Positive Technology Development: Using Technology to Engage Young Children

In this session, participants will learn about the Positive Technology Development (PTD) framework, developed through years of research at the DevTech Research Group at Tufts University, and hear examples of how PTD can support children’s positive social, cognitive, and civic development at home and school. Participants will be able to plan their own technology-rich activities aligned with the PTD framework and will understand how to access free PTD resources for developing technology-rich activities and learning settings.

Experts

Angie Kalthoff, Product Manager, Curriculum and Instruction, Capstone, Minnesota, USA.

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Amanda Strawhacker, Associate Director of the Early Childhood Technology (ECT) Graduate Certificate Program, Tufts University’s Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, USA.