Symposia, Conferences, & Other Meetings

In addition to organizing its own national meetings for communication and field building in early learning, early childhood development, and children’s media, the Rogers Center presents its work at conferences and meetings of other organizations and groups.

March 2010

“2010 Fred Forward:  Creative Curiosity, New Media, and Learning”
Fred Rogers was the genius who understood that learning begins at the very earliest stages of a young child’s development and that media, when intentionally designed and appropriately used, have extraordinary potential to support learning and development.

The 2010 Fred Forward conference built upon Fred’s legacy by providing a forum for thought leadership on new programs, research, and policy to advance the potential of technology and new media for nurturing a young child’s natural curiosity as foundational for learning.  This invited convening of experts launched the new Fred Forward conference series intended to promote the quality and values embodied in Fred Rogers’ life and career. 

NOVEMBER 2007

“Separating the Hype From the Reality of the Smart Baby Video Phenomenon”
Fred Rogers Center Featured Session, 2007 Annual Conference, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
    Moderator:
      -Ellen A. Wartella, Ph.D, Fred Rogers Center Senior Fellow
          Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, University of California, Riverside
    Panel:
      -Michael Rich, MD, MPH, Director, Center on Media and Child Health, Children’s Hospital Boston
          Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard University
          Assistant Professor of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health
      -Victoria Rideout, M.A., Vice President, Director, Program for the Study of Entertainment Media and Health
          Kaiser Family Foundation
      -Rebekah Richert, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of California, Riverside

JUNE 2007

“Leadership in Early Childhood Professional Development:
Challenges and Promising Agendas for Integrating Technology and Children’s Media”
    Symposium Organizer and Keynote Presenter:
          -Roberta L. Schomburg, Ph.D., Fred Rogers Center Fellow
              Associate Dean and Director of the School of Education, Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA
    Symposium Moderators:
          -Milton Chen, Ph.D., Executive Director, The George Lucas Educational Foundation
              Chair, Fred Rogers Center Advisory Council
          -Pamela Johnson, Ph.D., Vice President for Education and Outreach, WNED Buffalo
          -Ellen A. Wartella, Ph.D., Fred Rogers Center Senior Fellow
              Children’s Digital Media Center, University of California, Riverside

The publication of Symposium Proceedings, including DVDs, is available through the Saint Vincent College Bookstore.