Greetings from the Gloop family and the Fred Rogers Center! Alien Assignment is a fun game that encourages problem solving and discovery. The Gloop family’s spaceship has crashed and they need your help to repair their spaceship! Take pictures of your world to help the spaceship computer remember how to fix the ship and fly this lovable family of aliens...
Read MoreHow does screen time affect brain development? At what age should kids begin to be exposed to TV, tablets, and mobile devices? How can parents use technology to help preschoolers learn? Is reading to a child from an iPad or Kindle better than reading from a book? This is the online broadcast of 2013's Kristin Anderson Moore Lecture! Hear from a...
Read MoreRichard Fernandes has been named executive director of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media at Saint Vincent College, according to an announcement by Br. Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., president. The appointment becomes effective Jan. 1. Fernandes succeeds Rita Catalano, who is retiring at the end of the month after 25 years at Saint Vincent. She has served as an administrator...
Read MoreOnce upon a time, about fours year ago, apps were something you served before a meal. Today we can barely imagine life without handy digital tools that put a world of information at our fingertips. There are apps for the weather, directions and entertainment, even tools to teach the youngest, down to the tiniest of mobile users. Mobile applications for early...
Read MoreLATROBE, PA – Rita Catalano, executive director of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children‟s Media, was named the third annual winner of Saint Vincent College‟s Projektenmacher Award in recognition of her creative initiatives that, in the spirit of Saint Vincent founder Boniface Wimmer, “have made a valuable difference to the campus community through creativity, imagination and vision.”...
Read MoreLATROBE, PA – Dr. Junlei Li, left, Associate Professor for Early Learning and Children’s Media at the Fred Rogers Center, Saint Vincent College, has initiated a new student research and development group, Incubator 143. The group aims to incubate positive change for children’s development by integrating developmental science and communication. Li, who is also a professor of psychological science at...
Read MoreDr. Junlei Li, associate professor of psychology and faculty fellow at the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media at Saint Vincent College, welcomed Joanne Rogers, wife of the late Latrobe native Fred Rogers, as an honored guest “student” in his Childhood Development class on Sept. 12. Mrs. Rogers shared stories about her husband’s work with children for...
Read MoreAs a Fred Rogers Scholar, each student will receive a renewable $2,500 scholarship and opportunities to network with scholars and industry leaders in early learning and children’s media.The Scholars Program, designed for students interested in pursuing careers involving children, early learning and media for young children, will introduce the students to the Fred Rogers Archive and its research capabilities, encourage them to participate...
Read MoreBest-selling author of How Children Succeed, Paul Tough will be the next presentation in the Saint Vincent College Threshold Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 in the Fred M. Rogers Center on the campus of Saint Vincent College. The lecture is being presented in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media. Admission...
Read MoreIt is a pleasure to present Growing Young Minds: How Museums and Libraries Create Lifelong Learners. This report issues a call to action: Now is the time for policy makers and practitioners to fully use the capacity of libraries and museums in their early learning efforts. This is critical because we must work together to reach the all-too-many children who are still left...
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