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Ask the Experts—WebinarEstablishing Character in a Digital World: Building Grit, Resilience, and Socioemotional Skills
How to support children's development of grit and perseverance in an age of instant digital gratification?
Character DevelopmentMental HealthParentingSocial Relationships7 Speakers -
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—WebinarModern Love: The Delights and Dangers of Digital Dating
The good, the bad, and the ugly of online dating - from finding deep friendship and lasting connection, to anxieties, self-esteem blows, and the potential for violence
Social MediaMental HealthSexual ContentSocial RelationshipsSpeakersElizabeth Englander, PhD
Executive Director, Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center Professor of Psychology Bridgewater State University
Sarah Flicker, PhD
Professor, York Research Chair (Tier2) in Community-Based Participatory Research, Environmental Arts & Justice Coordinator York University
Jeff Temple, PhD
John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Community Health, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Director, Center for Violence Prevention, The University of Texas Medical Branch
Sarah DeGue, PhD
Senior Health Scientist Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Ask the Experts—WebinarYoung Voices Online: An Exploration of Teens’ and Tweens’ Civic Engagement
How has digital media impacted young people’s involvement in civic activities? How can I support my tweens and teens as they engage in online civic movements while keeping them safe?
Civic EngagementCharacter DevelopmentMedia LiteracySocial RelationshipsSpeakersHenry Jenkins
Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education
University of Southern California
Kristian Lundberg
Associate Researcher
CIRCLE, Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
Ellen Middaugh, PhD
Assistant Professor, Child & Adolescent Development
Connie L. Lurie College of Education, San José State University
Ashley Rogers Berner, PhD
Director; Associate Professor
Institute for Education Policy; School of Education, Johns Hopkins University
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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—WebinarAll in the Family: A Conversation about Media Rules, Parental Controls, and Family Media Plans
Which parental control apps and programs are most effective? To what extent should parents have control of kids’ devices and their content?
Media LiteracyParentingSpeakersLaura Jana, MD
Associate Research Professor
Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Pennsylvania State University
Adam Pletter, PsyD
Clinical Child Psychologist
Democracy Medical Center
Katie Davis, EdD
Associate Professor; Adjunct Associate Professor; Founding Member and Co-Director
Information School; College of Education; Digital Youth Lab; University of Washington
Elizabeth Milovidov, PhD, JD
Consultant; Author
Digital Safety/Digital Parenting; The Parent's Guide to Parenting in the Digital Age
Tiffany Shlain
Emmy-nominated filmmaker; Founder; Co-Founder; Author
Webby Awards; International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences; 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
Pamela Wisniewski, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science, University of Central Florida
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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
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Ask the Experts—WebinarEyes on Screens: Maintaining Your Kids’ Ocular Health in a Digital World
How does screen time affect children's eye health?
Physical HealthEducation & LearningSleep HealthSpeakersDavid B. Granet, MD, MHCM, FACS, FAAO, FAAP
Director; Professor of Ophthalmology & Pediatrics
Anne F. and Abraham Ratner Children's Eye Center; University of California, San Diego
Kenneth Sorkin, OD, FAAO
Optometrist
Long Island Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Saoirse McCrann, PhD
Doctor of Optometry; Senior Science Writer
Novartis
Mark Rosenfield, MCOptom, PhD
Professor; Editor-in-Chief
State University of New York (SUNY), College of Optometry; Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
Lauren Hale, PhD
Professor of Family, Population and Preventative Medicine
Stony Brook University
Ken Nischal, MD, FRCOphth
Chief; Director; Professor of Ophthalmology
Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus; Pediatric Program Development, UMPC Eye Center; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine