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Dr. Megan Silander will lead the new national Center for Advancing Elementary Science through Assessment, Research, and Technology (CAESART).
CCT researchers will present findings from a study of the effects of public media on children's learning at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness 2024 Conference.
CCT Researcher Noah Goodman shares his top tips for ChatGPT transcription in a new AEA365 blogpost.
CCT distinguished scholar Babette Moeller will co-facilitate two workshops at an upcoming conference at Bank Street College of Education.
CCT Distinguished Scholar Babette Moeller and colleagues will be making two presentations and facilitating a workshop at the 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education in Sydney, Australia.
Regan Vidiksis, CCT senior research associate, is coauthor of a new article in the journal Science and Children.
CCT senior research scientist Ashley Lewis Presser is co-author of an article on preschoolers' data science investigations.
CCT research scientists Wendy Martin and Ariana Riccio Arista will present at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research in Melbourne, Autstralia.
In an article for Mashable, Shelley Pasnik spoke about how schools are ill-prepared to deal with student use of deepfake technology.
CCT research scientist Ariana Riccio Arista was interviewed by The Dallas Morning News for a story about the N3 project's eclipse curriculum.
CCT researchers will be making a total of six presentations at this year's Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
CCT researchers Heather Sherwood and Alice Kaiser will be presenting at the 2024 SIGSCE Technical Symposium.
Dr. Emily Relkin will present at this year's NARST Annual International Conference.
CCT research scientist Dr. Megan Silander presented findings from a recent study of children's problem solving.
Shelley Pasnik was interviewed about AI and child development in EdWeek Market Brief.
Some stress can have positive effects, but chronic stress can harm teens' overall physical and mentai well-being, writes CCT's Camille Ferguson.
Megan Silander is co-author of "Promoting Students' Informal Inferential Reasoning Through Arts-Integrated Data Literacy Education" in the latest issue of Information and Learning Sciences.
An article in EducationWeek
highlights $15 million in new federal funding for CCT's Math for All project.
A new article by CCT researchers in the journal ACM Transactions on Computing Education finds that building young Black women's social capital helps them succeed in STEM career pathways.
Season 4 of La Fuerza de Creer is airing this week on Univision. The telenovela models informal STEM learning for Spanish-speaking families.
CCT's Shelley Pasnik was a featured panelist at an Education Department Games Expo discussion of edtech development for young children.
A new article in Edutopia reviews how early childhood teachers can foster intergenerational learning at home with high-quality media resources.
CCT research will be featured in several sessions at the conference.
Shelley Pasnik gives tips on how to choose the best phones for children in a new article in Time.
CCT's Shelley Pasnik discusses ways in which parents may safely share their children's accomplishments online in an article on Yahoo!Life.
Dr. Deborah Rosenfeld reviewed the risks and opportunities of technology in early childhood in a Hunt Institute panel discussion.
CCT researchers have published an article in the journal Early Childhood Research Quarterly about their work fostering data collection and analysis skills in very young children.
Shelley Pasnik, EDC vice president and senior advisor to CCT, discusses how to introduce your child to AI in a new article in the New York Times.
CCT senior research associate Deb Rosenfeld shares tips on evaluating digital tech for preschoolers in her latest article on Edutopia.
Why and when to use educational technology are more important than what edtech to use, says CCT researcher Deb Rosenfeld in a new post on Edutopia.
Shelley Pasnik discusses our research on media and literacy learning in a new artcle from Education Week.
We have received NSF funding to conduct a long-term pilot of our CT Integration Framework.
Joy Lorenzo Kennedy and colleagues have published a new article on digital media and informational text literacy in AERJ.
Megan Silander is a co-author of a new article in the British Journal of Educational Technology.
Two CCT projects have received top awards in the annual NSF STEM for All Video Showcase.
CCT researchers contributed a chapter on public media and early learning in a new book from IGI Global.
When Duolingo created a children's literacy app, they reached out to CCT for research to evaluate it.
Digital resources that support exploration can allow children to learn as they play, writes CCT's Deb Rosenfeld in Edutopia.
CCT researchers are presenting innovative work to enhance the equity and quality of STEM learning in this year's NSF video showcase.
In a new video, CCT researcher Alexia Raynal describes using WhatsApp to deliver an early learning intervention.
CCT researchers will participate in 11 different presentations at this year's annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
"Mitigating Bias in Mathematics Insruction" is the latest post on the Math for All blog.
"Kids Getting Older Younger" is the title of a new BBC article that quotes CCT's Shelley Pasnik.
CCT researchers Alexia Raynal and Daniel Light have published a new paper on their study of remote learning during the pandemic.
That is not the question. CCT's Bill Tally clarifies this false dichotomy and tells us what kids really need for their post-pandemic education, in The Atlantic.
CCT researchers Regan Vidiksis and Ashley Lewis Presser describe using digital tools for young children's science learning in a post on the NAEYC blog.
CCT's Ashley Lewis Presser and EDC colleague Jessica Mercer Young have published a new article on teaching with tech on the NAEYC blog.
CCT researchers and colleagues have published a new article in the latest edition of the International Journal of Developmental Disabilities.
The NASA Neurodiversity Network has released a video describing the first year of the project's work.
We've received an NSF grant to study the use of a popular telenovela for informal science learning.
Two educational games developed by groups including CCT have been cited for excellence in the 2021 International Serious Play Awards Program.
CCT's Naomi Hupert was interviewed by NPR affiliate WBHM in Birmingham about the impact of the new Alabama Literacy Act.
The latest issue of The Qualitative Report shares multiple diverse approaches to qualitative data analysis for applied research.
“Inventing, Designing, and Engineering for All Students” has won a top award at the NSF STEM for All Video Showcase.
Research by CCT's Dr. Daniel Light and Alexia Raynal shows an app can support program delivery to busy families.
In their latest article on Edutopia, CCT research scientists Joy Kennedy and Naomi Hupert share ways adults can use digital media to support children's learning.
EDC President David Offensend has named CCT's Shelley Pasnik as a senior vice president of business development strategy and communication.
A team of CCT researchers have authored a chapter in the 5th edition of Springer's Handbook of Research in Educational Communications and Technology.
Our latest research on how digital badges can serve as a bridge between informal learning and higher education has just been published by the journal Afterschool Matters.
CCT will lead the research on a new 5-year Ready To Learn initiative, launched by long-time partners CPB and PBS and funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Children's learning has changed radically during the pandemic, but children and their academic and emotional needs are still the same.
In two new articles, CCT's Deborah Rosenfeld shares some best practices for parents and teachers who are dealing with remote learning.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik was a featured panelist at the New England Council's discussion of factors to be considered when reopening the schools.
Dr. Deborah Rosenfeld reviews key considerations around new schooling practices as educators adjust to the pandemic.
CCT researchers have shared what they've learned from adolescents about their experiences with remote learning in a new Innovations blog post.
CCT researchers and their colleagues have published a paper about the inclusive maker program "Inventing, Designing, and Engineering for All Students" and its impact on both autistic and neurotypical students.
Shelley Pasnik, director of CCT, discusses how the digital divide affects schools' response to the pandemic in an interview with The 74.
CCT Senior Research Associate Dr. Deborah Rosenfeld presented advice for parents at a webinar sponsored by UVM-CDE.
CCT researcher Alice Kaiser reports that digital media can help young children learn science.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik spoke with Henry Mance of the Financial Times about the importance of parental engagement with children's TV viewing during lockdown.
Our parent organization has collected and organized useful materials and resources from projects worldwide to help parents and teachers confront COVID-19.
Findings from our research on public media resources and children's science learning are summarized in a blog post by CCT's Tiffany Maxon and Elisa Garcia from SRI.
CCT researcher Deborah Rosenfeld believes that staying home with children can be an opportunity to build good family memories.
CCT researchers, led by Shelley Pasnik, have created sets of easy-to-follow guidelines for parents to help them use educational technology at home.
Our latest article in the Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education reports on how young children and their teachers interact with computational thinking activities.
In this EdSurge article, CCT experts Megan Silander and Naomi Hupert share research-based steps to help select edtech products that match student needs and learning goals.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik shares four key takeaways from our research on digital resources and early childhood learning in an article for The 74.
CCT researchers Naomi Hupert and Megan Silander discuss whether technology can help kids make sense of their world in a new post on EDC's innovations blog.
CCT researcher Heather Sherwood has written a new blog post as part of EDC's observence of CSEd Week.
Our new report, Early Science and Engineering: The Impact of The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! on Learning, shows that digital media can help children from under-resourced communities learn real-life science.
The September issue of NAEYC's Young Children included a copy of our "Integrating Technology into Early Learning" resource.
Shelley Pasnik and Naomi Hupert are the authors of a new article in the magazine Teaching Young Children.
Family science apps are the topic of a new blog post by Michelle Cerrone and Megan Silander.
Shelley Pasnik is the featured expert in a special episode of the Web series iQ:smartparent.
Megan Silander is co-author of the article "Using Media to Engage Families in Science" on the Global Family Research Project blog.
CCT research associate Heather Sherwood writes about the use of digital devices and media resources with very young children in a new post on the Erikson Institute blog.
Findings from our study that introduced inventing, designing, and enginering "maker" projects to middle-school students on the autism spectrum—and to those who were not—are described in a new article in Connected Science Learning.
A new article in the Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership reports findings from our study of ways to support children’s active, outdoor environmental science learning through the use of digital resources and hands-on activities.
The PEEP Family Science digital apps help preschool children learn science at home, say researchers Megan Silander and Gay Mohrbacher in a new post on the Joan Ganz Cooney Center blog.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik was interviewed by Reuters for an article on new streaming services aimed at children.
We've just released a set of new resources for preschool teachers to help integrate technology into their classrooms while supporting bilingual learners.
A new article in American Educator draws on findings from a national survey about young children and science.
Our new book about how educational media play a role in meeting the learning needs of children, parents, and teachers has just been published.
Researchers from EDC|CCT and Research Matters write about the NSF-funded PlumRx project to study urban kids’ science learning in the latest NAEYC blogpost
EDC|CCT is the evaluation partner for Google Code Next, a program to develop the next generation of Black and Latinx computer scientists and engineers. Now Google has launched a website describing the program.
Distinguished scholar Babette Moeller is co-author of an article on strategies for planning and implementing effective lessons for diverse learners, in the latest issue of K–12 STEM Education.
Our latest project examines whether AR can help struggling young readers—or not.
Naomi Hupert, senior research scientist at EDC, writes in Education Week about the role parents and caregivers can play in helping young children learn science.
The Next Generation Preschool Math team has just published an article in the International Journal of Designs for Learning on using learning sciences to inform app design.
Two of our entries in the 2018 NSF STEM Video Showcase have been named as Facilitators' Choice presentations.
EDC Vice President Shelley Pasnik has published a description of our latest research about young children's science learning in the Washington Post "Answer Sheet."
A new report on an innovative study of parents and the educational activities they do with their children finds that half of parents do not feel very confident when it comes to supporting thier children's science learning.
The National Science Teachers Association journal Connected Science Learning has published a research brief about our Plum Rx study of urban families and environmental science learning.
The most-viewed DRK-12 video in this year's CADRE Video Showcase was produced by our Math for All project.
Our research on tablet apps to help young children develop spatial skills is featured in a new blog post on the Global Family Research Project website.
Researchers from the Next Generation Preschool Science project have just published an article in the NSTA journal Science and Children.
EDC researchers and colleagues from the Center for Innovative Research in Cyberlearning (CIRCL) have released a new report on six emerging design themes from NSF-funded projects.
CCT will receive one of the first-ever grants from the Robin Hood Learning+Technology Fund.
CCT researchers presented two workshops on effective use of digital games and gameplay data at the annual Games in Education Symposium.
An article on EdSurge.com describes an EDC project to use an animated TV program to teach computational thinking skills to preschoolers.
This week, we're presenting our work at three diverse conferences across the US.
In an interview published today by New America, CCT director Shelley Pasnik discusses the Ready To Learn Initiative and a wide range of related edtech subjects.
In an article on teaching computational thinking, the New York Times gives a shout-out to our project for preschoolers.
Dr. Jim Diamond has contributed a chapter to a new book on culture, learning, and technology (CLT).
The National Science Foundation will fund new initiatives by CCT and WGBH to help 3- to 5-year-olds develop science and computational thinking skills.
CCT and SRI Education have issued a new summary of eight ways in which educational media producers can foster school readiness and success for young children.
CCT research scientist Naomi Hupert will present a workshop this week at the Early Childhood STEM Conference.
CCT director Shelley Pasnik joined other EDC experts at the White House as an invited presenter at the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Summit.
CCT has been selected by the Library of Congress to be its research collaborator for the Teaching with Primary Sources program, which helps teachers use the Library's collection of digitized primary source materials in their classrooms.
CCT research scientist Naomi Hupert will lead a symposium on "Designing Educational Games for Early Learners" at the upcoming Games+Learning+Society Conference.
CCT researchers James Diamond and Pilar Gonzalez are co-authors of a chapter on digital badges for teacher PD in the new book, Foundation of Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials.
Shelley Pasnik, EDC vice president and director of CCT, will be a featured speaker at a panel on "Fostering Stem Trajectories: Bridging ECE Research, Practice, & Policy," a forum hosted by New America and the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, in Washington, DC, on May 31.
EDC vice president and CCT director Shelley Pasnik presents our Ready To Learn research at the U.S. Dept. of Ed. today, then attends a reception for the Congressional PreK Caucus.
This week's "Early Learning at Ed" newsletter features new reports about the impact of the Ready To Learn Program.
We and our SRI colleagues have published a new article in the 10-year commemorative issue of the Journal of Children and Media.
A new report from PBS Education features our 2015 PBS LearningMedia impact study.
A new Voting Rights lesson has been added to the free Zoom In American History teaching tool, just in time for Black History Month.
Our free, interactive Web-based platform for teaching U.S. history gets a stellar review from Graphite.
An article by Savitha Moorthy on the SRI International blog examines how digital media and technology can be used to support young children's learning and development.
Researchers on the latest Ready To Learn transmedia study found that texting was a useful tool for engaging and retaining family participants.
We are mourning the loss of our longtime colleague, Jeffrey Nelson.
Dr. Babette Moeller and Michelle Cerrone are co-authors of a paper in a special issue of Bank Street’s Occasional Paper Series.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik will be a featured panelist at the National Educational Telecommunications Association conference this week in Tampa Bay, FL.
In honor of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, CCT's Noah Goodman has posted an article about his work with TV411.org, the website of the public television program for adult literacy.
CCT is pleased to be able to continue our work on the Ready To Learn Initiative, thanks to a new 5-year grant to CPB and PBS from the U.S. Dept. of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement.
CCT researcher Naomi Hupert is quoted in an LA Times story on the increasing competition among streaming services for young audiences.
The National Endowment for the Humanities has funded a new interactive digital history game in WNET's award-winning Mission US series.
Zoom In, our free online tool for teaching middle-school US history and literacy skills, is live!
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik is quoted in an article on new research that shows 2-year-olds using multiple mobile devices.
"Connecting Underrepresented Youth to STEM Through Culturally Relevant Game Design" is a new post by Jim Diamond on the LTD blog.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik writes about family routines, boundaries, and the structures that allow children to develop creativity, on the Joan Ganz Cooney Center Blog.
Dr. Ashley Lewis Presser and Dr. Peggy Clements are coauthors of a new article in Early Education and Development on the effectiveness of a PreK and K math curriculum .
Dr. Peggy Clements is a co-author of a new research report on the ways in which schools are using online courses for their students.
The editors and reviewers of Common Sense Media's Graphite platform have selected work from two of our projects for their list of Best EdTech of 2014.
As part of the Science Learning+ initiative, the NSF has funded our investigation of digital badges as assessments in informal science learning.
Dr. Daniel Light is the author of a chapter on technology, teaching, and learning in the UN's State of the World's Children 2015 report.
Dr. Peggy Clements is the author of “The Need for Better Data about K-12 Online Learning: Starting with How and Why” on the EDC’s Learning and Teaching Division blog.
The Ruby Realm, one of the digital games from our Possible Worlds project, is now available from BrainPOP.
Research from the Next Generation Preschool Math project informs a new math app for preschool kids, available today in the Apple App Store.
We're delighted to announce that the NSF has funded our study of the role of social media in public science discourse.
Dr. Ashley Lewis Presser is co-author of "Positive Integration of Media for Children," on the Platform for Good blog.
Today's online eSchool News features an article on our new Possible Worlds website and explains some of the theory behind the digital games and activities we developed.
Dr. Babette Moeller will serve as PI on the newly funded study of the efficacy of Math for All PD.
In a post on the Fred Rogers Center Blog, Shelley Pasnik has six questions for our colleagues working in early learning and educational technology.
Dr. Wendy Martin and Francisco Cervantes explain computational thinking to a writer from Forbes.
CCT director Shelley Pasnik discusses the increasing use of technology by children—the earliest adopters—in "Little Hands, Big Screens."
In her final Games+Learning article, Dr. Katie Culp supports the importance of play over the necessity of assessment.
In the second of a series of articles on the Games+Learning blog, Dr. Katie Culp explains how to unlock the power of educational games.
Dr. Katie Culp writes about CCT's approach to educational game design on the Games+Learning blog.
CCT's Dr. Babette Moeller is co-author of "Making Standards-Based Mathematics Education Accessible to Students with Disabilities" in Urban Perspectives.
Mission US: A Cheyenne Odyssey, an interactive history game created with research input from EDC|CCT, has recieved the award for "Most Significant Impact Game" at the 2014 Games for Change festival.
Shelley Pasnik is interviewed by the Anniston Star on the role of the Children's Television Act in bringing educational/informative children's programming to commercial TV.
Dr. Daniel Light and Elizabeth Pierson have published a paper on the successful integration of tech tools into a traditional school system in Argentina.
Dr. Deborah Rosenfeld writes about increasing preschool teachers' confidence and competence for teaching math to very young children, on the Learning and Teaching Blog.
Pilar Gonzalez answers questions about educational technology for English Language Learners on the New America Media website.
The WNET Education Newsletter features "Mission US 2: Flight to Freedom" in honor of Black History Month.
Our director, Shelley Pasnik, sums up in the new edSurge article about the Cooney Center's report on families' educational media use.
CCT's Elizabeth Pierson is co-author of an article on collaborative learning environments in the January issue of the International Journal of Instruction.
We are happy to announce our partnership with PBS Learning Media on a new impact study that will be led by our Dr. Babette Moeller.
Dr. Ashley Lewis Presser and colleagues presented on "Technology and the Future of Preschool" at the STEM Smart conference in Washington, DC.
The Ready To Learn Transmedia Math Report is the subject of an article in the "Early Years" section of Education Week.
eSchool News has coverage of the Ready To Learn Prekindergarten Transmedia Math Study Report, featuring a short interview with study co-author Shelley Pasnik.
News of our Ready To Learn Prekindergarten Transmedia Math Report is featured in the "Learning Research" section of the Games and Learning website.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik details positive findings from our new prekindergarten transmedia mathematics study, on the Fred Rogers Center blog.
Dr. Daniel Light and Elizabeth Pierson have published a new article, "The Impact of School Technology Infrastructure on Teachers' Technology Integration: A Survey in 13 Countries," in the international journal Ubiquitous Learning.
Babette Moeller and Naomi Hupert reach out to teachers and parents with an explanation of UDL on the blog of A Platform for Good.
Katie Culp, CCT's director of research, raises some questions about the use of digital games as assement tools in a letter in Education Week.
That's what Dr. Jim Diamond discussed in a "Connected Learning" webinar.
Our Dr. Ashley Lewis Presser is quoted in a New York Times article about the Next Gen Preschool Math field tests.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik speaks out about the Los Angeles School District's investiment in iPads for every student, in the Christian Science Monitor.
Dr. Daniel Light is the author of a chapter in the just-published book, Transforming Education: Global Perspectives, Experiences and Implications.
Dr. Harouna Ba and researcher Loulou Bangura discuss the possible role of mobile technology in early learning among children 0–3 years old in an article in Early Childhood Matters.
CCT researchers Dr. Jim Diamond and Tim Reitzes have written about their competition-winning app, Congregate!, for the Platform for Good blog.
Marian Pasquale, CCT senior research scientist, is featured in an article about K-12 technology developments in the District Administration magazine digital edition.
CCT Senior Researcher/Designer caught on camera at San Franciso Exploratorium.
Dr. Bill Tally describes how CCT's current work around the Common Core Standards for teaching history and social studies builds on two decades of our research projects.
Digital learning materials, Finnish monkeys, an anthropomorphic dodecahedron, and pizza cutting as a social skill are all part of math for 4-year-olds, according to Shelley Pasnik's post on the Fred Rogers Center's blog.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik and Director of Reserch Katie Culp recently served on a panel at a major conference.
CCT's John Parris shares his thoughts on software for teachers in a two-part post on the Learning and Teaching Division blog.
Team CCT—Jim Diamond, John Parris, Francisco Cervantes, Leah Potter, and Tim Reitzes—took first place at the DML Project Connect Hackathon, "Hacking for a Better Web" on May 9.
Dr. Daniel Light's work with international one-to-one laptop programs is featured in an interview in the latest edition of EDC Update.
The February issue of the AALF newsletter features an article about our study of 1:1 programs in Russia, by Elizabeth Pierson and Dr. Daniel Light.
Dr. Jim Diamond's study of the "Who Built America?" teaching mastery badge system has been funded by HASTAC Digital Media and Learning Competition.
In "Parental Guidance Suggested," CCT director Shelley Pasnik offers guidance on dealing with a flood of new portable tech devices in the home.
Shelley Pasnik looks back at the early days of kids and tech (circa 2007), and the end of iCarly, in the LA Times.
Dr. Katie Culp, CCT's director of research, writes about becoming a research scientist in the most recent issue of PSA.
CCT director Shelley Pasnik suggests co-viewing, active viewing, and other strategies for dealing with the #1 danger in children's bedrooms: TV!
Shelley Pasnik has some good news for parents worried about their young children's interactions with technology, in Kiwanis Magazine.
Dr. Bill Tally discusses research into differences in "technological capital" in American homes in Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning.
Our Ready to Learn research is cited in an article in the NAEYC's Young Children Journal.
CCT director Shelley Pasnik reassures parents of young children in an article in the Orlando Sentinel.
A new video demonstrating our work on the Possible Worlds project has been presented by Dr. Katie Culp to a meeting of IES project directors.
Dr. Peggy Clements is the author of an article on the Access to Algebra I study in this month's issue of THE Journal.
Dr. Daniel Light describes how principals can make their schools Web 2.0-friendly in the latest issue of Learning & Leading with Technology.
How do you create a badge system to reward "acts of resistence?" Our own Dr. James Diamond discussed that at the Games for Change Festival.
CCT director Shelley Pasnik describes ways in which parents can help kids use technology for learning in an article on the "World Education" blog.
Dr. William Tally discusses Mission US as part of a critical analysis of educational games on the videogame website Nightmare Mode.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik is quoted in an article on technology, pedagogy, and the use of mobile devices in classrooms.
CCT documented the design, launch, and first year of operation of the P-Tech grades 9-14 school in Brooklyn, a model now expanding to Chicago.
The New America Foundation's "Early Ed Watch" blog gave kudos to our Ready to Learn research on Digital Learning Day.
Shelley Pasnik was a featured panelist at the Cooney Center's "New Coviewing: Designing for Learning through Joint Media Engagement" event.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik is quoted in a newspaper article by a concerned reporter with a tech-savvy 4-year-old.
Dr. Peggy Clements discussed the structure of the online algebra course with Education Week's "Inside School Research" blog.
CCT's Dr. Peggy Clements was co-PI of the Online Algebra study, and was a co-author, along with our own Dr. Katie Culp (and others), of the report.
A journal article on the Ready to Learn study has been published by the Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
Our Ready to Learn research was cited in a recent radio discussion of parents' concerns about their children's exposure to new media.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik is quoted in an FT Magazine article about Salman Khan and the Khan Academy.
Bill Tally and Jim Diamond discuss the benefits of teaching history through digital roleplaying games in an article on the TeachingHistory website.
Dr. Lauren B. Goldenberg is the author of an article on good teaching practices in The Science Teacher.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik has accepted an invitation to participate in the NY Times ""Schools for Tomorrow"" conference.
Dr. Daniel Light traveled to Buenos Aires to speak at the conference Las provincias y las TIC and to greet the publication of his new book.
Dr. Lauren Goldenberg will speak about CCT's ABE-NY research at the New York State Online & Blended Learning Summit 2 in Albany.
Dr. Ashley Lewis will be PI on "Next Generation Preschool Math," the latest CCT project to be funded by the National Science Foundation.
MSNBC asked CCT's Cornelia Brunner that simple question, and got quite a nuanced answer.
Dr. Katherine Culp, co-PI on CCT's Possible Worlds project, was interviewed on the Ashoka Foundation's changemakers website.
Shelley Pasnik was the featured guest on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show, discussing children's use of technology and changes in family dynamics.
The Nellie Mae Education Foundation has released a report on integrating technology and learning, by CCT's Babette Moeller and Tim Reitzes.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik is quoted in an article on children's digital reading programs in this week's Jewish Exponent.
An article about NYS PBS stations' support for STEM education included CCT's ABE-NY study.
CCT's "Wordplay Games" project is one of only 19 proposals to receive funding from Next Generation Learning Challenges.
Education Week's "Digital Directions" features our Possible Worlds project and the research behind teaching science with DSi games.
Education Week's "Digital Directions" features our Possible Worlds project and the research behind teaching science with DSi games.
Topic for Discussion
The Resilience Advocacy Project's discussion series will feature CCT's Shelley Pasnik in a conversation about innovation, technology, and democracy.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik described some best practices in setting rules for children's TV viewing in a recent article on eHow.com.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has released "Findings from Ready to Learn, 2005-2010," with summaries of findings from our RTL research.
The MacArthur Foundation's Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning reviews the RTL evaluation and looks forward to our new work.
National Geographic Education's new website credits our research for their state-of-the-art redesign.
"Building a Classroom Learning Community," by Dr. Daniel Light, has been named Outstanding Paper at GLAP 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
The recent pilot-testing of our first Nintendo DSi literacy game was covered by the Yorktown Patch community-news website.
Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, calls out our Ready to Learn project in her Huffington Post article.
In February's Learning and Leading with Technology, Daniel Light summarizes research report findings to help educators.
Naomi Hupert's letter to the NY Times reminds readers of the problems with open classrooms.
Shelley Pasnik, CCT's director, was a member of the PBS Kids panel at the Television Critics Association 2011 winter press tour.
"Connecting Instructional Technology Professional Development to Teacher and Student Outcomes" has been reviewed on the Edu Tech Geek blog.
Dr. Daniel Light's article, "Multiple Factors Supporting the Transition to ICT-Rich Learning Environments" was selected as a refereed article.
The first-person American-history adventure gets a positive review from Play This Thing, which calls it fun and entertaining.
CCT director Shelley Pasnik was interviewed for an NBC News story on iPhone use by toddlers.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has announced a $72 million grant from the US Dept. of Education for the next phase of Ready to Learn.
An article in Education Research News asks if games can teach academic content and still be fun. The answer? Possible Worlds.
Jim Diamond is featured in this month's EDC Staff Spotlight for his work with educational technology and video games.
Naomi Hupert and Terri Meade will attend an invitational workshop "Innovation, Education, and the Maker Movement" at World Maker Faire 9/26-27.
In an article in Education Week, Daniel Light discussed some of his research findings about the uses of wikis and blogs in the classroom.
EDC online PD projects, including a tech-integration program evaluated by CCT researchers Naomi Hupert and Wendy Martin, are recommended by Edutopia.
EDC Update profiled CCT's Shelley Pasnik on her return from Jaipur, where she spoke about emerging technology trends at an ICT conference.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik is interviewed about our new work in the latest issue of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
The new project will build on work already underway on a suite of Nintendo games for science and literacy learning.
The Ready to Learn study continues to be mentioned in the media, most recently in the March issue of Southwest Airlines' Spirit magazine.
Senior research scientist Daniel Light's paper is in the current issue of JEID.
CCT Director Shelley Pasnik is quoted in a new Laptopmag.com article "Be a Better Tech Parent."
"Schools are complex environments and learning is complex and messy," CCT director Shelley Pasnik was quoted as saying in a recent article.
"I don't believe technology can make someone dumber or smarter. Depending on how you use it, your outcome varies," CCT senior researcher Naomi Hupert
In "Getting Girls into Games," Cornelia Brunner, deputy director of CCT, was asked why it's taken so long to develop videogames that appeal to females
