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Name: Playing to Learn: Lessons From Game Design Gurus
Start: 2015-03-16T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2015-03-16T23:59:59-04:00

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.

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April 2014

EdWeb Webinar: What We Know About Families’ Use of Educational Media

Apr 16 2014 | Webinar | Category: Cooney Center presenting

On Wednesday, April 16 at 4pm ET, join us for a free EdWeb webinar featuring Michael Levine, executive director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Vicky Rideout of VJR

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Games for Change 2014

Apr 22 2014 | New York, NY, New York, NY | Category: Community, Cooney Center presenting

The Games for Change Festival is the largest gaming event in New York City and the leading international event uniting games for change creators with those who believe in the

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June 2014

2014 Fred Forward Conference

Jun 1 2014 | Unnamed Venue | Category: Cooney Center presenting

Connections by Design: Creating Media, Children, and Family Partnerships through Research, Collaboration, and Advocacy This year, the Fred Rogers Center marks its 10th anniversary, and asks “How do we help

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Dust or Magic App Camp 2014

Jun 8 2014 | Category: Community

The fifth annual Dust or Magic App Camp will take place at the Marconi Conference Center in Marshall, CA, where developers will gather to showcase and critique children’s apps. This

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Cyberlearning Summit 2014

Jun 9 2014 | Venue Madison, Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin | Category: Community

The 2014 Cyberlearning Summit will gather researchers focused on highlighting advances in the design of technology-mediated learning environments, how people learn with technology, and how to use cyberlearning technologies to

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Anytime, Anywhere Summer Learning

Jun 10 2014 | Washington, DC | Category: Cooney Center presenting

The so called “summer slide” in educational achievement hits young children from low-income families the hardest. Without opportunities to read together with adults, to practice new skills and to gain

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E3 Expo

Jun 10 2014 | Unnamed Venue | Category: Community

E3 is the world’s premier trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. association dedicated to

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Games and Learning Society Conference 10

Jun 10 2014 | Category: Community, Cooney Center presenting

The GLS Conference is the premier event in the field of video games and learning. Now celebrating its tenth anniversary, this grassroots “indie” event continues to be one of the

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Interaction Design and Children 2014

Jun 17 2014 | Unnamed Venue | Category: Community

IDC 2014 invites researchers and practitioners to share their work on how technology affects children’s well-being in a global context and how children, their parents, teachers, and peers can contribute

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The 11th International Conference of the Learning Sciences

Jun 23 2014 | Unnamed Venue | Category: Community

The theme of ICLS 2014 is “Learning and Becoming in Practice.” Three kinds of practices encompass a range of contexts and processes in which people learn: by engaging in the

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International Society for Technology in Education Conference

Jun 28 2014 | Atlanta, GA | Category: Community

For more than three decades the ISTE Conference and Expo has been the premier forum in which to learn, exchange ideas and survey the field of education technology. The event

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July 2014

Children’s Media Conference

Jul 2 2014 | Unnamed Venue | Category: Community

The Children’s Media Conference 2014 is intended for anyone involved in developing, producing and distributing content for kids in the UK. Join 900+ delegates from children’s TV, interactive media, games,

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Psychology of Research in Mathematics Education (PME)

Jul 15 2014 | Vancouver, Canada | Category: Community

Mathematics Education at the Edge provides opportunities to highlight and examine mathematics education research that is: 1) breaking new ground or on the cutting edge of innovative research and research

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Serious Play Conference

Jul 22 2014 | Venue Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA | Category: Community

At Serious Play, attendees listen, share and participate actively in informal sessions dedicated to the discussion of the future of serious games. The Serious Games Conference is produced by the

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August 2014

Games in Education Conference

Aug 6 2014 | Unnamed Venue | Category: Community

Games in Education is a multi-day symposium which focuses on the topic of using video games to supplement and inspire in-classroom education. Participants span early childhood through post secondary educators

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September 2014

GameTech 2014

Sep 3 2014 | Unnamed Venue | Category: Community

GameTech is a unique, user-focused conference dealing with gaming technologies that enhance warfighter training. Gaming experts will discuss the current state of game technologies. Government, industry and academia will share

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New York Times Schools for Tomorrow Conference 2014

Sep 8 2014 | New York, NY, New York, NY | Category: Community

The New York Times fourth annual Schools for Tomorrow Conference will be devoted to how innovations and challenges — social, economic, political and technological — are calling into question the

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Gaming in Ed Conference 2014

Sep 15 2014 | Venue Online, Online | Category: Cooney Center presenting

The Gaming in Ed conference is a free, online event bringing together educators, researchers, game developers and innovators from around the world. Whether you’re passionate about game-based learning or just getting

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National Technology Leadership Summit 2014

Sep 25 2014 | Washington, DC | Category: Community

The National Technology Leadership Summit (NTLS) brings together national leaders from educational associations, as well as editors of educational technology journals, directors of non-profit foundations, federal policy makers, and corporate

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EDUCAUSE Annual Conference

Sep 29 2014 | Unnamed Venue | Category: Community

With over 300 sessions and more than 500 speakers—60+ webcasts and 18 exclusive online sessions provided virtually—the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference presents a robust, community-generated program that explores today’s toughest IT

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October 2014

CineKid for Professionals 2014

Oct 14 2014 | Unnamed Venue | Category: Community

Cinekid for Professionals is a 5 day event during the Cinekid Festival in October that brings together TV buyers, producers, distributors, directors, networks, sales agents, entertainment companies, academics and journalists

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Webinar: Creating a Conversation About Anywhere, Anytime Learning

Oct 15 2014 | Venue Online, Online | Category: Cooney Center presenting

American children spend an average of 6.6 hours in school each day.1 How do they spend their hours outside of school? To explore this question, the Harvard Family Research Project

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Digital Kids Summit 2014

Oct 21 2014 | Venue San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA | Category: Community

On October 21, the Digital Kids Summit brings together together experts in learning: from teachers and administrators to game developers and mobile innovators for its Digital Kids Learning Day. Presentations

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November 2014

14th Annual Dust or Magic Institute

Nov 2 2014 | Unnamed Venue | Category: Community

At the 14th Annual Dust or Magic Fall Institute, a group of reviewers, designers and researchers meet to review the past year in children’s interactive media, as well as the

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FOSI Annual Conference 2014

Nov 12 2014 | Washington, DC | Category: Community

On November 12th and 13th the Family Online Safety Institute will hold its 8th Annual Conference in Washington, DC. The event, titled “Redefining Online Safety”, will broach the ever-evolving notion

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January 2015

Kids at Play Summit 2015

Jan 7 2015

This year’s theme for the Kids@Play Summit is “What You Don’t Know About Digital Kids Could Cost You (And Them).” This annual event takes place during the Consumer Electronics Show

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Launch Kids at Digital Book World 2015

Jan 13 2015 | New York, NY, New York, NY | Category: Community

Now in its fourth year, Launch Kids will take place at the 2015 Digital Book World Conference and Summit. Launch Kids presents a wide array of experts who share their

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FETC 2015

Jan 20 2015 | Venue Orlando, FL, Orlando, FL | Category: Community

FETC is the content-rich conference that brings education leaders and technology experts together to exchange techniques and strategies for teaching and learning success. Known worldwide for its outstanding program, FETC

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February 2015

ThinkFWD – Incubating Opportunity: The Promise of Early Childhood Education

Feb 5 2015 | New York, NY, New York, NY | Category: Cooney Center presenting

FWD.us aims to mobilize the tech community to support policies that keep the American Dream achievable in the 21st century. ThinkFWD is a quarterly speaker series focusing on important issues

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Learning and the Brain 2015

Feb 12 2015 | San Francisco, CA | Category: Community

Making Lasting Memories: Using Brain Science to Boost Memory, Thinking and Learning Neuroscientists are discovering strategies that make learning easier, more effective, and that can boost long-term memory, thinking and

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Toy Fair 2015

Feb 14 2015 | New York, NY, New York, NY | Category: Community

The 112th annual American International Toy Fair®, the largest toy and youth product marketplace in the Western Hemisphere, is expected to bring together nearly 1,200 exhibiting manufacturers, distributors, importers and

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Kidscreen Summit 2015

Feb 23 2015 | Miami, FL | Category: Community

Kidscreen Summit is renowned as the kids entertainment industry’s most important annual event. In 2014, the conference welcomed nearly 1,700 attendees from 47 countries. Top executives attend Kidscreen Summit to

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March 2015

SXSWedu

Mar 9 2015 | Venue Austin, TX, Austin, TX | Category: Community

The SXSWedu® Conference & Festival fosters innovation in learning by hosting a diverse and energetic community of stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds in education. The four-day event affords registrants

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SXSW Interactive

Mar 13 2015 | Venue Austin, TX, Austin, TX | Category: Community, Cooney Center presenting

The 22nd annual SXSW Interactive Festival returns to Austin, Texas from Friday, March 13 through Tuesday, March 17, 2015. An incubator of cutting-edge technologies and digital creativity, the 2015 event

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Playing to Learn: Lessons From Game Design Gurus

Mar 16 2015 | Category: Cooney Center presenting

How can the engaging power of games be used to promote playful learning? Three design experts share lessons learned from applying the latest research to produce games that are both

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