Tag Archives: design

Join Sesame Workshop & The Joan Ganz Cooney Center for a 90-minute playful, interactive workshop at Meaningful Play. We’ll share case studies on how we’ve applied research to practice, introduce

As artificial intelligence tools become fixtures in classrooms and on campuses, educators face a question that cuts to the heart of learning itself: are students becoming more capable, or are

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center, along with our partners at The GIANT Room, foundry10, and the University of Washington, are pleased to be presenting four different sessions at the 2026

On May 19, 2026 the Joan Ganz Cooney Center celebrated our third cohort of Well-Being by Design Fellows with a webinar bringing together designers, researchers, game developers, educators, and media

Lately, I’ve been thinking about a fundamental shift in the architecture of children’s media.For years, our national conversation has centered on screen time and online safety. Both remain critical. Yet

This spring, we wrapped up our third annual Youth Design Team. Hosted in partnership with In Tandem, this cohort of 10 teenagers from across the country engaged with our 2026

“You see a Stone Lion blocking your path.”At SXSW Edu, a room full of educators leaned in as they approached the first NPC (nonplayer character) of the game.  “Wait… what do

Conversations about children and technology tend to cluster around moments of acquisition: When should a child get a phone? Is this app appropriate? Is it too early … or already

As a professor in reading and children’s media, I often get the chance to work with developers to bring digital books to life. The idea sounds simple: take a beloved

What does AI owe children? is the guiding question for this Paris Peace Forum conversation and  iRAISE Alliance stakeholders, which include policymakers, international organizations, researchers, and representatives of the industry.