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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 23h

⏰ Last call to apply to our Well-Being by Design Fellowship! ⏰ The WBxD Fellowship is a free, 5-month fellowship at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop beginning in January 2026. Apply here by this Monday 10/13 at 11:59 pm Eastern: bit.ly/3zDF9xe

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 2d

We are honored to have participated in important conversations around youth digital well-being during UN General Assembly #UNGA80 events. The Cooney Center’s Michael Preston spoke at @axios.com House and the SDG Media Zone. Watch replays of both events here: joanganzcooneycenter.org/2025/10/02/y...

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 3d

We are so excited for this event. Please join us in person or online on 10/27 - registration info is linked below!

Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 3d

In today’s world of screens and #AI, what does it take to ensure that every child can learn to read—and love it?

🔌 Later this month, our digital learning experts will bring together researchers and leaders from media and #EdTech to map out equitable, learner-centered policies for the future.

Two young children hold books and a tablet in a promotion for an upcoming event on October 27 at 2:30pm ET at New America called, "Growing Readers in the World of Screens and AI"

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 4d

Who's heading to EdTech Week 2025? Join us at the "Emerging Intersection of AI and K–12 Literacy: Lessons Learned and the Path Ahead" panel on 10/20 at 9:00 am. Learn more and register: joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/edtech... #edtech #AIedu #AIinEducation #literacy #literacyedu

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 5d

You are invited to our October 27th event: Growing Readers in a World of Screens and AI, presented in partnership with @newamerica.org and The Campaign for Grade Level Reading- join us live in DC or online. Learn more and register: bit.ly/46L84MC #literacy #scienceofreading #AI

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Connected Learning Alliance @theclalliance.bsky.social · 8d

Highly interactive and hands-on, @cooneycenter.bsky.social's workshop gives participants the ability to dive into the RITEC design principles through a series of creative challenges inspired by their fellowship experiences!

✨Oct 8 from 1-3pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 8d

What are kids' hopes and fears about generative AI? How can a game help kids understand the limitations of AI? On the blog, researcher Aayushi Dangol shares what happens when KidsTeam University of Washington works with 9 and 10 year olds exploring AI. bit.ly/47011Rf

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

There are two great ways to connect with the Cooney Center at @thecllab.bsky.social's Connected Learning Summit next week!

1️⃣ Our free in-person event in NYC on 10/6
2️⃣ Our 10/8 virtual session: "RITEC Remix Lab"

Learn more and Register: bit.ly/46vXuJ5

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 11d

Helping your family have a healthy relationship with technology can be tricky- but our colleagues at Sesame Workshop are here to help! We were proud to contribute to Sesame's Digital Well-Being Resources, including the playful video "AI and Us" bit.ly/46ZOflL #AI #wellbeing

AI and Us - Sesame Workshop

A video about explaining AI to young children… and using it together as a family in helpful, interesting ways.

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 12d

Pssst... did you hear? We're accepting applications for the 2026 Well-Being by Design Fellowship! Come to our "Office Hours" info session this Wed 10/1 at noon ET if you'd like to learn more, and apply by 10/13! Link to Zoom info session here: bit.ly/47Xhk2v . #WBxD

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 15d

TODAY at 12:30 pm ET- please tune in to a special UN SDG Media Zone conversation about youth well-being and the digital world, featuring our Executive Director Michael Preston.
Watch here: bit.ly/46ETnKM

#SDGLive #GlobalGoals #UNGA80 #ritec #wellbeing

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 15d

Congrats to our partners, @youngfutures.bsky.social, who just launched the YF500: a first-of-its-kind $50M philanthropic index fund to support 500 nonprofit leaders building a better digital world for 40 million young people.
Learn more: www.youngfutures.org
#YF500 #YouthWellbeing

Young Futures

Making the digital world an easier place to grow up

www.youngfutures.org

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 17d

📣 Applications for the 2026 Joan Ganz Cooney Center Well-Being by Design Fellowship are open through 10/13 📣 Interested? Learn more about the program and attend a virtual "office hours" session on 10/1: bit.ly/4gzMu1Z

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 17d

Cooney Executive Director Michael Preston is LIVE at @axios.com House right now (9/23 3:30 ET), discussing how young people can better engage with the rapidly evolving digital world. Tune into the livestream now: youtube.com/live/QBCJaB8... #climateweek @UN #UNGA80

Axios

Axios House | Tuesday: Part 3

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 18d

We're excited to be at the @axios.com House #climateweek/#UNGA event today, where Cooney Center Executive Director Michael Preston will discuss how young people can better engage with the rapidly evolving digital world. Watch live today at 3:30 ET here: bit.ly/3W2JDoM

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 18d

We're excited about @thecllab.bsky.social's upcoming Connected Learning Summit! This hybrid event focuses on digital technologies for learning and includes in-person events around the world. Join us at the NYC event on 10/6! Learn more and register here: joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/connec...

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 22d

ICYMI... applications are now open for our 2026 Well-Being by Design Fellowship! We’re seeking mid-career designers working on interactive children’s tech/media who are passionate about embedding well-being principles in design. Learn more on the blog:

Announcing the 2026 Well-Being by Design Fellowship: Empowering Designers to Help Children Thrive

Over the past two years, we’ve had the privilege of supporting two incredible cohorts of Well-Being by Design Fellows—talented designers reimagining digital experiences that capture children's…

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 23d

Interested in the 2026 Well-Being by Design Fellowship? Come to one of our "Office Hours" info sessions on 9/22 or 10/1 (both at noon ET) to learn more before you apply! Links to Zoom sessions here: joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/well-b... #WBxD

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 24d

On the blog: how Cooney Center alumna Carly Shuler continued her JGCC work by building an EdTech company that helps kids learn to read. bit.ly/3ViFZa8 #hootreading #edtech #literacy

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 25d

Wondering what the Well-Being by Design Fellowship is all about? Hear what our 2025 fellows had to say about it. 👀 . Applications are open now- learn more and apply by 10/13! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPM3... #WBXD

2025 Well-Being by Design Fellows

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center has invited kids' media designers to join our Well-Being by Design Fellowship, supported by Pinterest, foundry10, and Google.org. Our fellows represent a diverse range of…

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 26d

📣 Applications now open for the 2026 Joan Ganz Cooney Center Well-Being by Design Fellowship 📣 Are you a mid-career designer of interactive children’s technology and media looking to focus on children’s well-being in your design process? Apply! cooneycenter.org/wbxd-fellows...

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · Sep 11

Remembering this day, and how our colleagues at Sesame Workshop helped families navigate a difficult time. ❤️

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Sesame Workshop and 9/11

"There was a lot of emotion around 9/11, but of course there was no clear path on what to do with this. But we had this show, this incredible entryway into homes that had credibility amongst parents…

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · Sep 8

Happy 2025 @unesco.org International #literacyday! In honor of the occasion, we've rounded up some of our favorite literacy-themed Cooney Center work over the years bit.ly/3VuUgjW . Cheers to everyone around the world helping give children the gift of literacy!

Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · Sep 5

In a workshop at the @acm-idc.bsky.social Conference, Foundry10, @thegiantroom.bsky.social & the Cooney Center facilitated a workshop about applying the #RITEC framework to AI-powered products for kids. For more: bit.ly/3JLcRG0

Reimagining AI Through the Lens of Children’s Well-Being

This blog post was originally published by foundry10 and appears here with permission. On a late June morning at Reykjavík University in Iceland, researchers, educators, clinicians, and designers…

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · Sep 4

Throwback Thursday! In this 2017 Cooney Center report, we collaborated with @newamerica.org to explore the challenges and opportunities in early childhood STEM education. What's the same? What's changed? Read the full report: joanganzcooneycenter.org/publication/...
#stem #ece

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