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Lisa Guernsey speaks frequently to audiences of parents and educators about young children, technology and learning. As director of the New America Foundation's Early Education Initiative in Washington, DC, she also gives talks and participates in panels about trends in education policy and new research on early learning.
To inquire about a speaking opportunity, please contact the communications department at the New America Foundation.
October 9, 2012
Digital Intersections: Where and How Digital Technology Should Meet Early Childhood Policy
Council of Chief State School Officers - Early Childhood, Indianapolis, IN
June 29, 2012
Technology and Early Literacy: Scanning the Landscape
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, Denver, CO
May 15, 2012
More Than 'Drive-By' Observations: New Trends in Watching and Measuring Good Teaching
Education Writers Association, Philadelphia, PA
May 11, 2012
Federal Actions and PreK-3rd Reforms: Where Do They Fit Together?
Harvard PreK-3rd Institute, Cambridge, MA
April 15, 2012
Watching Teachers Work: What Teacher Observation Means for Policy and Practice
American Educational Research Association meeting, Vancouver, CANADA
April 10, 2012
Screen Time: Surprises and Suggestions from the Science on Kids' Media
Falls Church PTA, Falls Church, VA
March 27, 2012
Baby Brains and Video Games
New America NYC
March 27, 2012
Watching Teachers Work: Reframing the Teacher Debates by Using Data from Classroom Observations
NYU's Steinhardt School, New York, NY
March 16, 2012
E-Books: Can They Help Students' Reading Comprehension?
New York Educational Media Organization, Syracuse, NY
March 16, 2012
Media and Its Impact: The Impossible Task of Assessing How it's Changing Todays' Students
New York Educational Media Organization, Syracuse, NY
February 29, 2012
A Next Social Contract for the Primary Years of Education
National Defense University, Washington, DC
February 23, 2012
Local Innovations in Child Care & Early Learning
New America Foundation, Washington, DC
January 26, 2012
Watching Teachers Work: Using Data from Classroom Observations to Improve Teaching
New America Foundation, Washington, DC
November 15, 2011
How Screen Time Affects Kids: What Do Scientists Really Know?
HATCH Early Childhood Webinar Series
November 6, 2011
Children's E-Picture Books: Can They Help Children Learn to Read?
Library 2011 International Online Conference
November 5, 2011
One Size Doesn-t Fit All: Evaluating Teachers in PreK-3rd
Webinar hosted by Education Commission of the States and Pre-K Now
October 25, 2011
Zero to Eight: Children-s Media Use in America
Common Sense Media Panel, Washington, DC
October 2011
Put the Kids' Needs First: A Modest Proposal for Digital Media
Fort Hunt Preschool, Alexandria, VA
September 2011
Moderator, afternoon discussion
Fred Rogers Roundtable, Arlington, VA
June 15, 2011
Put the Kids' Needs First
NAEYC Professional Development Institute, Rhode Island
May 2011
Moderator, Learning from Hollywood
JCC Leadership Forum, Los Angeles
May 5, 2011
New Ideas for Early Learning
High Scope Educational Foundation, Ypsilanti, MI
April 7, 2011
A Bird's Eye View of PreK-3rd
Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL
March 3, 2011
Before Birth & Up Through Third Grade: A Forum on Education Policy Connections
New America Foundation, Washington, DC
November 5, 2010
Starting Young: The Pre-K-3rd Strategy
Ed Trust National Conference, Arlington, VA
November 4, 2010
Teachers, Leaders and Data: Three Key Pieces of an Effective PreK-3rd Education System
National Black Child Development Insitute Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA
November 3, 2010
Setting the Stage: PreK-3rd at the Federal and National Level
NAEYC annual meeting, Anaheim, CA
March 30, 2010
The Next Social Contract for the Primary Years of Education
New America Foundation, Washington, DC
Appearances previous to 2010 include Dust or Magic, Sandbox Summit, Cooney Center symposia, the Parents Journal with Bobbi Conner, Sandbox Summit, Divalysscious Moms, NAEYC-s annual meeting, the National Head Start Leadership Institute, and talks at multiple preschools, libraries and parent groups around the country.
Screen Time
How Electronic Media – From Baby Videos to Educational Software – Affects Your Young Child
Tweets
Kindergartners Taught Skills They Already Have http://t.co/wmn8dLirVo Good post by @anniemurphypaul begs qu's of assessmnt, pre-K access
@rameresin @karenkornbluh @AssetsNAF Yes, I figured so. Thanks to you and Karen for making them visible for people.
Informative (tho depressing) charts in #fixingdaycare part 2, by @rameresin http://t.co/T7fqr04ejE