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.
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
The three-day conference offers a vibrant, playful and thought-provoking environment for group dialogues and impactful workshops. Our conference design asks for active involvement, as well as a willingness to dare to tinker with ideas and come up with new solutions – together – in a playful and yet serious atmosphere. A full programme will be available soon, in the meantime we welcome you to download a high-level overview of the conference days. https://legoideaconference.com
Technology is constantly changing the way students learn and how teachers teach. School systems are in the midst of a digital leap, moving away from the traditional into the world of e-learning. The success of this shift depends as much on the people and culture of the system as it does on the technology used. The CoSN 2016 Annual Conference will focus on the ways that school systems can change their organizational cultures, embrace a culture of digital options, and…
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, Michael Levine and Lisa Guernsey, authors of Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens, will show how educators and parents can help children…
While meeting the needs of our youngest children is proven to open endless opportunities to realize human potential for health, happiness, and a lifetime of making meaningful contributions, the early childhood system is too fragmented and under resourced to deliver innovation at scale. We have the science that shows the potential for building and improving kids’ lives, and we have learning methods and community-based health models that are proving successful, for a few, but we struggle to imagine how things…
Digital Kids™ Conference returns to New York on February 15-16, 2016. The conference is geared toward brand owners, game developers, entertainment and media executives, marketers, producers, digital media directors and licensing professionals seeking to engage children online and on digital devices. Sesame Workshop's Vice President of Research & Evaluation, Jennifer Kotler, PhD, is an advisor for Digital Kids. Learn more about the event here, and register online.
Toy Fair 2015 opened its doors to thousands of registered global play professionals to explore a record-breaking 422,000+ net square feet of exhibit space filled with hundreds of thousands of toys, games and youth entertainment products. Toy Fair registration is open to the trade only; Toy Fair is not open to the public. NO ONE under the age of 18, including infants, will be admitted. Toy Fair is produced by the Toy Industry Associate, Inc. (TIA), the not-for-profit trade association representing all businesses…
Kidscreen's premier annual event, which has quickly grown into the world's leading conference on the business of kids entertainment, hosting more than 1,600 attendees from around the world. Top decision- and deal-makers attend to engage in critical dialogue, network and find new ideas that will drive their businesses forward.
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center, Rutgers University, and New America are hosting Digital Equity: Technology & Learning in the Lives of Lower Income Families on February 3, 2016. The forum will highlight the results of a nationwide survey of lower-income families, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler will deliver opening remarks. Key topics include: Demographic differences in families’ online connectivity Presence of digital devices and Internet connections in the home Use of libraries and…
