Events

Here are some upcoming events that we think will be of interest to our readers. If you would like to submit an event to be listed here, please contact us.

Webinar: How and Why to Integrate STEM into Early Childhood Education

Wednesday, March 15 | 6pm ET This online event is open to the public. Researchers and educators agree: Children demonstrate a clear readiness to engage in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning early in life. And, just as with language and literacy, STEM education should start early in order to maximize its benefits and effectiveness.

Webinar: What’s Next for STEM Education? Boosting Teachers and Teaching

Thursday, March 16 | 1pm-2:30pm ET This online event is open to the public. There is a national consensus that today’s students need more opportunities to build skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) across the PreK-12 grade span. Teachers are a critical piece for providing those opportunities, but barriers abound. How are teachers recruited?

Cyberlearning 2017: What’s Next? Making Connections to Shape the Future

Cyberlearning 2017 will facilitate connections among Cyberlearning researchers across disciplines and with practitioners and stakeholders. Together, attendees will envision a strong path forward for cyberlearning research, taking into account their aspirations and today’s uncertainties. The program will provide opportunities to share insights on cyberlearning designs, genres, and research methods. Learn more and register for the

Invention & Intervention: Blending Research with Practice to Develop Effective Media for Youth

By bringing together media producers, industry researchers, and children’s media scholars from around the world, the intent of this preconference is to: provide guidance and information to academic researchers on the types of research currently conducted within the children’s media industry; identify how academic researchers might be influential in conducting research that will drive more

67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association

The theme of the 67th annual International Communications Association conference is Interventions: Communication Research and Practice. The conference takes place in San Diego from May 25-29. Cooney Center Senior Fellow Sarah Vaala will present “Parents’ reactions to Descriptions of Children’s Apps: Results from a Parent Survey Experiment”  in a panel chaired by Matthew A. Lapierre and

Jean Piaget Society Annual Meeting 2017

The 47th Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society takes place in San Francisco, CA from June 8-10, 2017. This year’s theme is Technologies and Human Development, wth a lens on child, youth, and adult learning and development with games, social media, digital archives as cultural tools. Reesearcher Tamara Spiewak Toub will present “Navigating the world

Media Literacy in Early Childhood Pre-Conference Symposium

The Technology in Early Childhood (TEC) Center at Erikson Institute, in partnership with The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), is hosting a one-day pre-conference symposium, Media Literacy in Early Childhood: A Critical Conversation on June 26, 2017, prior to NAMLE’s 2017 conference. The day will focus on why media literacy is a critical habit of

Games for Change Festival 2017

Discover how games can impact education, healthcare, research, civics, and social issues. The first two days of the Festival showcases the best and brightest game creators and changemakers with panels and keynotes, demos, networking events, and an expo. On the third day of the Festival the brand-new VR for Change Summit explores the positive power

LEAP InnovatED Summit 2017

The LEAP InnovatED Summit is the convening for educators, edtech innovators, and civic and philanthropic leaders to inspire, imagine, and innovate a new future for education.

Media Literacy Week

Media Literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, communicate, and create using all forms of communication. The mission of the United States Media Literacy Week is to highlight the power of media literacy education and its essential role in education today. There are countless ways to participate in Media Literacy Week and the Media Literacy community!

TELOS Learning Across Boundaries Symposium

Children’s learning experiences in home, school, and community settings are often disconnected from one another, and this challenge particularly affects those who are already under-served. How might learning be better linked to support children’s development? How are some communities innovating to address this persistent challenge and how can digital technologies contribute toward solutions? Join the

Global Education Conference

The Global Education Conference Network is a collaborative, inclusive, world-wide community initiative involving students, educators, and organizations at all levels. Conference activities are designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. The event is free and takes place entirely online.

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