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.
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.
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
