education

Learning from Learning from Hollywood

by Meryl Alper
May 20, 2011

While managing the @cooneycenter Twitter feed and live blog during this week’s Learning From Hollywood Forum, my mental gears were continuously whirring. Rich threads of conversation spun back and forth

The Wall Must Come Down

by Gary E. Knell
April 14, 2011

This May, a group of leaders from the creative media industries, education, research, policy, and philanthropy will come together at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts for the Joan Ganz Cooney

The Reformers Are Leaving Our Schools in the 20th Century

by Marc Prensky
March 1, 2011

Why most U.S. school reformers are on the wrong track, and how to get our kids’ education right for the futureWhat President Obama said: “We need to out-educate.”What Obama should

The iTot Challenge: Getting Young Children Ready in the Jetsonian Age

by Michael H. Levine, Ph.D.
January 26, 2011

Reprinted from Huffington Post. As President Obama discusses our State of the Union with a much needed focus on innovation, education and investment in America’s future, let’s focus on one

What We’re Reading: January 6, 2011

by Catherine Jhee
January 6, 2011

Here are some of the stories and videos that caught our interest this past week – highlights feature the growing movement to include iPads in the classroom and a Q&A

Looking Back to Move Ahead: Some Reflections on 2010

by Michael H. Levine, PhD
December 22, 2010

This past year has been a difficult one for many families, especially for the nation’s most vulnerable children. By some estimates, nearly half of all young children in the U.S.

New National Digital Learning Plan for the Everywhere Kids

by Marj Kleinman
November 18, 2010

The final version of the National Education Technology Plan was unveiled on Tuesday, outlining the transition from digital classrooms to other platforms–long overdue. Read Fred Belmont’s HuffPo piece, Obama’s New

NEW REPORT: Learning: Is there an app for that?

by Cooney Center Team
November 7, 2010

The Cooney Center is thrilled to announce our newest report!A mobile media revolution that is changing the lives of adults, and now children of all ages, is under way across

Grantmakers for Education Remarks

by Gary E. Knell
November 5, 2010

The following remarks were delivered by Sesame Workshop CEO Gary E. Knell at the Grantmakers for Education annual conference last week. The end of World War II was a pivotal

Rapping Math Teachers Bring It

by Cooney Center Team
October 21, 2010

Great piece by Edutopia, Rapping Math Teachers Bring It, featuring the Rapping MathematicianAlso check out these instructions to learn how to write your own math rap!

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