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Revolutionary Learning 2016 will feature hands-on workshops, educational keynotes, a Local Game Jam, a Revolutionary Game Arcade, and ample networking activities designed to connect attendees with professionals who will inspire. Colleagues and thought leaders from the cutting edge of learning will be in attendance – it’s the one place to truly learn from each other. Featured Session: Who Says What’s “Educational”? The Role of Research in Learning Games: A Panel Discussion Thursday, August 18 9:00am – 10:15am ET With the growth of digital…
The GLS Conference is the premier video games and learning event. Now in it’s twelfth year, our event continues to be one of the top destinations where the people who create and research high-quality digital learning media can gather to discuss and help shape the direction of the field. GLS is best known for its high quality program, top notch attendees list, and playful atmosphere. Each year, we foster in-depth conversation across diverse disciplines including game studies and culture, game…
On August 2-3, 2016, New America and the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop will co-host an invitation-only network building and leadership development institute for community leaders, policymakers, and researchers in the fields of family engagement and early literacy who are interested in new approaches for the Digital Age. Partners in this institute include the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting/PBS Ready to Learn, the Early Learning Lab, Erikson Institute, the Migration Policy Institute, the National League…
With young children gaining access to a dizzying array of games, videos, and other digital media, will they ever learn to read? The answer is yes—if they are surrounded by adults who know how to help and if they are introduced to media designed to promote literacy, instead of undermining it. In this webinar hosted by Share My Lesson, Michael Levine and Lisa Guernsey, authors of Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens, showed how educators and…
The 2016 Games for Change Festival offers two days of exciting keynotes, panels, mini talks, networking events, and workshops, where you and the 800 other attendees of the Festival will meet experts, connect with one another, share and explore groundbreaking ideas, and interact with new impact games. This year's Festival features three tracks of programming, each highlighting an emerging area of research and innovation within the games for impact sector: Civics & Social Impact, Neurogaming & Health, and The Games for Learning Summit. In addition, G4C…
With young children gaining access to a dizzying array of games, videos, and other digital media, will they ever learn to read? The answer is yes—if they are surrounded by adults who know how to help and if they are introduced to media designed to promote literacy, instead of undermining it. In short, these children and their families could greatly benefit from a media mentor. What exactly is a media mentor? Join Michael Levine and Lisa Guernsey, authors of Tap, Click,…
The Developing Apps for Kids Conference is for anyone working in the children’s app space. It is the go-to event for app developers, designers, illustrators, marketers, toy companies, funders, and other professionals who are working in kid tech media. The conference brings together industry leaders, top reviewers, and visionaries to offer advice on the business of kids’ apps. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/developing-apps-for-kids-conference-2016-tickets-24939812651
What is a BioBlitz? A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. At a BioBlitz, scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to get an overall count of the plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms that live in a place. Parks Centennial In the decade leading up to the National Park Service centennial, National Geographic and the National Park…
Scratch Day is a global network of events that celebrates Scratch—and the young people who code and create with it. With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations, plus share your creations with others in the online community. Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively, all essential skills for life in the 21st century. During Scratch Day, kids and adults gather to share projects and learn from one another. Find a free event…
The fourth Dust or Magic Highlights retreat will take place at the beautiful Highlights Foundation in Boyds Mills, PA. We’ll expand on the agenda of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair Masterclass, taking a closer look at the latest digital materials related to language development for preschool and elementary age children (aged 2-to 12-years). Together we’ll dissect the latest apps, and together talk about what you need to know to “find the magic” in 2016. As with other Dust or Magic events, we’ll…
The benefits of play are well known: it’s how kids learn; it encourages creativity; it relieves stress; and more than ever, it’s a way we interact with others. Incorporating play into all we do has the potential to enhance workplaces and family time; curricula and innovation. In a world that too often relies on auto-pilot, the humanity of a laugh, an aha!, or connecting with a trusted friend is the secret sauce of success. Sandbox Summit@MIT will explore the ROI of…
At the 2016 Games and Media Summit you'll meet innovative speakers and creators who are leading the charge in shaping the way we feel, play, work and interact with games, technology, and media. With an interactive arcade, this day-long event will spotlight the newest possibilities for game technology and narratives that amplify empathy, expand attitudes, inspire action, and cultivate communities. Plus, meet your favorite YouTube gaming celebrities at the first-ever Games for Change Charity Game-a-thon! http://www.gamesforchange.org/games-and-media-summit
