Houstonians- struggling with kids and tech this summer?? Drop in to a fun & hands on experience on Sat 6/20 to help families navigate this challenging topic. Register: vz.to/43euvbx Hosted by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center & @thegiantroom.bsky.social, presented in Partnership with Verizon.

Happy International Day of Play! We support @unicef.org's efforts to celebrate the power of play as a fundamental right vital to children’s well-being. Learn more about the International Day of Play: www.unicef.org/parenting/da... #internationaldayofplay

In our new report, “Translating Literacy Research to Edtech,” researchers Angelica DaSilva and Diane Gifford share lessons learned from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s Sandbox for Literacy Innovations. Read it here: joanganzcooneycenter.org/publication/... #literacyinnovations #edtech

⏰ See you tomorrow (6/10 at 1 pm ET) at our webinar “Building Better Learning Tools: A Look Inside the Sandbox for Literacy Innovations!” ⏰ 📍 via Zoom (register here to attend: bit.ly/sli-look-ins...) #literacyinnovations #codesignwithkids

You might have playtested or conducted user research with kids, but have you ever tried co-designing with kids? ✨ Want to capture some of the magic of co-design? ✨ 🐳 Swim on over to our brand new website full of resources: codesignwithkids.org 🐡 #codesignwithkids

We're so excited for this webinar! Hope to see you there.

Co-designers recently helped to design new features for our product partner iCivics's elementary social studies curriculum, which is being informed by literacy learning. Learn more about iCivics’s work in the Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovation: joanganzcooneycenter.org/2026/02/09/f...

For today’s #throwbackthursday, we’re sharing a 2018 blog post about how parents can leverage iPad apps to combat kids’ summer reading slide. The tips are still super relevant for parents today. Read more on the blog: joanganzcooneycenter.org/2018/08/15/m...

Our new Co-Design with Kids Toolkit (codesignwithkids.org) is a website full of resources to help you make technology with kids, for kids. 🐙🐠🐳🐡 Swim on over today: codesignwithkids.org #codesignwithkids

Cooney Center Fellow for Co-Design of Technology with Children Liza Gak recently brought co-design to Puerto Rico’s Arecibo C3 STEM Center. Read more (via @elnuevodia.bsky.social): www.elnuevodia.com/ciencia-ambi... #codesignwithkids

We’re so excited to announce a brand-new resource: The Co-Design with Kids Toolkit! The Toolkit is a website designed to help organizations meaningfully partner with children throughout the design process. Swim on over to codesignwithkids.org today! @waltonfamilyfdn.bsky.social

☀️ Who will we see at Interaction Design and Children in June? ☀️ The Cooney Center is excited to present four different sessions along with our partners at @thegiantroom.bsky.social, foundry10, and UW. Learn more and register: joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/idc-20... @acm-idc.bsky.social

📖 Less than two weeks until our webinar “Building Better Learning Tools: A look inside the Sandbox for Literacy Innovations.” Featuring speakers from The Cooney Center, @thegiantroom.bsky.social, @khanacademy.org, LeapFrog, iCivics 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/sli-look-ins...

We were delighted to host iCivics team members at our office! iCivics is a product partner in our Sandbox for Literacy Innovations, and they were in town for co-design sessions with kids. Learn more about iCivics' work in the Sandbox: bit.ly/3Mfzy6z

🎥 Watch our 2026 Well-being by Design Fellowship webinar replay 🎥 Cheers to the 2026 Well-being by Design Fellows who we celebrated at our webinar last week! ✨ Missed the live webinar? Watch the full recording:

How do you design a better reading experience for kids? You ask them to co-design it with you! Cali's Books, a product partner in our Sandbox for Literacy Innovations, co-designed for their infinibook product. Learn more: joanganzcooneycenter.org/2026/02/09/f... @thegiantroom.bsky.social

Join Cooney Center Senior Fellow Elizabeth Rood at @awexr.com in Long Beach, CA on June 18th for her session “Beyond WOW! Designing Quality VR Experiences for Kids”! 🔗 Learn more and register: bit.ly/4eMLyIJ

We were delighted to host the Cali's Books team members in our office recently. Cali’s Books is a product partner in our Sandbox for Literacy Innovations, and they were in town for co-design sessions with kids. Learn more about their work in the Sandbox: bit.ly/3Mfzy6z

On the blog, Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovations product partners Paloma Learning, Cali's Books, and LitLab.ai share how they’re using third party efficacy studies to improve literacy learning for students. Read it here: joanganzcooneycenter.org/2026/05/18/e... #edtech

⏰ TOMORROW! ⏰ Join us tomorrow (Tuesday 5/19 at 12 ET) for a webinar celebrating the 2026 Joan Ganz Cooney Center Well-being by Design fellows. 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4tlWzoM

Meet Well-being by Design Fellow Christopher Gomez, from the Bronx Children's Museum! Celebrate Christopher and the other WBxD Fellows’ work in a webinar on Tues 5/19 at 12pm ET. Register here: sesameworkshop.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Say hello to Well-being by Design Fellow Amber Ivey from AiDigiTales! Celebrate Amber and the other WBxD Fellows’ work in a webinar on Tues 5/19 at 12pm ET. Register here: sesameworkshop.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Meet Well-being by Design Fellow Sarah Kelley-Luker from Nurture! Celebrate Sarah and the other WBxD Fellows’ work in a webinar on Tues 5/19 at 12pm ET. Register here: sesameworkshop.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Say hello to Well-being by Design Fellow Mariya Nikolayev from Stride, Inc.! Celebrate Mariya and the other WBxD Fellows’ work in a webinar on Tues 5/19 at 12pm ET. Register here: sesameworkshop.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Meet 2026 Cooney Center Well-being by Design Fellow @bakenshake.bsky.social from Social Cipher! Celebrate Kati and the other WBxD Fellows’ work in a webinar on Tues 5/19 at 12pm ET. Register here: sesameworkshop.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Meet 2026 Cooney Center Well-being by Design Fellow Tatyerra Spurlock-McPherson from Sesame Workshop! Celebrate Tatyerra and the other WBxD Fellows’ work in a webinar on Tues 5/19 at 12pm ET. Register here: sesameworkshop.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Say hello to Well-being by Design Fellow Téo Xisto from the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at @medialab.bsky.social! Celebrate Téo and the other WBxD Fellows’ work in a webinar on Tues 5/19 at 12pm ET. Register here: sesameworkshop.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Meet 2026 Cooney Center Well-being by Design Fellow Asante Asiedu from Udeesa! Celebrate Asante and the other WBxD Fellows’ work in a webinar on Tues 5/19 at 12pm ET. Register here: bit.ly/4tlWzoM

Meet Well-being by Design Fellow Allie Dewey, from San Antonio’s @thedoseum.bsky.social children’s museum! Celebrate Allie and the other WBxD Fellows’ work in a webinar on Tues 5/19 at 12pm ET. Register here: sesameworkshop.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Last week, Cooney Center Executive Director Michael Preston was a panelist at the Transforming Global Education Summit 2026. Watch the discussion here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h... #TGES

It’s been a fantastic five months focusing on kids’ digital well-being (and having lots of fun in the process). Join us for a webinar on Tuesday 5/19 from 12-1 pm ET to celebrate the Joan Ganz Cooney Center 2026 Well-being by Design Fellows. 🔗 Register here: sesameworkshop.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📣 Save the date for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center Sandbox for Literacy Innovations webinar on 6/10 from 1-2 pm ET! ✨ Learn key insights from our literacy report ✨ Explore our Co-Design with Kids Toolkit ✨ Get inspired by our partner companies 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/sli-progress...

Kids’ engagement with generative-AI-powered media has created a new paradigm for children’s media. On the blog, Cooney Center Executive Director Michael Preston encourages designers to prioritize kids’ well-being over engagement metrics. Learn more: joanganzcooneycenter.org/2026/05/06/b...

On the blog: learn how the Cooney Center Well-being by Design Fellows collaborated with 10 teenagers on our Youth Design Team to help design better tech products for kids. joanganzcooneycenter.org/2026/05/04/h... #youthvoice #codesignwithkids

🎙️Cooney Center Senior Fellow Amanda Lenhart was featured on an episode of internet safety expert Larry Magid’s “Doing Tech Right” podcast. Amanda and Larry took a deep dive into our “Family Tech Cycle” report. 🗣️ Listen here or wherever you listen to podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/1uzo...

Tune in tomorrow 5/1 from 12:35-1:00 pm ET for a livestream of Cooney Center Executive Director Michael Preston speaking at the Transforming Global Education Summit. Watch live: bit.ly/4eHbEwI #TGES

On the blog: 2025 Well-Being by Design Fellow Jen Chiou gives a behind-the-scenes look at our @sxswedu.com workshop, “Level Up! Role-Playing Games for Well-Being in the Classroom.” Read it here: bit.ly/3OFmaKm #RITEC #TTRPG

Howdy, Houstonians! Join us and our partners @thegiantroom.bsky.social for a free digital wellness workshop for families at the Katy YMCA location on Sat 5/2 from 9-11 am. Advance registration required: www.thegiantroom.com/programsfork...

The Cooney Center participated in two great sessions at #ASUGSV2026. Thanks to ASU/GSV for having us!

The 2026 Cooney Center Well-Being by Design Fellows invite you to save the date for a webinar celebrating their fellowship on Tuesday 5/19 at 12-1 pm ET! Register here: 🔗 sesameworkshop.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The Cooney Center’s literacy experts Angelica DaSilva and Diane Gifford presented “Bridging Reading Science and EdTech: A Framework for Evaluating Early Literacy Tools” at #AERA2026. Thanks for having us, @aeraedresearch.bsky.social!

What would a strong early learning R&D system look like? The Cooney Center contributed to the Alliance for Learning Innovation’s new blueprint, which offers recommendations to improve the early learning R&D ecosystem. 📘 Read the full blueprint: bit.ly/4swqB82

We’re proud to have contributed to “Adolescents & Anthropomorphic AI: Rethinking Design for Wellbeing” a report by everyone.AIand the iRaise Lab. This report translates expert input into a practical, behavior-based approach for AI developers. Learn more: bit.ly/40NQ01N

Cooney Center Executive Director Michael Preston chatted with Omkar Kulkarni on his “A Dose of Optimism” podcast. They chatted about what makes the Cooney Center optimistic when it comes to kids and tech. Listen here: apple.co/4crZBAK

If you’re at #G4CLondon26, we’d love to see you at our session today (Apr 15th at 10 am BST)! ”Designing Gaming for Children’s Well-Being, Using the RITEC Design Toolbox” with collaborators from @unicef.org and @lego-group.bsky.social. More info: bit.ly/4t6az5W

Congrats to the “Oops!... AI Did It Again” Cohort of YF Innovators, the recipients of @youngfutures.bsky.social’s first dedicated funding initiative at the intersection of youth and AI. We’re excited to learn more about your work!

NYC Families: check out a free Digital Wellness Workshop for families this Sat 4/18 from 12-2 in Verizon’s Herald Square store. Register here: www.thegiantroom.com/programsfork...

See you at ASU/GSV! Our Senior Director of Research Medha Tare will moderate a fireside chat on Monday 4/13, and our Executive Director Michael Preston will participate in a panel on Tuesday 4/14. Details here: bit.ly/4lwLBJ7

See you at our #AERA2026 poster session! “Bridging Reading Science and EdTech: A Framework for Evaluating Early Literacy Tools” will introduce the Early Reading Literacy Edtech Evaluation Tool on Saturday 4/11. joanganzcooneycenter.org/event/bridgi... @aeraedresearch.bsky.social

On the blog: how Well-Being by Design Fellowship alumni Mariana Díaz-Wionczek and Rubin Soodak used #RITEC and #codesign to create a new Alma's Way game for preschoolers. Learn more: joanganzcooneycenter.org/2026/04/06/f...