Events

Name: Scratch @ MIT 2018
Start: 2018-07-26T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-07-28T23:59:59-04:00
Location: Cambridge, MA

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March 2017

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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National Association for Media Literacy Education Conference 2017

Jun 26 2017 | Chicago, IL | Category: Community

The mission of the NAMLE conference is to explore the relationships between media literacy education, civic participation, and community-building within contemporary culture. The theme for this year’s conference in Chicago is “Engaging

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July 2017

2017 Children’s Media Conference

Jul 4 2017 | Category: Community

The Children’s Media Conference is an annual event in the United Kingdom for those involved in developing, producing, and distributing content for kids. CMC opens its doors to delegates from television, radio, film, games,

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National Summer Learning Day 2017

Jul 13 2017 | Category: Community

National Summer Learning Day is a national advocacy day aimed at elevating the importance of keeping kids learning, safe, and healthy every summer, ensuring they return to school in the fall

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AFT TEACH Conference 2017

Jul 20 2017 | Venue Washington D.C., Washington D.C. | Category: Community

TEACH (Together Educating America’s Children) 2017 will focus on the four pillars of strong and purposeful public education: promoting children’s well-being; supporting powerful learning; developing teacher and staff capacity; and fostering cultures

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Games for Change Festival 2017

Jul 31 2017 | New York, NY, New York, NY | Category: Community, Cooney Center presenting

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

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August 2017

LEAP InnovatED Summit 2017

Aug 28 2017 | Chicago, IL | Category: Cooney Center presenting

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.

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September 2017

EdNET Conference 2017

Sep 17 2017 | Scottsdale, AZ | Category: Community

EdNET is a community of professionals in the education market, focused on staying informed and connected to collaborate and share ideas about market trends and opportunities in the PreK-12 education market.

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Digital Kids Media Summit

Sep 26 2017 | Venue Austin, TX, Austin, TX | Category: Community

Digital Kids Summit 2017 is a two-day, industry exclusive forum that brings together a diverse group of high level advisors to inspire, support and inform Digital Tech Innovators about the

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October 2017

Digital Media and Learning Conference 2017

Oct 4 2017 | Irvine, CA | Category: Community

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is an annual event supported by the MacArthur Foundation and organized by the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub located at the UC Humanities

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2017 SLJ Leadership Summit: Confronting Our Literacy Crisis

Oct 7 2017 | Nashville, TN | Category: Community

The 13th annual SLJ Leadership Summit: Confronting Our Literacy Crisis will bring together a dynamic group of school librarians, education leaders, and tech innovators, as well as authors, publishers, and vendor stakeholders to

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NCFL Families Learning Conference 2017

Oct 9 2017 | Category: Community

The nation’s largest family and community literacy conference, presented by the National Center for Families Learning, takes place in Tucson, Arizona this year. Gather with family literacy professionals, educators, researchers, advocates,

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National Summer Learning Association National Conference

Oct 23 2017 | Venue Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix, AZ | Category: Community

Research confirms summer as one of the most inequitable times of the year for millions of young people in America and this year’s theme We’ve Got the Power! captures the critical work

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November 2017

NAEYC Webinar: Tech in Early Childhood: Playful, Sensible Strategies for the Digital Age

Nov 2 2017 | Webinar | Category: Community

Five years after releasing the joint position statement, Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8, Chip Donohue, Roberta Schomburg, and Sabrina

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Dust or Magic 2017 Fall Institute

Nov 5 2017 | Venue Lambertville, NJ, Lambertville, NJ | Category: Community

A group of reviewers, designers and researchers meet to review the past year in children’s interactive media, as well as the latest research, writing and trends. The three day event

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Media Literacy Week

Nov 6 2017 | Category: Community, Cooney Center presenting

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

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TELOS Learning Across Boundaries Symposium

Nov 8 2017 | Stanford University | Category: Cooney Center presenting

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

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Global Education Conference

Nov 13 2017 | Online | Category: Community, Cooney Center presenting

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

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2017 NAEYC Annual Conference

Nov 15 2017 | Atlanta, GA | Category: Community

The Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the largest gathering of thought leaders, classroom teachers and faculty, administrators, and other important practitioners

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Family Online Safety Institute Conference

Nov 16 2017 | Venue Washington D.C., Washington D.C. | Category: Community

The FOSI Annual Conference is the premier gathering of the online safety community. Hear from leaders in government, industry, the NGO sector as well as leading researchers, academics and practitioners

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January 2018

2018 Kids@Play Summit

Jan 10 2018 | Venue Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada | Category: Community

The Kids@Play Summit looks at the new tools and services that digital natives use to learn, create and communicate. Attend a half-day conference and four day exhibition on the CES show floor

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Future of Education Technology Conference

Jan 23 2018 | Orlando, FL | Category: Community

For nearly 40 years, the Future of Education Technology Conference has gathered the most dynamic and creative education professionals from around the world for an intensive, highly collaborative exploration of

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February 2018

2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits

Feb 9 2018 | Venue Denver, Colorado, Denver, Colorado | Category: Community

The American Library Association invites you to join more than 8,000+ key library professionals from around the country for a series of presentations, panels, and exhibitions. With more than 450

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Kidscreen Summit

Feb 12 2018 | Miami, FL | Category: Community

Kidscreen Summit is renowned as the kids entertainment industry’s most important annual event. Top executives attend Kidscreen Summit to take advantage of the year’s best business networking, and to engage

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Webinar: Tapping the Potential of NextGen Technology

Feb 27 2018 | Category: Community

The role of technology in early learning is growing as fast as our children. So how is technology really being used to support parents of infants and toddlers? What does

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March 2018

Designing for Digital

Mar 5 2018 | Venue Austin, TX, Austin, TX | Category: Community

Designing for Digital is meant to bring together UX professionals, web designers, managers, researchers, strategists and librarians of all types to examine the current user’s experience of the library and

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SXSW Edu

Mar 5 2018 | Venue Austin, TX, Austin, TX | Category: Community

SXSW EDU features a diverse array of speakers, sessions, workshops, learning experiences, policy discussions and film screenings programmed to foster learning and discovery for all education stakeholders. Learn More

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COSN 2018 Annual Conference

Mar 12 2018 | Venue Washington D.C., Washington D.C. | Category: Community

We are living during a time of unprecedented and rapid change. New technologies like artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and robotics are emerging with the potential for having a transformative impact

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Webinar: Tackling World Issues by Fostering Global Competence in the Classroom

Mar 13 2018 | Webinar | Category: Cooney Center presenting

In a rapidly changing and complex world, how can we make sure that our young people develop an understanding of global issues and the empathy necessary to engage in making

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Children and Families in the Digital Age Book Launch Event

Mar 14 2018 | Digital Promise | Category: Cooney Center, Cooney Center presenting

The Bay Area Children’s Media Group, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, Digital Promise and Common Sense Media present Children and Families in the Digital Age. Join us for

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ASCD Empower18

Mar 24 2018 | Venue Boston, MA, Boston, MA | Category: Community

ASCD connects educators with the resources, knowledge, and community to implement a whole child approach. Through learning paths, educators can direct their own professional learning—receiving exactly what they need to

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Dust or Magic Masterclass in Bologna

Mar 25 2018 | Category: Community

The 5th Annual Dust or Magic Masterclass—held in conjunction with the Bologna Children’s Bookfair—will be held Sunday afternoon, March 25, 2018 in the headquarters of the Bologna Children’s Bookfair, in Bologna Italy.

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Webinar: Mimi Ito Interviews Mitch Resnick on “Lifelong Kindergarten”

Mar 27 2018 | Webinar | Category: Community

Join Mimi Ito, director of the Connected Learning Lab at UC Irvine, as she interviews Mitch Resnick, the director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, about

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April 2018

Lego Idea Conference

Apr 9 2018 | Category: Community

Under the theme of Empowering Children to Shape Tomorrow, the 2018 LEGO Idea Conference seeks to explore how learning through play can be a powerful part of addressing the global learning

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American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting

Apr 13 2018 | New York, NY, New York, NY | Category: Cooney Center presenting

The AERA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of scholars in the field of education research. It is a showcase for ground-breaking, innovative studies in a diverse array of areas—from

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Children’s Screen Time Action Network Conference

Apr 20 2018 | Venue Boston, MA, Boston, MA | Category: Community

The very first conference dedicated to reducing children’s screen time. Learn about health risks related to screen and device overuse. Attend workshops designed to help you communicate more effectively with

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May 2018

2018 International Communication Association Conference

May 24 2018 | Prague, Czech Republic | Category: Cooney Center presenting

Against a backdrop of evolving technologies and shifting sociocultural and political dynamics, the 2018 ICA conference theme, Voices, encourages scholars to delve more deeply into a concept inextricably linked with communication.

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June 2018

Dust or Magic AppCamp

Jun 1 2018 | Asilomar, 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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2018 ALA Annual Conference

Jun 21 2018 | New Orleans, LA | 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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15th Annual Games For Change Festival

Jun 28 2018 | New York, NY, New York, NY | Category: Community

Join a community of game experts, developers, technologists, funders and social innovators to share groundbreaking ideas and interact with new impact games and immersive media. Attendees will also engage in three

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July 2018

The Children’s Media Conference

Jul 3 2018 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Category: Community

The Children’s Media Conference is an important event in the United Kingdom for everyone involved in developing, producing, and distributing content for kids. We open our doors to delegates from

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Scratch @ MIT 2018

Jul 26 2018 | Cambridge, MA | Category: Community

The theme of this year’s Scratch conference is “The Next Generation”. https://scratch.mit.edu/conference

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