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Ask the Experts—WebinarHere, There, and Everywhere: Emerging Technologies and the Future of Children
How will emerging technologies impact children? How are algorithms already influencing youth attitudes, behavior – and their future?
Emerging TechnologyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Education & LearningEthical DesignSpeakersMitch Prinstein, PhD
Chief Science Officer
American Psychological Association
Hod Lipson, PhD
Professor of Engineering and Data Science
Columbia University
Richard Freed, PhD
Psychologist and author of Wired Child
Rachel Severson, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology, University of Montana
Justine Cassell, PhD
Professor; Researcher
School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University; Inria Paris
Seth Bergeson, MBA, MPA
Fellow; Manager
World Economic Forum; PwC AI & Emerging Technologies
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Ask the Experts—WebinarZero to Five: Eeny, Meeny, Mighty Tech
What happens to the foundational cognitive, psychosocial, emotional and physical developmental needs during the critical first five years that may be challenged or enhanced by media?
Social RelationshipsBrain and CognitionEducation & LearningParenting7 Speakers -
Ask the Experts—WebinarBeyond Clicks and Comments: A Broad View of Technology’s Impacts on Our Society
What are the the implications of digital media's influence on our society? What do we need to learn about one of the most crucial, pervasive, and ubiquitous aspects of our society today?
Civic EngagementEducation & LearningEthical DesignMental Health8 Speakers -
Ask the Experts—WebinarMinds on Media: The Associations between Screen Engagement and Children’s Developing Brains
How can we use screens responsibly in order to have a positive impact on children's cognitive abilities both at home and in the classroom?
Brain and CognitionEducation & LearningSpeakersMartin Paulus, MD
Scientific Director and President, Laureate Institute for Brain Research Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
Naomi Baron, PhD
Professor Emerita of Linguistics, American University
Jason Chein, PhD
Director, Temple University Brain Research & Imaging Center, Professor, Department of Psychology, Temple Universit
Marc Potenza, MD, PhD
Director, Division on Addictions Research at Yale, Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Child Study, Yale University School of Medicine
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Ask the Experts—WebinarSchool’s in Session: How to Navigate the Upcoming Academic Year
What does school life look like as we transition out of the pandemic in 2021?
Education & LearningMental HealthSpeakersBeth Tarasawa, PhD
Executive Vice President of Research, NWEA
Donna Tetreault
Parenting Journalist, Author, Dear Me: Letters to Myself for All of my Emotions, Founder, Caring Counts
Phyllis Fagell, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Professional School Counselor, School Counselor in Washington, DC, Author, Journalist
Joseph McGuire, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Theresa Chapple-McGruder, PhD, MPH
Epidemiologist, Director, A Local Department of Public Health
Sean Bulson, EdD
Superintendent, Harford County Public Schools, Maryland
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Ask the Experts—WebinarDigital Reset: A Primer for Transitioning Out of the Pandemic
What does life after the height of social distancing look like? How can parents and children “digitally reset” to decrease daily screen time?
Social RelationshipsEducation & LearningMental HealthParentingSpeakersCatherine Steiner-Adair, EdD
Clinical Psychologist; Consultant; Speaker
Author, The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age
Alexis Lauricella, PhD
Director; Associate Professor
Technology in Early Childhood Center; Erikson Institute
David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP
Director
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Kathleen McGann, MD
Vice Chair of Education; Dr. Glen and Muriel Kiser Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics and Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center
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Ask the Experts—WebinarDigitally Disconnected: Understanding the Digital Divide During COVID-19
How have children and families without reliable access to the internet and/or other resources handled the transition to online school, homework, socializing, extracurriculars, and the needs of daily life?
Digital EquityEducation & LearningMedia LiteracySpeakersLee Rainie
Director; Co-Author
Internet and Technology Research, Pew Research Center; Networked: The New Social Operating System
Nicol Howard, PhD
Assistant Professor; Coordinator; Co-Director
The MALT Program; REAL Lab; University of Redlands
Beth Holland, PhD
Partner
Research & Measurement, The Learning Accelerator
Colleen Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics; 2018 Past President
Keck School of Medicine, The University of Southern California; American Academy of Pediatrics
Angela Siefer
Executive Director
National Digital Inclusion Alliance
Antwuan Wallace
Managing Director
National Innovation Service
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Ask the Experts—WebinarOh, The Places They’ll Go? Reading in a Digital World
How is reading on paper different than reading digitally? What are the best practices for young people’s reading both on- and off-screen?
Education & LearningBrain and CognitionSpeakersMaryanne Wolf, EdD
Director; Professor
Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners and Social Justice; Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
Kristen Hawley Turner, PhD
Professor & Director of Teacher Education
Drew University, New Jersey
Rita Carter
Author
Mapping the Mind; Exploring Consciousness; The Brain Book
John Hutton, MS, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor; Director
Division of General and Community Pediatrics; Reading Literacy Discovery Center (RLDC), Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Naomi Baron, PhD
Professor Emerita of Linguistics
American University