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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 9h

📚 In honor of October being #NationalBookMonth, the reading enthusiasts at the Cooney Center wanted to share some of our favorite books to read with kids! Read our recent blog about how to inspire a love of reading in kids here: bit.ly/4c6iIB6

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We are delighted to share the publication of “Remixing the Future: Co-designing an AI Tool to Support Creativity and Literacy with Teachers and Students.” Read the case study here: cooneycenter.org/remixingthef... @thegiantroom.bsky.social @robinhoodnyc.bsky.social

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On Monday, Cooney Center Senior Fellow Amanda Lenhart was a panelist at the “Who Gets to Decide How AI Enters Our Schools” event, part of the NYPL’s “7 Stories Up” series, and presented with @datasociety.bsky.social. 📺 Watch the recording here: bit.ly/4y30cBO

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Boston families: join us on Saturday 10/10 from 12-2 for a free Family Digital Wellness Day to help families build healthy digital habits. Presented by the Cooney Center, @thegiantroom.bsky.social, and The Digital Wellness Lab in partnership with Verizon. #bostonkids #bostonfamilies

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We’re headed to Meaningful Play in Pittsburgh on 10/14 for our workshop: “Sharing the Secret Sauce: Translating Research into Practice with Sesame Workshop & The Joan Ganz Cooney Center.” Learn more and register: bit.ly/4AsSG5v @cmuctp.bsky.social @CarnegieMellon @MichiganStateU

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We’re so glad that the West Side YMCA is in the Sesame Workshop neighborhood! We love working with the Y and its families, who help our product partners co-design better edtech for kids. Read about the partnership on the blog: bit.ly/4z1yh68

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A Partnership Blossoms on the Block

The growing partnership between the West Side YMCA and the Joan Ganz Cooney Center makes so much sense that it almost seems predestined. Not only do both institutions put children and families at the…

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our Family Digital Wellness Day at Boston's Roxbury YMCA (scheduled for tomorrow) has been postponed due to weather. Stay tuned for rescheduled date.

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Boston families: join us this Saturday 9/26 from 12-2 for a free Family Digital Wellness Day to help families build healthy digital habits. Presented by the Cooney Center, @thegiantroom.bsky.social, and The Digital Wellness Lab in partnership with Verizon. #bostonkids #bostonfamilies

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Screens Ubiquitous in Classrooms; Teachers Split on Efficacy. (@cooneycenter.bsky.social / @waltonfamilyfdn.bsky.social / Gallup) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260920

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📣 Today 9/23 at 2 pm ET! 📣 Join Senior Director of Research Medha Tare for “Centering Educational Outcomes in AI-Enabled Tools,” a webinar presented by The Learning Agency and Renaissance Philanthropy. Register here: bit.ly/4j3x3Cp

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Join Senior Fellow Amanda Lenhart next Mon 9/28 at 6:30 pm ET for the “Who Gets to Decide How AI Enters Our Schools” panel live in NYC and online. The event highlights Natasha Singer's new book, and is presented with the NYPL and @datasociety.bsky.social. Free tickets here: bit.ly/4rbRgrS

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Join Senior Director of Research Medha Tare Wednesday 9/23 at 2 pm ET for “Centering Educational Outcomes in AI-Enabled Tools,” a webinar presented by The Learning Agency and Renaissance Philanthropy. Register here: bit.ly/4j3x3Cp

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Screen Wise: What Teachers Say About Making Classroom Technology Work” is a new study from the @waltonfamilyfdn.bsky.social and @gallup.com produced in partnership with the Cooney Center. 📊 Download the study here: cooneycenter.org/screenwise #edtech

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today we are thrilled to share a new @waltonfamilyfdn.bsky.social and @gallup.com study, produced in partnership with the Cooney Center: “Screen Wise: What Teachers Say About Making Classroom Technology Work.” The findings were highlighted in a @nytimes.com article: bit.ly/4hv14tF #edtech

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

What happens when design frameworks that support youth digital wellbeing are applied to kids’ actual lived experiences using AI? Read the recap of an @acm-idc.bsky.social workshop exploring this question on the Foundry10 blog: bit.ly/3UNR9GL #IDC2026 #IDC26

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Cooney Center is headed to EdTech Week- we hope to see you at our panel “Incubating Innovation in Literacy Edtech” on 10/14 and “Empowered or Outsourced: Rethinking Student Agency in the Age of AI” on 10/15! Learn more: bit.ly/eventsJGCC #edtechweek

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Boston families: join us on Saturday 9/26 from 12-2 for a free Family Digital Wellness Day to help families build healthy digital habits. Presented by the Cooney Center, @thegiantroom.bsky.social, and The Digital Wellness Lab in partnership with Verizon. #bostonkids #bostonfamilies

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Medha Tare, Ph.D., our Senior Director of Research, is featured in a new interview with The Learning Agency's “The Cutting Ed.” Learn more about her leadership of the Cooney Center’s research and innovation work here: bit.ly/4gJN2Eo

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📚 Happy International Literacy Day! 📚 UNESCO has celebrated International Literacy Day every September 8th for the last 60 years. Check out some of our favorite literacy-related resources here: www.pinterest.com/cooneycenter... #literacyday #ILD2026

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🎬 Lights, Camera, Co-Design! 🎬 Last fall, we had the pleasure of interviewing these fantastic kids co-design experts for the videos on our Co-Design with Kids Toolkit. Learn from their decades of experience at codesignwithkids.org! #codesign #codesignwithkids

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A common misconception about the Science of Reading is that it’s limited to phonics instruction. Our report “Translating Literacy Research to Edtech” talks about how phonics is just one piece of the puzzle. Read the full report here: bit.ly/4dY13Nd #scienceofreading

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Working on an edtech product that focuses on writing? This ‘writing wheel’ framework is how we help our Sandbox for Literacy Innovations partner companies think about how kids learn to write effectively. Learn more: bit.ly/4dY13Nd #scienceofreading #literacyedtech

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Cooney Center Senior Fellow Amanda Lenhart discusses how AI is changing learning and childhood with journalist @jillbarshay.bsky.social (@hechingerreport.org) and Lalitha Vasudevan (@columbiauniversity.bsky.social) in a new episode of the “Pursuing the Public Good” podcast. 🎧 bit.ly/4cuc2gn

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Dr. Susan Neuman, Professor of Childhood and Literacy Education at NYU, offers her insights in the foreword to our report “Translating literacy research to edtech.” Read the full report here: bit.ly/4dY13Nd #literacyinnovations #literacyedtech

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

On the blog: Senior Director of Research Medha Tare asks three Bookstagrammers how to inspire a love of reading, even amongst the most reluctant readers: Read it here: bit.ly/4c6iIB6 #kidlit #literacy #ELA

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

College educators- have you checked out our Co-Design with Kids Toolkit yet? If your students are creating tech, media, toys, learning tools (or anything else!) for kids, we hope you’ll swim on over to codesignwithkids.org and share our free resources with your students!

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Please vote for our two @sxswedu.com Panelpicker Proposals by 8/23! Vote by clicking the ❤️ next to “Teachers + Developers: Co-Design Better EdTech Together” and “Beyond Bans: What Teachers & Parents Want from Tech for Kids.” Vote here: bit.ly/jgcc_sxswedu27

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We’re thrilled to share the white paper “Raising Good Gamers: What Families Need to Know About Video Games and Well-Being” from our friends at @Games for Change. Check out this video about the initiative featuring the Cooney Center’s Allisyn Levy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CtC...

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Raising Good Gamers: from questions to connections

Video games are a powerful part of how young people connect, learn, create, and grow. Research increasingly shows that, in the right context, gaming can support creativity, friendship, and emotional…

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

At Games for Change, David Kleeman moderated the “Immersive, Engaging, and Good for Kids: Designing XR for Youth” panel with Elizabeth Rood, Jesse Schell, Azi Jamalian, and Asante Asiedu. More on the blog: joanganzcooneycenter.org/2026/08/17/i...

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Please vote for our @sxswedu.com Panelpicker Proposals by 8/23! Vote by clicking the ❤️ next to “Teachers + Developers: Co-Design Better EdTech Together” and “Beyond Bans: What Teachers & Parents Want from Tech for Kids” Learn more about our proposals here: joanganzcooneycenter.org/2026/08/06/p...

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

2026 WBXD Fellows Sarah Kelley-Luker (Nurture), Tatyerra Spurlock-McPherson (Sesame Workshop), and Téo Xisto (@medialab.bsky.social) had some real ‘a ha’ moments during their fellowships. Learn how they’re designing tech with kids’ well-being in mind: bit.ly/3U86amm

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Our 2026 Well-Being by Design Fellows are building thoughtful technology with kids' well-being in mind. Read case studies from fellows Christopher Gomez (Bronx Children's Museum, Kati Baker (@bakenshake.bsky.social) (SocialCipher), Mariya Nikolayev (Stride, Inc.), and more here: bit.ly/3U86amm

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

What did our 2026 Well-Being by Design Fellows learn about designing tech with kids’ well-being in mind? Read takeaways from fellows Allie Dewey (@thedoseum.bsky.social), Amber Ivey (AIdigiTales), and Asanté Asiedu (Udeesa) in their case studies here: bit.ly/3U86amm

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

K-5 educators: our @sharemylesson.bsky.social “Bridging the Science of Reading and EdTech: How to Evaluate Digital Literacy Tools for K-5” webinar is now available on demand! Watch this free webinar, available for PD credit, here: bit.ly/4eX8GDX #elementaryliteracy #edtech

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🎙️Cooney Center Fellow Liza Gak recently joined colleagues Michael Preston and Medha Tare on the Edtech Insiders podcast, sharing takeaways from co-designing AI-powered products with kids. Listen to the whole conversation here: bit.ly/4w5HpW2

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

What can adult designers learn from co-designing with kids? Here’s what some of our Co-Design with Kids Toolkit contributors have experienced. 🐙🐠🐳🐡 Swim on over and learn more about co-designing with kids today: codesignwithkids.org/

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What have you learned from co-designing with kids?

What have our experts learned from co-designing with kids, after a combined 139 years of experience? We talked to the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop "Co-Design with Kids Toolkit"…

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

On this Edtech Insiders podcast featuring the Cooney Center, Executive Director Michael Preston chats about how we use co-design to bring a new dimension to child-centered design in edtech. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.buzzsprout.com/1877869/epis... #codesign #edtech

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Cooney Center Executive Director Michael Preston stressed the importance of designing AI with a developmental lens to best support kids’ well-being at the @ucirvine.bsky.social “How Today’s Children Learn, Play and Thrive” panel. Watch a video of the event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=94fe...

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Raising the Next Generation in the Age of AI - How Today’s Children Learn, Play and Thrive

As technology reshapes childhood, the need for evidence-based solutions has never been greater. Hear from six pioneers whose work is transforming how children learn, play, connect, and thrive online,…

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We had a fantastic conversation on the Edtech Insiders podcast. Hear Executive Director Michael Preston, Senior Director of Research Medha Tare, and Fellow Liza Gak talk about building #edtech products with co-design, AI-powered learning, and more. Listen: bit.ly/4w5HpW2 #codesign #AIedtech

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

📖 TOMORROW 7/21 at 12 pm ET! 📖 Join us for a free @sharemylesson.bsky.social webinar featuring Cooney Center literacy experts Diane Gifford and Angelica DaSilva- “Bridging the Science of Reading and EdTech: How to Evaluate Digital Literacy Tools for K-5.” Register here: bit.ly/4eX8GDX

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