Elizabeth Rood

2 weeks ago | joanganzcooneycenter.org | Chris Berdik |Elizabeth Rood

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center has officially welcomed the first six edtech partners into the Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovations. Supported in part by the Walton Family Foundation, the Sandbox aims to foster edtech design informed by the science of learning and the creative spark of children.

1 month ago | joanganzcooneycenter.org | Daniel Alonso |Medha Tare |Elizabeth Rood

Apr 7 2025 | Category: Cooney Center presenting Step into an inspiring conversation about the promises and risks of AI with the early childhood education (ECE) workforce with the power of AI. Facing mounting challenges like burnout and high turnover, the ECE sector is at a crossroads—and AI offers a transformative path forward.

1 month ago | joanganzcooneycenter.org | Chris Berdik |Daniel Alonso |Medha Tare |Elizabeth Rood

The tables were strewn with multicolored pipe cleaners, clumps of clay, construction paper, markers, feathers, scissors, tape, and other arts and crafts materials. On a Friday afternoon last June, about a dozen kids, ranging from 8 to 12 years old, filled a studio space in New York’s School of Visual Arts with noisy, exuberant chatter as they brought their brainstorms to life with marker-stained fingers.

1 month ago | joanganzcooneycenter.org | Elizabeth Rood |Chris Berdik

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center, with support from the Walton Family Foundation, has embarked upon a three-year initiative that aims to help shape educational technology products that address specific literacy outcomes. In 2023, the Cooney Center Sandbox was launched to help digital media innovators answer the following questions: How do you know that what you are making is engaging and appropriate for kids? And, how do you know it will have a positive impact?

2 months ago | joanganzcooneycenter.org | Daniel Alonso |Medha Tare |Elizabeth Rood

Mar 3 2025 | Austin, 500 E Cesar Chavez St 78701 | Category: Cooney Center presenting AI tools to support literacy & computational thinking Generative AI is arguably one of the most disruptive forces in the current tech landscape— with undeniable impact in K-12 learning. It has the potential to be an effective tool to personalize learning by curating content and promoting student collaboration.