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SUMMARY:Research Reaction Panel at FOSI 2026
DESCRIPTION:How are teens using genAI in 2025? Find out at the FOSI 2025 Annual Conference!\n\nAmanda Lenhart\, Senior Fellow at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center\, will moderate a Research Reaction Panel that will examine and contextualize how teens are using\, thinking and feeling about generative AI. This session will feature a critical discussion with experts including Alanna Powers-O’Brien\, Anne-Sophie SERET\, and Sunny Xun Liu. Join us live to tackle the toughest challenges in online safety and learn how we can build a safer digital world for families together.\n\nSee full agenda: https://lnkd.in/eP35TAjD
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/research-reaction-panel-at-fosi-2026/
CATEGORIES:Community,Cooney Center presenting
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SUMMARY:CGLR Webinar: More Than an Accessibility Feature: Same Language Subtitling (SLS)\, Learning\, and Literacy
DESCRIPTION:What can same-language subtitling (SLS) realistically contribute to children’s literacy — and where are its limits? In this exploratory session\, leaders from research\, media\, technology\, and policy will examine what the strongest evidence supports\, where SLS functions best as a scaffolding strategy\, and what responsible implementation in U.S. children’s media could look like. This webinar hosted by the Campaign for Grade Level Reading will build on a 2022 session which highlighted early efforts to promote SLS in India and the measurable gains in child and adult literacy those efforts were delivering. Joan Ganz Cooney Center Senior Fellow Diane Gifford joins an all-star panel featuring Jess deMonsabert (Scholastic)\, Brij Kothari (Billin Readers)\, Tony Lee (Google)\, Susan Neuman (NYU)\, Jessica Rosenworce (MIT Media Lab)\, Wendy Sap (Bridge Multimedia)\, and Rubin Soodak (Fred Rogers Productions – and former Cooney Center Well-Being by Design Fellow!). David Lowenstein\, Co-Founder and CEO of Lionstone Consulting Group\, will moderate the discussion.\n\n \n\nMarch 3\, 2026\n3:00 pm – 4:30 pm\n\nLearn more and register here\n\n \n\n 
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/cglr-webinar-more-than-an-accessibility-feature-same-language-subtitling-sls-learning-and-literacy/
CATEGORIES:Cooney Center presenting
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SUMMARY:SXSW EDU 2026 Workshop: Level Up! Role-Playing Games for Wellbeing in the Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Discover how tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) can support social-emotional learning and mental health through an interactive\, hands-on workshop. Grounded in the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) well-being framework\, participants will explore case studies\, play through a TTRPG scenario\, and leave with free\, classroom-ready resources to bring the power of play into their schools.\n\nPresenters: Jen Chiou (CodeSpeak Labs / Quest Craft)\, Sarah Jacobstein (Joan Ganz Cooney Center)\, Elizabeth Kilmer (Clinical Psychologist)\n\nDate: Monday\, March 9\, 2026\nTime: 2-3:30 CT\nLocation: Courtyard Marriott-Brazos I-II-III\n\nLearn more here\n\n \n\nThis session is part of the Startup Bootcamp. Attendees can reserve a spot in the workshop\, and eligible teachers may receive CPE credit.
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/sxsw-edu-2026-workshop-level-up-role-playing-games-for-wellbeing-in-the-classroom/
LOCATION:Austin\, TX\, Austin\, Texas
CATEGORIES:Cooney Center presenting
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SUMMARY:SXSW EDU 2026 Workshop: Co-Designing EdTech with Kids
DESCRIPTION:This interactive workshop introduces the Co-Design with Kids Toolkit—a research-informed resource that empowers edtech developers and educators to involve children and families in the design process. Learn about practical tools and methods to move beyond user testing into real co-creation with your target audience. Whether you’re building the next big learning app or innovating in the classroom or in afterschool settings\, you’ll gain actionable strategies and hands-on experience to create more inclusive\, engaging\, and effective learning technologies – with kids\, not just for them.\n\nPresenters: Mona Leigh Guha and Allisyn Levy (Joan Ganz Cooney Center)\, Azadeh Jamalian (The GIANT Room)\nDate: Wednesday\, March 11\, 2026\nTime: 3/11/26\, 2-3:30 CTLocation: Austin Marriott Downtown-Room 604/605This session is part of the Startup Bootcamp. Attendees can reserve a spot in the workshop\, and eligible teachers may receive CPE credit.Learn more here
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/sxsw-edu-2026-workshop-co-designing-edtech-with-kids/
CATEGORIES:Cooney Center presenting
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SUMMARY:Bridging Reading Science and EdTech: A Framework for Evaluating Early Literacy Tools
DESCRIPTION:Join Angelica DaSilva\, Cooney Center Fellow for and Diane Baty Gifford\, Senior Fellow\, at a poster presentation at AERA.\n\nThis study presents a cross-case synthesis of six EdTech literacy consultation reports conducted by two literacy experts as part of an EdTech for Literacy research grant. Through qualitative coding of consultation reports\, we analyzed how each product aligned with Reading Rope\, included broader implementation supports\, and promoted overall efficacy of the product to support learning to read. Findings revealed consistent gaps in language comprehension\, word recognition\, and implementation features. To support educators\, we introduce the Early Reading Literacy EdTech Evaluation Tool\, a 12-item rubric to evaluate alignment with research-based principles\, emphasizing the need to bridge the research-to-practice gap. Findings offer implications for researchers\, EdTech designers\, educators\, and policymakers seeking to promote equitable literacy outcomes.\n\nSat\, April 11\, 9:45 to 11:15am PDT\nLos Angeles Convention Center\nFloor: Level Two\, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A\n\nLearn more
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/bridging-reading-science-and-edtech-a-framework-for-evaluating-early-literacy-tools/
CATEGORIES:Cooney Center presenting
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SUMMARY:ASU+GSV 2026: Build It Right the First Time: Literacy EdTech Backed by Science
DESCRIPTION:Too often\, EdTech products are judged after they reach classrooms—when design decisions are already locked in and impact is harder to course-correct. But what if evidence\, child voice\, and rigorous learning science shaped products from day one?\n\nThe Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop is partnering with early-stage founders to do exactly that—embedding research and real learner feedback into literacy technologies before they scale. From foundational phonics tools to AI-powered writing agents\, these collaborations are proving that intentional design isn’t a luxury—it’s a competitive advantage.\n\nIn this fireside conversation\, Senior Director of Research Dr. Medha Tare joins partners from the Center’s Sandbox for Literacy Innovations to share how early research engagement has reshaped product strategy\, features\, and outcomes.\n\nSebastian Belmar\, Co-Founder & Head of Engineering at LitLab.ai\, will discuss how literacy expertise informed everything from error analysis to learner scaffolds and playful interactivity. Dan Lee\, Head of Product at Lirvana Labs\, will share how their AI writing agent was co-designed with kids—leveraging supportive personas to strengthen reflection\, revision\, and confidence.\n\nThis session offers a blueprint for founders\, product leaders\, and investors: align with the science of literacy\, design for the whole child\, and treat young learners not as end users—but as expert partners. Because the products that truly scale are the ones built to work.\n\nMonday\, April 13\, 2026\n4:10 pm-4:30 pm PT\nCoronado D\, Level 4\n\nLearn more
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/asugsv-2026-build-it-right-the-first-time-literacy-edtech-backed-by-science/
CATEGORIES:Cooney Center presenting
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SUMMARY:ASU+GSV 2026: What Comes Next? AI\, Relationships\, and the Future of Learning
DESCRIPTION:Michael Preston will participate in a panel moderated by Nick Yoder from Harmony Academy at National University with Brandon Cardet-Hernandez (Medley Learning)\, David Adams  (Urban Assembly)\, and Nimesh Shah (CreatorUp). Together\, they will discuss how research\, emerging technology\, and human connection are shaping the future of learning in K-12 settings—and how AI can be thoughtfully leveraged to support equity\, personalization\, and meaningful relationships in the future of teaching young learners.\n\nTuesday\, April 14\n10:00 am-10:50 am PT\nOld Town A\, Level 2\n\nLearn more
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/asugsv-2026-what-comes-next-ai-relationships-and-the-future-of-learning/
CATEGORIES:Cooney Center presenting
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