diversity

Into the Digital Future: Navigating Mental Health, Diversity, and Technology with Dr. Erlanger Turner

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
November 25, 2024

In this episode of ‘Into the Digital Future,’ hosts Jordan Shapiro and Laura Higgins delve deeper into the intersection of mental health, diversity, and technology with Dr. Erlanger Turner, founder

Designing Digital Play for Well Being at Games for Change 2023: Panel and Workshop

by Administrator
June 28, 2023

Panel: Designing Digital Play for Well-Being at Games for Change 2023 July 18, 2023 at 1:45pm The Times Center | Main StageHow do we define well-being in a digital world

Into the Digital Future: What Black Feminism Can Teach Us About Children’s Media Experiences with Amanda LaTasha Armstrong

by Jordan Shapiro and Laura Higgins
December 20, 2021

Amanda LaTasha Armstrong talks with Jordan and Laura about race, feminism, the digital divide, and the future of EdTech on the #IntotheDigitalFuture podcast.

S is for Science: The Making of 3-2-1 Contact

by Ingrid Ockert
August 26, 2021

This article appeared in Physics Today, January 2021, page 26 and appears here with permission. From Elinor Wonders Why to Emily’s Wonder Lab, a multitude of fresh, dynamic programs have recently premiered that

Dr. Chester Pierce and the “Hidden Curriculum” of Sesame Street

by Conrad Lochner
February 22, 2021

In 1968, a year before Sesame Street went on the air, the fledgling Children’s Television Workshop (CTW) staff—including Joan Ganz Cooney, Robert Davidson, David Connell, Dr. Edward Palmer, Barbara Frengal,

Not the Only One Anymore: Empowering Diverse Young Voices

by Victoria Hodge
December 18, 2020

Growing up, I was used to being the “only one.” I was the only Black girl in many of my elementary school classrooms, newspaper staff, debate team, and even in

Can Public Media Level the Playing Field for All Kids?

by Catherine Jhee
November 5, 2019

When Sesame Street first went on the air in 1969, it was part of a movement to help public media reshape what then-FCC Chairman Newton Minow called “the vast wasteland”

Sharing Molly of Denali with Families in Alaska

by Claudia Haines
August 1, 2019

Youth Services Librarian Claudia Haines recently hosted a family screening of the new PBS Kids show Molly of Denali at Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska. This post from her

Intentional Design for Digital Inclusion: Developing Energetic Alpha for Preschoolers

by Marianne Martens, Ph.D. and Gretchen Caldwell Rinnert, M.G.D.
February 28, 2019

Children’s literature is not known for its diversity—either in terms of diverse characters within books, diverse authors and illustrators, or diverse staff within the publishing industry. Nancy Larrick’s famous article,

Podcast Transcript: App Fairy Talks to Tinybop

by Carissa Christner
May 7, 2018

This partial transcript of the App Fairy podcast has been edited for length and clarity. Visit appfairy.org for more information about Tinybop.Carissa Christner: Hello and welcome to the App Fairy podcast! Today

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