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    • Empowering Our Youth to Thrive in a Digital World: Axios House at Climate Week & UNGA 2025

    Axios’ Empowering Our Youth to Thrive in a Digital WorldSeptember 23, 2025 | 3:00PM – 4:30PM ETJoin Axios House for an event convening leading voices in tech, policy and youth advocacy for conversations examining strategies empowering young people to build healthy habits, meaningful connections and digital boundaries. We’ll look at ways families, educators, and young
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    • Connected Learning Summit 2025

    The Seventh Annual Connected Learning Summit will take place October 5–10, 2025 as a hybrid event. CLS will feature Research Papers and Showcases that focus on digital technologies for learning, educational and commercial games, innovative tech-infused curricula, and theoretical and/or empirical exploration of digital media and technology for learning. The event includes an online program
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    Edtech Week 2025: The Emerging Intersection of AI and K–12 Literacy

    The Emerging Intersection of AI and K–12 Literacy: Lessons Learned and the Path Ahead How can AI meaningfully support literacy development in today’s classrooms—and what must we get right to ensure it does? In this thought-provoking conversation, education and technology leaders will explore how AI is being used to enhance literacy instruction across diverse K–12
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    Growing Readers in a World of Screens and AI

    Designing the Next Decade of Literacy Innovations while Reflecting on 10 Years of Rapid ChangeTen years ago, Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens brought together voices from the fields of early childhood, developmental science, literacy, media, and technology to offer guidance on helping children learn to read in a digital age. This was
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    What does AI Owe Children? at Paris Peace Forum with iRaise Alliance

    What does AI owe children? is the guiding question for this Paris Peace Forum conversation and  iRAISE Alliance stakeholders, which include policymakers, international organizations, researchers, and representatives of the industry. It will highlight the necessity of anchoring AI design and discussions in a broader commitment to children’s rights and their cognitive and socioemotional development. Grounded
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    • Research Reaction Panel at FOSI 2026

    How are teens using genAI in 2025? Find out at the FOSI 2025 Annual Conference! Amanda 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
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    • CGLR Webinar: More Than an Accessibility Feature: Same Language Subtitling (SLS), Learning, and Literacy

    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
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    SXSW EDU 2026

    SXSW EDU 2026 Workshop: Level Up! Role-Playing Games for Wellbeing in the Classroom

    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.
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    SXSW EDU 2026 Workshop: Co-Designing EdTech with Kids

    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
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    • Bridging Reading Science and EdTech: A Framework for Evaluating Early Literacy Tools

    Join Angelica DaSilva, Cooney Center Fellow for and Diane Baty Gifford, Senior Fellow, at a poster presentation at AERA. This 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
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    ASu+GSV Summit 2026

    ASU+GSV 2026: Build It Right the First Time: Literacy EdTech Backed by Science

    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? The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop is partnering with early-stage founders to do exactly that—embedding research
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    ASu+GSV Summit 2026

    ASU+GSV 2026: What Comes Next? AI, Relationships, and the Future of Learning

    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
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    • Transforming Global Education Summit

    On Friday, May 1, Michael Preston will participate in “Scaling the Model: From Youth to National Development” as part of the Transforming Global Education Summit. This session connects architecture, capital, and technology transfer into a credible pathway. It moves from concept to coordinated implementation roadmap. The Summit is hosted by PVBLIC Foundation and will be
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    Celebrating the 2026 Well-Being by Design Fellows

    You are invited to join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center for a virtual celebration of our 2026 Well-Being by Design Fellows on May 19, 2026 at 12:00pm ET.Over the past five months, this amazing group of designers, educators, and researchers has explored how to create digital experiences that truly support children’s well-being. At this culminating event,
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