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    • Seeing and Solving Through Multiple Lenses: New Ways to Transform Education

    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.
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    • EdTech Week: “Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? Designing EdTech for Impact”

    Columbia University, Teachers College Thursday, October 10, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM[Invite-only] Lunch & Learn: “Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? Designing EdTech for Impact”Sesame Street has been a successful edtech innovation for more than 50 years because it is both engaging and educationally effective for children and families. Over lunch in
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    • The RITEC Design Toolbox: Supporting Children’s Well-being in Digital Play

    We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming launch of the RITEC Design Toolbox (RDT), part of the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) initiative in partnership between UNICEF and The LEGO Group and supported by The LEGO Foundation. The RDT was developed based on the RITEC research about children’s well-being in digital play,
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    World Children’s Day: A Global View of Current Practices for Children and Digital Environments

    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
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    • Digital Media and Kids with Dr. Michael Rich and Dr. Rosemarie Truglio

    The Joan Ganz Cooney Center and the West Side YMCA invite you to join us for a book party to celebrate an incredible resource for parents of all children of the digital age: The Mediatrician’s Guide: A Joyful Approach to Raising Healthy, Smart, Kind Kids in a Screen-Saturated World. We are thrilled to host an event featuring
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    • SXSW EDU 2025: AI Tools to Support Literacy & Computational Thinking

    AI tools to support literacy & computational thinking  Generative AI is arguably one of the most disruptive forces in the current tech landscape— with undeniable impact in K-12 learning. It has the potential to be an effective tool to personalize learning by curating content and promoting student collaboration. But we must also address important questions
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    • ASU+GSV 2025 – ChatECE: Empowering Educators and Families with AI

    Step into an inspiring conversation about the promises and risks of AI with the early childhood education (ECE) workforce with the power of AI. Facing mounting challenges like burnout and high turnover, the ECE sector is at a crossroads—and AI offers a transformative path forward. This dynamic session will showcase how AI can reimagine the
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    • SRCD 2025: Breaking Through Silos

    Breaking Through Silos: Apply Your Research across Media, Tech, Homes, and Classrooms Imagine 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
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    Celebrating Designing for Kids’ Well-Being – Case Studies from the 2025 WBxD Fellows

    In this special culminating webinar on May 22, 2025, our incredible cohort of Well-Being by Design (WBxD) Fellows shared how they are designing to support children’s well-being through interactive digital experiences.With products that span a target range from preschool to high school, and representing a spectrum from startups to big tech, from physical toys to
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    • Edtech Insiders Webinar: Co-Design Secrets: How the Best Edtech Teams Build Products that Work

    Michael Preston and Medha Tare will participate in an upcoming Edtech Insiders webinar on June 13, 225 at 12pm – 1pm ET. Co-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
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    SZCF Presents Meeting the Moment Webinar Series with Dan Wuori: Children and Screens

    In an increasingly online world, we are only beginning to understand the effects – both beneficial and detrimental – of digital media on children’s development. What should parents and professionals know about setting appropriate limits and choosing digital content wisely? Join the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation on Friday, June 20 (12pm eastern) for a conversation
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    Workshop at IDC 2025: Grasping Data: Exploring interdisciplinary approaches for investigating children’s interactions with their personal data

    On Monday, June 23, 2025, Cooney Center Post Doctoral Fellow for Co-Design Liza Gak will participate in a hybrid workshop at IDC. Unlike any previous generation, children’s lives are now highly datafied, tracked, and digitally monitored. They are increasingly vulnerable to data collection from seemingly innocuous toys and devices with cameras, sensors, voice recognition, and
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