Publications

Swimming with Sharks and Walking on Mars: Synthesis of a Cross-Sector Forum on Immersive Technology in Secondary Education

by Medha Tare, PhD and Elizabeth Rood, EdD | June 8, 2023
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Gen Z in the Room: Making Public Media By and With Youth for the Future

by Elizabeth Rood and Mary Madden | January 18, 2023
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Next Gen Public Media Toolkit for Stations

by Joan Ganz Cooney Center | January 17, 2023

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From Big Ideas to Big Readers: Experts Guiding Innovations in Literacy Edtech

by Elizabeth Rood, EdD | April 21, 2025
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Understanding Well-Being in Digital Spaces

by Daniel Alonso, Medha Tare, & Elizabeth Rood | January 23, 2024
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Content and Platform Innovation with Youth

by Mary Madden, Elizabeth Rood, and Josanne Buchanan | September 6, 2022
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Understanding Youth: A Prerequisite for Creating Programs By/With/For Tweens and Teens

by Elizabeth Rood and Mary Madden | June 21, 2022
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Using Muppets to Demystify Informed Consent

by Kim Foulds, Joyce Rafla, and Tareq Sharawi | June 6, 2022
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Models of Youth-Adult Collaboration for Public Media

by Mary Madden and Elizabeth Rood | April 25, 2022
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Playtest with Kids

by Megan Huang, Catherine Jhee, Kiley Sobel, Maya Sussman, and Cathy Tran | April 5, 2022

The Missing Middle: Reimagining a Future for Tweens, Teens, and Public Media

by Monica Bulger, Mary Madden, Kiley Sobel, and Patrick Davison | May 24, 2021
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The Cooney Center Sandbox: Embedding Literacy Expertise in Edtech Innovation

by Chris Berdik | June 10, 2025

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