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SUMMARY:Language Development and Family Engagement in the Digital Age A Network-Building Institute for Next Generation Leaders
DESCRIPTION: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 of Cities\, and Too Small to Fail. Our  keynote speakers for the institute will be Kathy Hirsh-Pasek\, Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Faculty Fellow at Temple University and a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution\, and Ralph Smith\, Senior Vice President of The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Managing Director of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.\n\nThe institute is made possible with the generous support of the Joyce Foundation\, with learning teams sponsored by the Early Learning Fund and the Grable Foundation.\n\nBackground and Purpose:Purpose: To identify and mobilize programs and policies that address the needs of families in supporting their children’s language development in the digital age. To take advantage of digital-age tools and strategies with evidence of promise\, and to align and scale-up those models that show evidence of empowering families and assisting educators to support children’s language and literacy development.\n\nWhy Now? Momentum is building across the country for using new tools and strategies to support families and to activate new supports to promote rich language-learning at home\, in informal environments (libraries\, museums)\, and in center- or school-based settings.  New work in the field of family engagement is shining a light on the need for parents and other family members to be welcomed as equal partners in designing programs and strategies. It is a critical time for community leaders\, developers\, researchers\, and policymakers to gain some focused time to share ideas\, learn from failures\, analyze successes\, and to receive assistance and advice from experts across multiple sectors.\n\nNew Policy Opportunity: The enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act has provided states and localities with an opportunity to think outside the box about how to encourage better outcomes for children in the areas of language and literacy development. How should they upgrade policies to open doors to these new models? How should they be working with researchers to capture information on what works and why? What funding opportunities may be available to bring effective practices to more families?\n\nA Focus on Sharing and Problem-Solving: At this one-and-a-half-day event\, we will bring together experts across sectors — researchers\, policymakers\, and program designers who work at the community level — as well as teams of colleagues from a community or state. The common thread among all attendees is that they are part of new\, evidence-based family engagement and education initiatives that capitalize on media and networking tools. Each is invited to arrive with a problem they hope to solve or a new opportunity they hope to explore. We will set the stage for on-the-spot problem-solving and network-building through moderated discussions\, small group work\, and careful pairing of experts with peers across sectors for one-on-one consultancies. We will also share new planning and community engagement tools that our team and others are developing to mobilize partnerships and to scale effective programs.\n\nIn sum\, the institute will provide guidance and support to states\, communities/districts\, and early learning organizations as they begin to incorporate the newest technological innovations into their family engagement and early education plans.\n\nFor more information: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/events/language-development-and-family-engagement-digital-age/
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LOCATION:Washington\, DC\, Washington\, DC\, Select a Country:
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SUMMARY:Games+Learning+Society Conference
DESCRIPTION: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 design\, learning sciences and education research\, industry\, and policy. Our aim is to connect\, learn\, and explore.\n\nhttp://glsconference.org
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/gameslearningsociety-conference/
LOCATION:Venue Madison\, Wisconsin\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Learning 2016
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nFeatured Session:\nWho Says What’s “Educational”? The Role of Research in Learning Games: A Panel Discussion\nThursday\, August 18 9:00am – 10:15am ET\n\nWith the growth of digital distribution and the rapid rise of mobile devices\, educators these days can find and use games in the classroom more easily than ever. But how much research lies behind the most popular learning games? Do learning designers have as strong an influence as that of production or game designers? And how are educators to evaluate claims when literally tens of thousands of games on Apple’s App Store claim to be “educational”?\n\nJoin USA TODAY education writer Greg Toppo\, author of the 2015 book The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter\, as he talks to four key players in the industry\, all of whom have spent years taking a long\, hard look at the role of research in the production of modern learning games.\n\nPanelists: Michael Levine\, Founding Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop; Kristin DiCerbo\, Principal Research Scientist& Lead of the Center for Learning Science and Technology at Pearson; Justin Leites\, Vice President of Amplify Learning; Valerie Shute\, Mack & Effie Campbell Tyner Endowed Professor of Education at Florida State University\n\nRegister: www.revolutionarylearning.org/registration
URL:https://joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/revolutionary-learning-2016/
LOCATION:New York\, NY\, New York\, NY\, United States
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