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.
This year the IDC conference will be co-hosted by the New School and Sesame Workshop in New York City. The IDC's mission is to bring together researchers, designers and educators to explore new forms of technology, design and engaged learning among children. The conference incorporates papers, presentations, speakers, workshops, participatory design experiences and discussions on how to create better interactive experiences for children. Several of the workshops will also be child-friendly. IDC 2013 will offer a wide-ranging program, supporting and…
ISTE’s Annual Conference and Exposition is hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). This year is the 34th Annual Conference, featuring an array of professional learning and collaborative networking opportunities. View the full program on the ISTE Conference website.
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 interested in accessing the positive social impact of games. The event invites developers, researchers, educators, policy-makers, and anyone interested in the field of games and social impact to engage in a conversation on, and demos of, games for change. This year, the Cooney Center will co-curate a day of events on Games for Learning…
This year marks the ninth annual GLS Conference at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The Games+Learning+Society Conference is known as a grass roots “indie” event where the people who create high-quality digital learning media can gather for a serious think about what is happening in the field and how the field can serve the public interest. The aim is to encourage in-depth conversation and social networking across diverse disciplines including game studies, education research, learning sciences, industry, government, educational practice, media design, and business.…
The New Media Consortium Summer Conference focuses on the diverse uses of technology in education, from those that drive student engagement, to innovations in creating, sharing, and collaborating on information, to the devices and infrastructure that make it all possible. The conference invites faculty and teachers in new media disciplines, mid- to upper-management personnel, K-12 professionals, and senior technologists for a conversation to discuss the state of education and our roles as innovators. For more information, please visit the official…
Presented by the Association of Educational Publishers and the Association of American Publishers School Division, Content in Context 2013 will explore industry trends. The event is for publishers, content developers, platform architects, and service providers interested in quality content, tools and environments, marketing, and research and policy. Michael Levine will be a featured speaker on Tuesday, June 4 at a panel called "Remaking the Page in the New Media Age." View the full agenda on the Content in Context 2013…
INplay is Canada’s premiere kids content conference that focuses on interactive media created for kids from Pre-School through to Tween. From the video game business to the broadcast industry, from toys to toons, the INplay conference brings together leaders in the kids space to learn, network and be inspired by the future of kids interactive digital media. For more information, please visit the official site.
The third annual Technologies in Education Forum is a half-day event that will focus on the policies, tools and technologies that are revolutionizing learning. The day will feature discussions about the latest innovations transforming the classroom, policy changes needed to promote technologies in schools, and ways to prepare students for STEM careers. Register online at the Atlantic Live site.
The 10th annual EdTech Industry Summit will focus on Navigating “Next.” Sessions will discuss what's coming next in the teaching and learning process in a post-PC world, and will prepare attendees to build the infrastructure, products, and services to support the changes that schools want or need. The conference invites the K-12 and postsecondary education technology marketplace for a lively discussion on the future of educational technology. This year, Michael Levine and John Richards will present a panel on game-based…
The Cooney Center's Executive Director Michael Levine and the New America Foundation's Lisa Guernsey will present the keynote address at Ready at Five's D Is For Digital School Readiness Symposium. Together, they will present the findings from the Pioneering Literacy in the Digital Wild West report. For more information on the symposium, visit the official site.
Hosted by the National Center for Family Literacy, this event invites literacy professionals, educators, policy makers, and philanthropists to discuss approaches, resources, and strategies in literacy and learning. This year the conference will invite writers of the new Common Core Standards to frame the conversations. For more information, please visit the official site.
Hosted by MIT, the Sandbox Summit examines how technology affects the ways kids play, learn, and connect. The conference invites industry and media leaders, analysts, journalists, analysts, educators, and parents to a discussion designed to help attendees innovate in this growing sphere. For more information, visit http://sandboxsummit.org/.
