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  • November 2016

  • 2016 NAEYC Annual Conference

    Nov 2 2016 | Venue Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles Convention Center | Category: Cooney Center presenting
    The 2016 NAEYC Annual Conference November 2-5 will bring educators from across the country and around the world to Los Angeles, CA to participate in hundreds of well-planned workshops, seminars,
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    Student-Led Game Making and Learning Webinar

    Nov 9 2016 | Category: Community, Cooney Center presenting
    Wednesday, November 9, 2016 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST Explore how teachers can use student-led game-making to enrich learning. The panelists review the protocols of game-making, types of
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    2016 National STEM Video Game Challenge Awards Ceremony & Reception

    Nov 14 2016 | Category: Community, Cooney Center presenting
    Inspired by President Obama’s Educate to Innovate Campaign to promote a renewed focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education, the National STEM Video Game Challenge taps into middle
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  • December 2016

  • Webinar: The Evolution of Literacy in the Digital Age

    Dec 1 2016 | Webinar | Category: Cooney Center presenting
    This event is free and open to the public. Young children’s developing brains are learning to follow the sequence of a narrative as well as develop the complex literacies that
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  • January 2017

  • Kids@Play Summit

    Jan 5 2017 | Venue Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada | Category: Community
    This event is open to the public. At this year’s Kids@Play Summit you’ll hear from the smartest kids on the block: educators, researchers, thought leaders and yes, even real live kids
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    Educational Media and Technology: A Conversation with Michael Levine, Ph.D.

    Jan 24 2017 | New York, NY, New York, NY | Category: Community, Cooney Center presenting
    This event is open to the public.Join us for a conversation about education media between Michael Levine and Bill Baker.January 24, 5:30-8:30 pmFordham University 12th-Floor Lounge | E. Gerald Corrigan
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    Future of Education Technology Conference

    Jan 24 2017 | Orlando, FL | Category: Community
    This event is open to the public. FETC is the largest national, independent education technology conference, delivering strategies and best practices for student success and school-wide advancement.Learn More
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  • February 2017

  • Sandbox Sports

    Feb 7 2017 | Washington, DC | Category: Community
    This event is open to the public.  Join an unparalleled group of sports, health, fitness, media, entertainment, education, technology and non-profit leaders to explore Innovation and Impact in Kids &
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    Kidscreen Summit

    Feb 13 2017 | InterContinental Miami, 100 Chopin Plaza | Category: Community
    This event is open to the public. Kidscreen Summit is renowned as the kids entertainment industry’s most important annual event. In 2016, the conference welcomed nearly 1,800 attendees from more
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    Beyond School Hours National Education Conference

    Feb 22 2017 | Atlanta, GA | Category: Community
    This event is open to the public. BSH provides vital professional development opportunities for educators and leaders working with students of all ages, across the learning day, all across America.
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  • March 2017

  • AASA National Conference on Education

    Mar 2 2017 | New Orleans, LA | Category: Community
    This event is open to the public.The 2017 conference will focus on 7 major themes: Common Core Standards and Assessments Superintendent/School Board Relationships Personalizing Education Leadership Instructional Leadership Innovative Technology
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    SxSW Edu

    Mar 6 2017 | Venue Austin, TX, Austin, TX | Category: Community
    This event is open to the public. Through powerful presentations from prominent and emerging leaders, SXSWedu explores a diverse range of topics that impact the future of how we teach,
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    Webinar: How and Why to Integrate STEM into Early Childhood Education

    Mar 15 2017 | Webinar | Category: Cooney Center, Cooney Center presenting
    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
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    Webinar: What’s Next for STEM Education? Boosting Teachers and Teaching

    Mar 16 2017 | Webinar | Category: Cooney Center, Cooney Center presenting
    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,
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  • April 2017

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

    Apr 18 2017 | Category: Community, Cooney Center presenting
    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
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    WQED Session: Digital Innovation as a New Approach in Family Engagement

    Apr 25 2017 | Pittsburgh, PA | Category: Cooney Center
    This event is open to the public.  
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  • May 2017

  • Scratch Day

    May 1 2017 | Category: Community
    Scratch Day is a global network of events where people gather to celebrate Scratch, the free coding platform and online community for kids. Scratch Day events bring together young people
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    Fred Forward Symposium 2017

    May 14 2017 | Category: Community
    Founded to bridge and build the fields of early learning and children’s media, the Fred Forward Conference brings together researchers, technologists, media creators, educators, and advocates, to explore current and
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    Invention & Intervention: Blending Research with Practice to Develop Effective Media for Youth

    May 25 2017 | Category: Cooney Center presenting
    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
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    67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association

    May 25 2017 | Category: Community, Cooney Center presenting
    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
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  • June 2017

  • Dust or Magic App Camp

    Jun 2 2017 | Venue Monterey, CA, Monterey, CA | Category: Community
    A gathering of top children’s interactive designers, editors and reviewers who review the year and critique the field. The reviewers share what they’ve seen and explain what they like. The
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    Jean Piaget Society Annual Meeting 2017

    Jun 8 2017 | San Francisco, CA | Category: Cooney Center presenting
    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
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    NAEYC 2017 Professional Learning Institute

    Jun 11 2017 | San Francisco, CA | Category: Community
    This year’s NAEYC Professional Learning Institute takes place in San Francisco, CA. This conference is designed for all early childhood professionals, including leaders who prepare, mentor, and support early childhood professionals,
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    American Library Association 2017 Conference

    Jun 22 2017 | Chicago, IL | Category: Community
    The ALA is the oldest and largest library association in the world and holds its Annual Conference & Exhibition each summer. As the world’s biggest library event, it brings together
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    International Society for Technology in Education 2017 Conference

    Jun 25 2017 | San Antonio, TX | Category: Community
    Extraordinary educators deserve extraordinary professional development. At ISTE 2017 in San Diego, learn teaching strategies that work from the brightest minds in ed tech. Connect and learn from other innovative educators,
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    Media Literacy in Early Childhood Pre-Conference Symposium

    Jun 26 2017 | Chicago, IL | Category: Community, Cooney Center presenting
    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
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    NHSA Early Childhood Innovation Summit 2017

    Jun 26 2017 | Category: Community
    From its earliest days, Head Start programs, rooted in diverse communities across the country, have had to make innovative adaptations based on local needs and resources. Many of those innovators
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