Events

This year's Families Learning Summit will bring two-generation family engagement to life for hundreds of attendees on October 17-19, 2016, in Detroit, Mich. The National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) has hand-picked sessions and speakers covering everything from early literacy to adult education, and digital learning to community coalitions and family engagement research. On Tuesday, October 18, the Cooney Center's Dr. Michael H. Levine will lead a panel on Integrating Technology in Early Learning and Family-Strengthening Initiatives based on research conducted…

The use of digital devices and social media is ubiquitous in the environment of 21st century children. From the moment of birth (and even in utero), children are surrounded by media and technology. This meeting will provide a forum for intellectual and interdisciplinary exchange on media and technology in development and is designed to appeal to a range of researchers from the seasoned media researcher to technology developers to developmentalists who need to understand more about the role of technology…

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 student-made games that are well suited for schools, what makes games engaging, and how various cross-curricular content areas come alive in games. Jordan Shapiro, renowned expert in game-making as a teaching and learning strategy, provides the rationale of “why to” and inspiration for “how to” use games in classrooms. Kristen…

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 and high school students’ passion for playing video games and motivates them to work as individuals or in teams to design and make original, playable games or written game design documents about any subject. On November 14, 2016 at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., winners of this year's…

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 pm Fordham University 12th-Floor Lounge | E. Gerald Corrigan Conference Center Lowenstein Center | Lincoln Center Campus 5:30 p.m. - Doors Open 5:40 p.m. - Welcome and Introductions 5:50-7:10 p.m. - Lecture and Q&A 7:10-8:30 p.m. - Reception Learn More