12:00 PM ET: Welcome and Overview
- Kris Perry, MSW, Executive Director, Children and Screens
12:05 PM ET: Youth Moral Development in a Digital World
Panel Commentary and Q&A
- Richard Weissbourd, EdD, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Mary Gordon, CM, ONL, OON, LLD, DLitt, Founder/President/CEO, Roots of Empathy
- Marina Krcmar, PhD, Professor, Department of Communication, Wake Forest University
- Kate Blocker, PhD (Moderator), Director of Research and Programs, Children and Screens
12:30 PM ET: Breakout Sessions
- PreK/Elementary School
- Led by Jessica Somerville, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
- Middle School
- Led by Emily Farkas, MAEd, Program Director, Grand Canyon University
- High School and Beyond
- Led by Alexa Hasse, 5th year PhD Candidate, Tufts University; Visiting Scholar, Technical University of Munich
1:05 PM ET: Report Out
Breakout Session Leaders
1:20 PM ET: Break
1:35 PM ET: Youth Civic Development in a Digital World
Panel Commentary and Q&A
- Ellen Middaugh, PhD, Associate Professor, San Jose University
- Mariah Kornbluh, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Oregon
- Ben Kirshner, PhD, Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development, University of Colorado Boulder
- Kris Perry, MSW (Moderator), Executive Director, Children and Screens
2:00 PM ET: Breakout Sessions
- PreK/Elementary School
- Led by Jennifer Hauver, PhD, Department Chair and Professor, Kennesaw State University
- Middle and High School
- Led by Diana Graber, MA, Director, Cyber Civics and Cyberwise
- High School and Beyond
- Led by Lucía Magis-Weinberg, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
2:35 PM ET: Report Out
Breakout Session Leaders
2:50 PM ET: What We Learned
- Kris Perry, MSW, Executive Director, Children and Screens
3:00 PM ET: Adjourn
12:00 PM ET: Welcome and Overview
- Kris Perry, MSW, Executive Director, Children and Screens
12:05 PM ET: Youth Intellectual Development in a Digital World
Panel Commentary and Q&A
- Tenelle Porter, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Rowan University
- Judith Danovitch, PhD, Professor of Psychological Brain Sciences, University of Louisville
- Shelby Clark, PhD, Principal Investigator, Harvard University
- Melinda Karth, PhD (Moderator), Project Coordinator, Children and Screens
12:30 PM ET: Breakout Sessions
- PreK/Elementary School
- Led by Jamie Jirout, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia
- Middle School
- Led by Ashley Brandon, EdD, Assistant Director, Canyon Center for Character Education, Grand Canyon University
- High School and Beyond
- Led by Brady Nash, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Florida
1:05 PM ET: Report Out
Breakout Session Leaders
1:20 PM ET: Break
1:35 PM ET: Youth Performance Development in a Digital World
Panel Commentary and Q&A
- Arthur Schwartz, EdD, Former President, Character.org
- Meryl Alper, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Northeastern University
- Henry Willis, PhD, Assistant Professor, Director of the Cultural Resilience, Equity, and Technology (CREATE) Lab, University of Maryland at College Park
- Kate Blocker, PhD (Moderator), Director of Research and Programs, Children and Screens
2:00 PM ET: Breakout Sessions
- PreK/Elementary School
- Led by Mona Leigh Guha, PhD, Researcher, Knology; Senior Fellow, The Joan Ganz Cooney Center
- Middle School
- Led by Haley Fletcher Bethune, MA, ACC, Co-Founder and Executive Coach, Leadership Cooperative
- High School and Beyond
- Led by Jennifer Miller, MEd, Founder, Confident Parents, Confident Kids
2:35 PM ET: Report Out
Breakout Session Leaders
2:50 PM ET: What We Learned
- Kris Perry, MSW, Executive Director, Children and Screens
3:00 PM ET: Adjourn
4:00 PM ET: Welcome and Overview
- Kris Perry, MSW, Executive Director, Children and Screens
4:05 PM ET: Youth Perspectives and Engagement
Panel Commentary and Q&A
- Tanvi Kale, Co-Creator, Headstream
- Suchir Paruchuri, Teen Advisor, #HalfTheStory
- Samantha Schmidt, Youth Advocate and Speaker, Digital4Good
- Sharada Suresh, High school senior; Co-Founder, Little Apple Academy
- Emily Weinstein, EdD (Moderator), Co-Director and Principle Investigator, Center for Digital Thriving, Harvard Graduate School of Education
4:50 PM ET: Breakout Sessions
- PreK/Elementary School
- Led by Juan Pablo Hourcade, PhD, Professor, The University of Iowa
- Middle and High School
- Led by Linda Charmaraman, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Youth, Media, & Wellbeing Research lab, Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College
- High School and Beyond
- Led by Morgan Brown, MA, MS, Research & Evaluation, Boys & Girls Club of America
5:35 PM ET: Report Out
Breakout Session Leaders
5:50 PM ET: What We Learned
- Kate Blocker, PhD, Director of Research and Programs, Children and Screens
6:00 PM ET: Adjourn
12:00 PM ET: Welcome and Overview
- Kris Perry, MSW, Executive Director, Children and Screens
12:05 PM ET: Youth Interventions for Positive Character Development
Panel Commentary and Q&A
- Emilie Johnson, PhD, Consultant, CharacterPlus; Senior Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Lindenwood University
- Daniella Ivanir, Youth Engagement Manager, #HalfTheStory
- Kim Karr, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Digital4Good
- Melinda Karth, PhD (Moderator), Project Coordinator, Children and Screens
12:30 PM ET: Breakout Sessions
- PreK/Elementary School
- Led by Faith Rogow, PhD, Media Literacy Education Maven, Insighters Education
- Middle School
- Led by Markie Morrison, Program Manager, Giving Tuesday
- High School and Beyond
- Led by Melissa Alamo, MEd, Director of Program Design and Strategy, Boys & Girls Club of America
1:05 PM ET: Report Out
Breakout Session Leaders
1:20 PM ET: Break
1:35 PM ET: Digital Design for Positive Character Development
Panel Commentary and Q&A
- Katie Salen Tekinbaş, Professor, Department of Informatics, UC Irvine
- Trisha Prabhu, Founder and CEO, ReThink Citizens
- Susan Rivers, PhD, Co-Lead and Chief Scientist, iThrive Games / History Co:Lab
- Kris Perry, MSW (Moderator), Executive Director, Children and Screens
2:00 PM ET: Breakout Sessions
- PreK/Elementary School
- Led by Lynn Girolamo, Digital Learning and Innovation Coach, Greece Central School District
- Middle School
- Led by Allison Starks, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Educational Communication and Technology, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University
- High School and Beyond
- Led by Kat Schrier, EdD, Professor/Director, Games & Emerging Media, Marist University
2:35 PM ET: Report Out
Breakout Session Leaders
2:50 PM ET: What We Learned
- Kris Perry, MSW, Executive Director, Children and Screens