries of research domains, of particular fields of research interest, and of academia and the outside world.

For more information, visit https://www.icahdq.org/page/2019Conference.

NAMLE Conference 2019
2019-06-26 - 2019-06-28 | Washington, DC, Washington, DC, Select a Country:
The theme for the 2019 National Association for Media Literacy Education conference is A Path Forward: Elevating Conversation, Unifying Voices. The conference is designed to provide a platform for including voices from diverse disciplines as we explore the future of media literacy in a rapidly shifting media landscape.

To learn more and to register, visit namleconference.net.

Play Make Learn 2019
2019-08-08 - 2019-08-09 | Venue Madison, Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Select a Country:
The Play Make Learn Conference promotes high-quality learning opportunities for educators, researchers, developers, designers, foundation leaders, policy makers, musuem and library professionals, and school leaders who are dedicated to promoting making, gaming, and playful learning. Play Make Learn provides hands-on workshops that engage the audience in cutting-edge learning science ideas and experience; keynote speakers who have expertise in communicating state-of-the-art design, education, and research; demonstrations of new and upcoming games and technology; and networking opportunities meant to spark new projects.

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2019 Connected Learning Summit
2019-10-02 - 2019-10-05 | University of California, Irvine
The mission of the Connected Learning Summit is to fuel a growing movement of innovators harnessing emerging technology to expand access to participatory, playful, and creative learning.

The Connected Learning Summit represents a merger between three community events with this shared vision and values: the Digital Media and Learning Conference, the Games+Learning+Society Conference, and Sandbox Summit. With a unique focus on cross-sector connections and progressive and catalytic innovation, this event brings together leading researchers, educators and developers.

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CSforALL Summit 2019
2019-10-21 - 2019-10-23
The CSforALL Summit is a multi-day convening focused on rigorous, inclusive and sustainable computer science for all US students. There will be two plenary sessions where you will hear from both local and national stakeholders impacting systems change within CS education and highlighting their 2019 commitments. This year’s event takes place in Salt Lake City, Utah from October 21-23, 2019.

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s Executive Director Michael Preston will lead “Leveraging Public Media to Inspire All Kids to See Themselves in Tech,” a fireside chat with Debra Sanchez from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Milton Chen, senior fellow and executive director emeritus of the George Lucas Educational Foundation during the Systems for CS session on Tuesday, October 22.

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The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens 2019
2019-10-29 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens 2019, an update to the 2015 study, is a big-picture look at how young people in America are engaging with media and explores differences by race, gender and socioeconomic status. The study reveals a huge increase in the amount of time tweens and teens are spending watching online videos and using devices for homework, even as the digital divide persists.

Please join Common Sense for a presentation of this research, followed by a panel discussion with child development experts, researchers, and educators, about how tweens’ and teens’ daily lives are affected by media and technology at home, at school, and in their communities.

The event will take place at Sesame Workshop at 9am on Tuesday, October 20, 2019.

Featured SpeakersJames P. Steyer, founder and CEO, Common Sense
Anya Kamenetz, author and education correspondent, NPR
Michael Preston, Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center
Vicky Rideout, VJR Consulting
Michael Robb, senior director of research, Common Sense
LaVerne Srinivasan, vice president, national program and program director, education, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Emily Weinstein, postdoctoral research fellow, Harvard Graduate
School of Education

Register here
There is no charge to attend, but seats are limited and advance registration is required.

National Center for Families Learning 2019 Conference
2019-11-04 - 2019-11-06
The Families Learning Conference is the premier event focused on innovative strategies and practices in family literacy and learning, two-generation education, and parent and family engagement. Attending the conference will equip attendees with tools and strategies to use right away with the students, families, and communities they serve.Presented by the country’s top experts, sessions will be available in: Adult Education, Early Childhood Education, Funding and Sustainability, Library, K-12 Education, Parent Leadership, and Research and Policy.In addition to gaining strategies and resources, attendees have the opportunity to engage in networking events that inspire action.Visit http://conference.familieslearning.org/ for more information.

FOSI 2020 Annual Conference
2019-11-21
The Family Online Safety Institute’s 2020 Annual Conference theme is “2020 Vision: The Future of Online Safety.”

Leaders from industry, government, law enforcement and non-profits will come together in Washington, DC to collaborate and innovate new solutions to Internet safety challenges. There will be keynotes, plenary panels, breakout sessions, alongside exhibits and a networking reception.

Michael Preston, the Cooney Center’s executive director, will participate in a panel on designing for children.

Learn more and register for FOSI 2020 here

2020 NETA Conference & CPB Public Media Thought Leader Forum
2020-01-26 - 2020-01-30 | Arlington, VA
The NETA Conference and CPB Public Media Thought Leader Forum is dedicated to the foundational cornerstone of Public Media: Education. Attendees represent station leadership, education, community engagement, marketing, promotion, production and content to learn from national thought leaders and engage in hands-on discussions. This year the conference will explore the future of education and media, with a focus on the following areas: Media in the Classroom, Content, Community Engagement, Station Management, and Youth Voices.

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center will share highlights from our Families Learning Across Boundaries (FamLAB) Project with representatives from PBS SoCAL and Idaho Public Television, who were on project teams that were recipients of our Spark Grant awards.

Future of Childhood Summit
2020-03-03 - 2020-03-05 | San Francisco, CA
Event postponed

After much deliberation, the Future of Childhood Summit has been postponed. The planning team at Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Google are disappointed not to be able to host the Summit this March.We will share more details as soon as we are able to do so.

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and Google will convene a Summit aimed at realizing our most positive visions of childhood in this tech-saturated age. This invitation-only event will bring together leaders from industry, research, education, and advocacy to create a unified vision of the future of childhood, in which all children grow up in a world where their interactions with media and technology enrich their learning, wellbeing, and safety. The summit will kick off on the evening of March 3 with an opening session and reception followed by two days of conversation and hands-on planning. We will reflect on how to nurture, empower and protect children while building new skills. The summit will be an opportunity to engage in discussion across industries and disciplines, and also develop a shared agenda for the decade ahead.

LEGO Idea Conference 2020
2020-03-09 - 2020-03-11 | Billund, Denmark
Cancelled

The LEGO Idea Conference invites thought leaders, practitioners, researchers, government representatives and social innovators to share their insights on new ways of learning that will equip and empower children to become creative, engaged, lifelong learners. Each LEGO Idea Conference features some of the most inspiring and influential speakers on topics related to learning, education and early childhood development. From young protagonists trying to change the system to established voices who are part of a deep-rooted way of thinking about learning and education.

View the conference website

ASU GSV 2020
2020-03-30 - 2020-04-01
GSV takes on society’s greatest challenge: Ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to participate in the future. Started in 2010 with a collaboration between Arizona State University and Global Silicon Valley (GSV), the annual ASU GSV Summit is the industry catalyst for elevating dialogue and driving action around raising learning and career outcomes through scaled innovation. ASUGSV website

Parenting for a Digital Future
2020-07-29 12:00 - 13:00
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET / 5pm BSTPlease join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center in celebrating the release of Parenting for a Digital Future, a new book by Sonia Livingstone and Alicia Blum-Ross that offers a balanced, in-depth exploration of the realities of parenting today. The authors will be joined by Anya Kamenetz, an education correspondent for NPR and author of The Art of Screen Time in a conversation hosted by Michael Preston, Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center.

Together, they will discuss the challenges facing parents as they grapple with a digital age that is full of both opportunity and risk. What does a child’s growing independence mean in terms of digital technology, when the risks of online activity may be eclipsed by the public health dangers of the pandemic? Where do parents of tweens go for advice?

The event is free and open to the public.

Register here»
Learn more about Parenting for a Digital Future here »
Learn more about The Art of Screen Time here »

Speakers:

Sonia
Livingstone
Alicia
Blum-Ross
Anya
Kamenetz
Michael
Preston

FOSI 2020 Annual Conference
2020-11-18
This year’s Family Online Safety Institute’s Annual Conference, “Building Resilience,” will cover the many changing elements of online life, for ourselves, our families, and our world. The inherent obstacles and vast benefits of the digital world have become apparent to all of us now more than ever, and we look forward to the new challenge of examining these issues against the backdrop of a quickly changing social and cultural landscape.

Join Cooney Center Senior Fellow Mary Madden in a fireside chat with Facebook’s Antigone Davis at 1:15 PM ET.

For more information and to register, visit https://www.fosi.org/events/2020-annual-conference

The Future of Free Play in the Digital World
2020-11-20 08:00 - 17:00
On World Children’s Day, November 20, 2020, the Digital Futures Commission will launch ‘The future of free play in the digital world.’

The work of the Digital Futures Commission will be introduced by Baroness Beeban Kidron, 5Rights Foundation, followed by a panel discussion chaired by Professor Sonia Livingstone OBE, London School of Economics, with Ann Phoenix, Kate Cowan, and Chris Batemen, to mark #WorldChildrensDay. They will introduce Digital Futures with a panel exploring the future of free play in the digital world.

November 20, 2020 11:00 AM-12 PM GMT (6:00 AM EST)

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gxTYaQ-3TPiUsaLHX37-GQ
