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How Educators Can Use Technology to Better Connect to Hispanic-Latino Families

by Amber Levinson
April 4, 2017

In 2013, 25 per cent of public school children in the U.S. were Hispanic-Latino, and this number is expected to grow to 29 per cent by 2025. Within this vibrant and

Unlocking Your Child’s Potential Through Games

by Jennifer Stancil
August 9, 2016

I have been working with the brilliant minds in the video game and design industry since my introduction to the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) at Carnegie Mellon University in 2006.

Good Narrative, Good Game

by Ariam Mogos and Sarah Giffin of Global Kids
July 25, 2016

Global Kids, Inc. works to ensure that youth from underserved areas have the knowledge, skills, experiences and values they need to succeed in school, participate effectively in the democratic process,

Getting Creative with Maker Spaces at the Capitol Hill Maker Faire

by Sloane Grinspoon
July 5, 2016

This past week, the Institute of Museum and Library Services hosted The Capitol Hill Maker Faire as a part of the White House’s National Week of Making. The STEM Challenge

Inspired STEM Camper Turns Teacher

by Empow Studios
June 30, 2016

Empow Studios brings technology, arts, and play together to help young learners discover and build on their creative talents. They teach classes in programming, robotics, video game design, animation, design,

Combining Creativity and STEM Skills Through Video Game Design

April 4, 2016

Almost every child in the United States plays video games—91% of children ages 2-17, according to NPD. But how many kids make their own video games? I could not find

Update: The 4th National STEM Video Game Challenge

by Administrator
May 28, 2015

The entries are in for the National STEM Video Game Challenge, and our expert judges have been busy playing video games! This year we’ve received more than 4,000 entries in

Revisiting Games for Change, Part 2

by Sam Zelitch
June 3, 2014

Personally, I believe in general, when you look at the new assessments, you look at the new standards, you look at what employers want, you look at what people really

Research, Games, and Impact, Oh My!

by Anna Ly
March 26, 2014

This year, I had the great privilege to attend the Digital Media and Learning Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, where I had organized a panel called “Creating Youth Builders – Promoting

Cooney Center Represents at the 2014 Digital Media and Learning Conference

by Anna Ly
February 25, 2014

This year, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center will be a part of not just one, but two sessions at the Digital Media and Learning Conference, an annual event supported by

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