• Teaching & Learning 2014

    The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards invites all educators, advocates and policymakers to register for the inaugural Teaching & Learning 2014 conference on Friday, March 14, and Saturday, March 15, 2014, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. T&L 2014 is where the profession meets to secure the future of PreK-12

    CoSN 2014

    The CoSN 2014 Annual Conference is designed for education leaders to better understand their changing roles in creating the new face of learning. On Thursday, March 20 at 4:00PM, join the Cooney Center for “Games and Inventive Technologies: A New Day for Learning,” in which we will present findings from our second annual survey on
  • EdWeb Webinar: What We Know About Families’ Use of Educational Media

    On Wednesday, April 16 at 4pm ET, join us for a free EdWeb webinar featuring Michael Levine, executive director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Vicky Rideout of VJR Consulting and author of Learning at Home: Families’ Use of Educational Media Use in America. Webinar Room: http://www.instantpresenter.com/edwebnet16 Registration Link: http://www.instantpresenter.com/PIID=EC59DF81814F Ask any parent about

    Games for Change 2014

    The Games for Change Festival is the largest gaming event in New York City and the leading international event uniting games for change creators with those who believe in the positive power of digital games. This year, the Games for Change Festival is part of the Tribeca Film Festival and returning to NYU’s Skirball Center
  • 2014 Fred Forward Conference

    Connections by Design: Creating Media, Children, and Family Partnerships through Research, Collaboration, and Advocacy This year, the Fred Rogers Center marks its 10th anniversary, and asks “How do we help children grow as confident, competent, and caring human beings?” This year’s conference invites media creators, scholars, educators, and advocates to share, listen, and inspire one

    Anytime, Anywhere Summer Learning

    The so called “summer slide” in educational achievement hits young children from low-income families the hardest. Without opportunities to read together with adults, to practice new skills and to gain exposure to new words and ideas, far too many young children lose two to three months of reading skills each summer. Scholars have documented that

    Games and Learning Society Conference 10

    The GLS Conference is the premier event in the field of video games and learning. Now celebrating its tenth anniversary, this grassroots “indie” event continues to be one of the few destinations where the people who create high-quality digital learning media can gather for serious discussion about what is happening in the field and how
  • Gaming in Ed Conference 2014

    The Gaming in Ed conference is a free, online event bringing together educators, researchers, game developers and innovators from around the world. Whether you’re passionate about game-based learning or just getting your toes wet, Gaming in Ed celebrates the value that games offer in educational settings: a safe environment for taking on new roles, opportunities for
  • Webinar: Creating a Conversation About Anywhere, Anytime Learning

    American children spend an average of 6.6 hours in school each day.1 How do they spend their hours outside of school? To explore this question, the Harvard Family Research Project invites you to participate in an upcoming web conference, Creating a Conversation About Anywhere, Anytime Learning. This web conference is the second in a year-long
  • ThinkFWD – Incubating Opportunity: The Promise of Early Childhood Education

    FWD.us aims to mobilize the tech community to support policies that keep the American Dream achievable in the 21st century. ThinkFWD is a quarterly speaker series focusing on important issues at the intersection of tech and politics. On Thursday, February 5, 2015, join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s Michael H. Levine at Incubating Opportunity: The
  • SXSW Interactive

    The 22nd annual SXSW Interactive Festival returns to Austin, Texas from Friday, March 13 through Tuesday, March 17, 2015. An incubator of cutting-edge technologies and digital creativity, the 2015 event features five days of compelling presentations and panels from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an

    Playing to Learn: Lessons From Game Design Gurus

    How can the engaging power of games be used to promote playful learning? Three design experts share lessons learned from applying the latest research to produce games that are both popular and transformative. Whether the aim is to tap into a parent-focused consumer market, enter the formal K-12 space, support informal spaces like museums and