Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, November 22). Re-imagining children’s programming through playful learning. Nickelodeon, NY.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Masek, L. (2019, November 14-16). The art of conversation: A commentary on Kapengut & Nobel. The Future of Children Conference, Princeton University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, November 9). Re-Imagining Education in and out of school: Playful Learning. Keynote Address, Victorian Albert Museum Conference on Play.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, November 1). A Communication Foundation: Building Blocks for Lifelong Literacy. Keynote Address, Center for Children and Families, University of Texas at Dallas.
Hirsh-Pasek. K. (2019, October 21). Outsmarting the robots: What if we taught in the way humans learn? Outsmarting the Robots Workshop, Grands Rapids, MI.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, October 18). Re-Imagining Education: The role of playful learning in and out of school. Summit Education Initiative, Akron, OH.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, October 16). Playful Learning Landscapes: Transforming cityscapes into opportunities for playful learning. Featured Soeaker, Conscious Cities Conference, NY.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, September 4). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. Keynote Address, Cognitive Psychology Section and the Developmental Psychology Section Joint Conference 2019, British Psychological Society, Stoke on Trent, England.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, August 25). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. National Conference of State Legislators, Denver, CO.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, August 6). #Screentime: The complex relationship between humans and digital gadgets. Seattle, WA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, June 4). The earliest conversations. Touchstones webinar (900 attendees).
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, June 3). Raising the flag on quality: Where the science of learning meets the classroom. Appletree meeting, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, May 21). Principles of language learning. Ecole Normal Superior, Paris, France.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2019, April 3). Playful Learning Landscapes. LEGO Ideas Conference, Billund, Denmark.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, March 29). Becoming Brilliant: Re-imagining Education. French Ministry of Education and UNESCO Congress on Cognitive Science in the Classroom, Paris, France.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, March 7-8). A Prescription for Play. Keynote Address, New Zealand Tertiary College Conference, Christchurch and Aukland, NZ.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, December 12). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. MIND Institute Distinguished Lecture, UC Davis, Davis, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, November 21). A Prescription for Play: Why play fosters social and cognitive development. Grand Rounds Cooper Hospital Pediatrics Unit, Camden, NJ.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. M. (2018, November 4). Helping children learn language: Why Bother? Boston Language Conference Sunday Symposium, Boston, MA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, October 19). Putting the education back in educational apps. SRCD Special Conference on Curiosity, Philadelphia, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, October 15). Partners and Prompts in social media. Digital Media and Developing Minds Conference, Cold Stone Harbor, NY.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, September 28). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. First 1000 Days Florida Summit, Palm Beach, FL.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, September 26). Becoming Brilliant: What Science tells us about raising successful children. Ed Leadership Form, Phoenix, AZ.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, September 7). Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant: Navigating the uncharted waters between basic and applied research. Colloquium, Georgetown, University,Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, September 6). A Prescription for Play. Brookings Institution Panel, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, August 27). A Prescription for Play: Why play fosters social and cognitive development. First things first, Phoenix, AZ.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, July 20). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. Gessel Institute, Yale University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2018, July 2). Why science, practice, journalism and policy should play together. International Congress on Infant Studies Presidential Address, Philadelphia, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, June 20). Why science, practice, journalism and policy should play together. Latin American School for Education, Cognition and Neuroscience.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, May 15). Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant: Navigating the uncharted waters between basic and applied research. Colloquium Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, May 11). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. Keynote Address, Early Education Conference for the British Association for Early Childhood. Birmingham, UK.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, April 25). Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant: Navigating the uncharted waters between basic and applied research. Center for Children, Youth, Families and Schools Lincoln, Nebraska.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, April 21). A Prescription for Play. Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges, Allentown, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2018, April 18). A Prescription for Play. West Chester School District, West Chester, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2018, February 7). Guided play: How PBS and Ready to Learn can move the needle from science to practice. Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, December 1). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. Keynote Address, Annual Zero to Three Conference, San Diego.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, October 13). Edible Science: A Journey in making psychology accessible, digestible and usable. Cognitive Development Society, Portland, OR.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, September 26). Becoming Brilliant: Re-Imagining Education for the 21st Century. EDCRUNCH Conference, Moscow, Russia.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, September 16). A Prescription for Play. American Academy of Pediatricians.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, September 15). Urban Thinkscape: Transforming cityscapes into opportunities for playful learning. National Walking Summit, St. Paul.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, September 6). Guided play in early education: Becoming Brilliant. Early Childhood Investigations, Webinar.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, August 2). Re-Imagining Education: The role of playful learning in and out of school. Talk at Amazon.com, Seattle Washington.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, July 27). Learning Landscapes. Harvard University, Frontiers of Innovation.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2017, June 20). Re-Imagining Education: The role of playful learning in and out of school. Plenary talk at mini Conference on Playful Learning: Philadelphia, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, May 25). Becoming Brilliant: What Science tells us about raising successful children. World Bank, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, May 22). Re-Imagining Education: The role of playful learning in and out of school. Distinguished Lecture, University of Washington, Seattle WA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, May 10). Powerful play: Enhancing knowledge and skill development by gently guiding play. NAEYC Webinar, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, May 5). Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant: Navigating the uncharted waters between basic and applied research. Colloquium, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, March 2-3). Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Focus on Early Childhood. Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid Conference, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2017, February 8). PLAY: Rethinking how we educate our children. Simms/Mann Institute, Los Angeles.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, December 11). Becoming Brilliant: What Science tells us about raising successful children. Tokyo, Japan.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2016, October 27). Putting the education back in educational apps. Keynote Address, SRCD Special Topics Meeting on Tech and Media in Children’s Development, Irvine, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, October 26). Becoming Brilliant: What Science tells us about raising successful children. LaJolla Country Day School, San Diego, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, October 26). How high-quality language environments create high quality learning environments. Colloquium, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, October 25). Becoming Brilliant: What Science tells us about raising successful children. Bay Area Discovery Museum, San Francisco, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, October 24). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. Colloquium, Berkeley Psychology, Berkeley, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, October 19). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. Colloquium, NYU Steinhart School, New York City.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2016, September 16). Putting the “education” back in educational apps. Part of the Growing up in a Digital World symposium (Chair, Hirsh-Pasek). IMBES Conference, Toronto, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, September 14). Becoming Brilliant: RE-Imagining education for the 21st Century. Ounce of Prevention, Chicago, IL.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, August 29). Carving events for language. Maya Zuck Lecture at Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, August 25). The role of play in summer learning. The National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, August 4). Becoming Brilliant: What Science tells us about raising successful children. New Hampshire Department of Education. Durham, NH.
Hirsh-Pasek. K. (2016, August 2). Language development and family engagement in the digital age. New America Foundation, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, May 23). Panelist on Children’s Development. IBM Watson and Sesame Workshop: Transforming education with cognitive computing, New York.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, May 5). Shape Up: Young children’s knowledge of geometric forms and spatial ability. Hsin Yi Childhood Conference, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, May 5).The Power of play: How play motivates children’s academic and social development. Hsin Yi Childhood Conference, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, April 18). The Power of play: How play motivates children’s academic and social development. Cambridge University Keynote for the Educated Brain Conference, Cambridge, England.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, April 12). Becoming Brilliant. LEGO Ideas Conference, Billund, Denmark.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, March 15). Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant: Navigating the uncharted waters between basic and applied research. Latin American School for Educational and Cognitive Neuroscience, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016, March, 5). Enhancing the communication foundation for language learning. VROOM Advisor Board Meeting, Austin, TX.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. M. (2016, January 15). Carving events for language. SILC Conference, San Diego, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2015, December 10). Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant: Navigating the uncharted waters between basic and applied research.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2015, November 2). Putting the education back in “educational” apps. Keynote, Dust or Magic Conference, Lambertville, NJ.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2015, October 15). Guided play: A new pedagogical approach to high quality learning. Keynote Address, Action for Children, Ohio.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2015, October 9). Putting the education back in “educational” apps. Distinguished Lecture, Keynote Address, American Psychological Association, Fitchburg, MA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2015, October 5). Becoming Brilliant. New Hampshire Forum on the Future, Manchester, NH.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2015, September 28). Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant: Navigating the uncharted waters between basic and applied research. Gallaudet University, Distinguished Lecture Series, Washington, D.C.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2015, September 28). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. Keynote Speaker, National Head Start Association Leadership Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2015, June 16). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. PA Governor’s Institute talks, King of Prussia.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2015, June 23). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. PA Governor’s Institute talks, Monroeville, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2015, June 3). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. London’s Child and Youth Network, London, Ontario.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2015, May 21). Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant: Navigating the uncharted waters between basic and applied research. Association for Psychological Science.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2015, April 14-16). Taking playful learning out of the box. LEGO Ideas Conference, Billund, Denmark.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R., & Zosh, J. (2015, March 21). Guided play: A new pedagogical approach to high quality learning. Invited Address at Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2015, March 21). Taking it to the streets: Developmental Science goes live. Invited Address at Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2015, January 29-30). Carving events for language. SILC Conference, LaJolla, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2015, January 26). It’s a talk back. Engaging the whole nation in a giant conversation. Grade Level Reading Campaign, Washington, D.C.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2015, February 3). Putting the education back in “educational” apps. Sesame Street, New York, NY.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2015, January 29). Carving events for language. SILC Conference, San Diego, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2015, December 12). How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. Leading Edge Conference, Harvard University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2015, December 3). Language and literacy. Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. Reach Out and Read, Philadelphia.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, November 5). It’s a talk back. Engaging the whole nation in a giant conversation. Keynote Adress, NAEYC International Conference, Dallas, TX.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, October 16). Beyond the 30-million word gap: Building a foundation for communication is essential for early language. White House Conference, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, October 11-12). Trading spaces: Where “universal” components in events meet language. Workshop in Language Acquisition, Princeton University,
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, September 8). Trading spaces: What babies can teach us about language and thought. Colloquium, Carnegie Mellon.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2014, September 8). Putting the education back in “educational” apps. Colloquium, Carnegie Mellon.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, August 19). The Power of play. Madison Wisconsin School System 4K Summer Summit, Madison, Wisconsin.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, August 3-5). Speaker at Fostering Cognitive Development at Children’s Museums, Brown University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, July 30). The power of playful learning: How our children really learn. Keynote address, University of Iowa.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, July 21). Fostering language development. National Council of La Raza (NCLR), Los Angeles, CA.
De Villiers, J., Takahesu Tabori, A., Yust, P., Pace, A., Levine, D., Ridge, K., Wilson, M. S., Iglesias, A., Golinkoff, R. M., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, July). Developing an automatically administered computerized language assessment for diverse preschoolers. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Schools Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, June 6). Language and literacy: Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. Keynote Address, 14th Annual Cross-University Collaborative Mentoring Conference, New York.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, June 2). Putting the education back in educational apps. Fred Forward Conference.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2014, May 24). Putting the education back in “educational” apps. Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, May 7). Language and literacy: Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. National Smart Start Conference, Greensboro, NC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, April 30). Language and literacy: Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. Educare Conference, Portland, ME.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, April 18). The power of playful learning: How our children really learn. Keynote Address, Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, April 9-10). Predicting the future of learning. IDEAS Conference, LEGO, Billund, Denmark.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, April 10). A conversation on playful learning with Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Mitch Resnick. LEGO Ideas Conference on RE-defining play: Re-Imagining Learning.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, March 12). Where processing events meets language: Implications for first and second language learning. Latin American School for Education, Cognition and Neuroscience, Puenta del Este, Uruguay.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2014, January 16-17). Trading spaces: Where universal components in events meet language. SILC Workshop. University of San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, December 6). Language and literacy: Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. National Conference of State Legislators, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, November 13). Trading spaces: What babies can teach us about language and thought. Yale University. New Haven, CT.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, November 11). Trading spaces: What babies can teach us about language and thought. Georgia State University. Atlanta, Georgia.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, October 21). Language and literacy: Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, Roanoke, VA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, October 15). Active, engaged, meaningful and interactive: A tweet about how humans learn. Digital Media and Early Learning: What we know and what we need to learn, New America Foundation Conference.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, October 7). Language and literacy: Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. Capitol Area Head Start, Harrisburg, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, October 4). Bridging the Thirty-Million-Word Gap. Commentator on White House Conference.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, May 20). Language and literacy: Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, May 5). The power of playful learning: How our children really learn. Barnard Toddler Center, Barnard College.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, April 15). Language and literacy: Why third grade reading starts at birth. Leading for literacy meeting. Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, April 13). Playful learning: Evidence based approaches to early learning and education. Guest Lecture, Harvard University School of Education.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, April 11). Einstein never used flashcards: Learning in and out of school. Family Action Network, Chicago, University of North Carolina Child and Family Development Program.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, April 4). Playing around: Using play as a focus for intentional, collaborative learning.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, January 19). Playful learning: An evidence-based model of learning in and out of school. Dupage Children’s Museum, Chicago.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2013, January 8). Language for reading: Part of the equation in any 3rd grade reading guarantee. Ohio State Task force on education.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, November 29). Language for reading: Lessons from the crib. Zero to Three National Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, November 9). Language for reading: Lessons from the crib. Keynote, Kansas Head Start Conference, Witchita, KS.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, October 20). The Power of play. Early Childhood Development Centre Conference, Niagara, Canada.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, October 19). Knights and dragons, blocks and shape sorters: Where play meets the science of learning. Keynote at MoMa (Museum of Modern Art) for Century of the Child Exhibit, New York, NY.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, June 7). The power of playful learning: Promoting 21st century skills. Minneapolis Children’s Museum, Minneapolis, MN.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, April 20). The 6Cs: From the science of learning to the science of teaching. Colloquium, University of Texas, Austin.
Hirsh-Pasek. K. (2012, April 20). Trading Spaces: Where universal components in events meet language. Colloquium, University of Texas, Austin.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, April 11). The power of play. Together We Will Conference, Middleton, Connecticut.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, March 24). The power of play. Montessori Regional Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, March 9). Moving psychological science from the lab to the living room. The Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences. Patagonia, Argentina.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, March 8). Playful learning: Exploring evidence-based approaches to early learning and education. The Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences, Patagonia, Argentina.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, February 8). 6 Principles of language development that all pediatricians should know. Grand Rounds Cooper Medical Hospital, Camden, NJ.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, February 4, 2012). The power of playful learning: Promoting 21st century skills. Illinois Action for Children, Chicago, IL.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, February 3). The power of playful learning: Promoting 21st century skills. Keynote Address to Chicago business and policy leaders, Union League of Chicago, Chicago.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, January 12). The power of playful learning: Promoting 21st century skills. Annual Creativity Lecture, Fort Worth Children’s Museum, Fort Worth, TX.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2012, January 10-11). Language for reading: Lessons from the crib for the classroom. Keynote Address, First Things First Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2011, October 16). Playful learning: An evidence-based model of early education. Babes-Bolyai University, Romania.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2011, October 14). Language for reading: Lessons from the crib for the classroom for bilingual speakers. Infants’ Learning of Multiple Languages: Development in Context, NYU.
Golinkoff, R. M., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2011, October 14). Trading spaces: Where universal components in events meet language. Infants’ Learning of Multiple Languages: Development in Context, NYU.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2011, August 6). Moving psychological science from the lab to the living room and even to the streets! American Psychological Association Meeting in receipt of the Urie Bronfenbrenner Award, Washington, D.C.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2011, July 20). Playful learning: An evidence-based model of early education. Birth to Five Policy Alliance, Chicago, IL.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2011, July 19). Language for reading: Lessons from the crib for the classroom. Birth to Five Policy Alliance, Chicago, IL.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2011, July 2). The importance of play. Renaissance Weekend, Jackson Hole, WY.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2011, June 4). The power of play. Ontario Catholic Elementary Teacher’s Federation Conference.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2011, March). From the classroom to the living room: Developmental science goes live. Plenary Speaker, Teaching Institute, Biennial Meeting Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2011, March). Language development supporting early reading. The Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences, University of Chile, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2011, February). Trading spaces: What babies can teach us about language and thought. Colloquium, Brown University, Providence, RI.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2011, February). Playful learning: An evidence-based model of early education. Colloquium, Rutgers, Newark.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2011, February). Playing to learn, learning to play. Family Impact Seminar Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2010, November). Einstein never used flashcards: The power of play. The Parent Connection, Duxbury, MA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2010, October). Trading spaces: Where universal components in events meet language. Colloquium University of Maryland Human Development. College Park, MD.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2010, October). E-books and ichats: The role of social of social interaction in language and literacy. NSF Science of Learning Meeting, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2010, August). The power of play. Elementary Teacher’s Federation of Ontario Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2010, August). A mandate for playful learning. Early Childhood 2010, Washington, D.C.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2010, July). What do mind in the making and Einstein have in common? Aspen Ideas Festival.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2010, June). A mandate for playful learning in preschool: Preparing 21st century children for a global world. Head Start Tenth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2010, June). Playful learning and the devaluation of the word play in an achievement-oriented society. OpenEYE Campaign 2010 Conference, London, England.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2010, June). A mandate for playful learning in preschool: Preparing 21st century children for a global world. New York State Association of Independent Schools Conference, Mohonk, NY.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2010, May). How babies talk: Language development from 0 – 3 years. Frank Porter Graham Infant/Toddler Child Care Meeting.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2010, January). Word learning: The view from the radical middle. University of Texas, Dallas, Center for Children and Families Public Forum, Dallas, TX.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2010, January). Purposeful play: Preparing 21st century children for a global world. University of Texas, Dallas, Center for Children and Families Public Forum, Dallas, TX.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2009, December). A mandate for playful learning: Reviewing the evidence. Playful Learning: The Role of play in early childhood setting. A meeting sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (ACF/OPRE) with planning assistance from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), and the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2009, October). Language for reading. Discussant, Role of Language Workshop, National Research Council, Menlo Park, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2009, May). Purposeful play: Preparing 21st century children for a global world. Keynote Address, Early Childhood Teachers Association Conference, Queensland, Australia.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2009, May). Playing with the arts. Learning, arts and the brain summit, Baltimore, MD.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2009, April). Playing for our future. Interactivity Conference, Association of Children’s Museums, Philadelphia, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2009, April). Purposeful play: Preparing 21st century children for a global world. New York Department of Education, New York, NY.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2019, March 12). Breaking the word barrier: The view from the radical middle. Colloquium, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2009, March 12). A mandate for playful learning: Preparing children for the 21st century. Colloquium, Concordia University, Montreal Quebec.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2009, January). Playing music or musical play. Learning from Young Children’s Research in Early Childhood Music Conference, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2008, December 8). A mandate for playful learning: Preparing children for the 21st century. Keynote Address, Jumpstart Conference, Chicago, IL.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2008, November 14). A mandate for playful learning: Preparing children for the 21st century. 92nd Street YMCA, New York.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2008, November 4). A mandate for playful learning: Preparing children for the 21st century. Keynote Central Agency for Jewish Education, Philadelphia, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2008, September 27). A mandate for playful learning: Preparing children for the 21st century. Connecticut Association for the Education of Young Children.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2008, September 24). The 5Cs: The Power of play for children in the 21st century. Sandbox Summit, New York.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2008, July 16). Play power: Preparing children for the 21st century. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2008, July 12). Play power: Preparing children for the 21st century. Singapore.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2008, June 11-12). Trading spaces: Where language meets “universal” components in events. SILC Conference on Spatial Language, Chicago.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Parish, J., & Golinkoff, R. M. (2008, May 1). Multiple cues for word learning: Implications for autism. Center for Autism Research, Children’s Hospital of University of Pennsylvania.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2008, May). Play Power. Keynote Address, Graduate Mentoring Conference, University of Pennsylvania.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2008, April). The Power of play. Keynote. Address, Undergraduate Research Forum, West Chester College.
Golinkoff, R. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Goksun, T., Roseberry, S., Pulverman, R., & Pruden, S. (2008, April). Foundations of verb learning: How infants view motion events. Princeton University Mini-Conference on Language Acquisition (organizer: A. Goldberg).
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2008, March 8). Play=Learning: Preparing the 21st century child for a global world. Keynote Address, Utah Early Childhood Education Conference, Orem, UT.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2008, March 3). Musings on mind, brain and education. Brains R Us: The Science of Educating, San Diego.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2007, December). Breaking the word barrier: The view from the radical middle. Boston University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2007, March). Breaking the word barrier: The view from the radical middle. Keynote Address, Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2007, March). What’s hot and what’s not in child development: What preschools should do about it. Jewish Community Centers Association of North America Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2007, March). PLAY = LEARNING: How play fosters cognitive and socio-emotional learning. Conference on Science and Education, Santiago, Chile.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2007, March). Participant in Roundtable discussion at the biennial meetings of The Society for Research in Child Development. Welch-Ross, M. K. & Fasig, L. G. (Chairs) Cultivating a culture change: Developing strategies to advance the utilization of behavioral science, Boston, MA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2007). Breaking the word barrier: The view from the radical middle. Vanderbilt University, February.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2007, February). Breaking the word barrier: The view from the radical middle. Purdue University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. PLAY = LEARNING: Preparing the 21st century child for a global world.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, M. (2006, November). The role of play in learning. Harvard Learning and the Brain Conference, Boston, MA.
Golinkoff, R., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2006, November). How do babies learn to talk? Harvard Learning and the Brain Conference, Boston, MA.
Golinkoff, R., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2006, November). Breaking the language barrier: The view from the radical middle. Boston Language Conference.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2006, September). Breaking the language barrier: The view from the radical middle. Eleanor Saffran Cognitive Neuroscience Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2006, August). Learning: Preparing the 21st century child for a global world. Governor’s Summit for Governor Tim Kaine’s Smart Beginnings Summit, Richmond, VA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2006, June). Play = Learning: Preparing the 21st century child for a global world. International Conference of Infant Studies, Kyoto, Japan.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2006, May). Creating lifelong learners. Florida Department of Education.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2006, May). Four stories about literacy. Whole Child Conference, University of Maryland.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2006, April). Play = Learning: How to facilitate learning in preschoolers. JoLyn Beeman Lecture, Wisconsin Division for Early Childhood.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2006, March). Play = Learning. New York Public Library, New York.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2006, December). Creating lifelong learners: Where child development meets practice. Colloquium, Ursinus College.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2006, November). Breaking the language barrier. Bermuda Department of Child Development.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2006, October). The NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development: A sampler in“Big Science.” Colloquium, Villanova University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2005, June). Building a strong foundation for life: How early learning experiences shape the lifelong learner. Keynote Address, Early Head Start: Zero to Three Conference, Washington.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2005, June). PLAY = LEARNING. Conference organized by D. Singer, R. Golinkoff, & K. Hirsh-Pasek, Yale University.
Golinkoff, R., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2005, June). A Rose is a Rose But a Scene is Not a Scene: Languages Encode Events Differently. Words and World Conference, Lehigh University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2005, May). How babies talk. Invited speaker for City wide-event, Chicago Children’s Museum.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2005, March). The New Three Rs. Casey Journalism School, University of Maryland.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2005, March). The New Three Rs. Central Pennsylvania Association for Young Children, Harrisburg, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004, November). The NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development: A sampler in “Big Science.” Colloquium, Swarthmore College.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2004, October). Creating lifelong learners. Utah State Department of Education.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004, October). Creating lifelong learners. University of Pennsylvania Literacy Network.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2004, October). Creating lifelong learners. Wisconsin Children’s Museum, Community Forum on Children’s Learning.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2004, September). Creating lifelong learners. Maryland Children’s Museum, Community Forum on Children’s Learning.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2004, August). Action meets words. Colloquium, Keio University, Tokyo.
Golinkoff, R., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004). Breaking the language barrier. Colloquium, Keio University, Tokyo.
Golinkoff, R. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Meyer, M., Adde, D., Maguire, M., & Pulverman. R. (2004, August). Understanding the paradox of verb learning. Presented in a symposium entitled, “Universal and language-specific factors influencing early verb learning”. International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, China.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R. M., Pruden, S., & Salkind, S. (2004, August). Foundations for verb learning: Infants detect and categorize “paths” and “manners.” Presented in a symposium entitled, “Universal and language-specific factors influencing early verb learning”. International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, China.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004, June). Preschool assessment: Closing the gap between science and practice. NAEYC Conference on Assessment, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004, June). A revolutionary idea: how libraries can facilitate the new 3 Rs. Keynote Address, American Library Association Conference, Orlando, Florida.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004, June). How babies talk: A workshop. Invited speaker at the First Annual Meeting of the Child Study Institute, Bucharest, Romania.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004, May). The origins of verb learning: A case study in nature via nurture. Invited symposium for Conference in Human Development, (Newcombe, chair) Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004, April). Infant research in the public eye: Do we have a role to play in translating research for public consumption? Roundtable discussion, International Conference on Infant Studies, Chicago, IL.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004, April). Cross-talk: Reconsidering domain specificity and domain generality in infant cognition. Roundtable discussion, International Conference on Infant Studies, Chicago.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004, May). How babies talk. Keynote Address, Head Start Teacher’s Conference, Allentown, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004, May). A revolutionary idea: How children’s museums can facilitate the new 3 Rs. Keynote Address, Interactivity: Association of Children’s Museums.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004, April). A revolutionary idea: how libraries can facilitate the new 3 Rs. Keynote Address, Pennsylvania Library Association.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2004, March). How early learning experiences shape the lifelong learner. Keynote Address, Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation National Award Ceremony.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2003, December). Preschool assessment: Closing the gap between science and practice. Washington Policy Briefing on Capitol Hill.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2003, December). Where actions meet words: Foundations of verb learning. Yale University Colloquium.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2003, November). Where actions meet words: Foundations of verb learning. Colloquium, University of Michigan.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2003, September). How early learning experiences shape the lifelong learner. The 21st Century learner, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2003, June). How babies talk. Keynote Address, Bank Street School Conference.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2002, October, 2002). How babies talk. Keynote Address, at Child Care Council of Westchester.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2002, April). Verb Learning in Infancy. Symposium discussant, International Conference on Infant Studies, Toronto.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2002, April 4). How children learn their first words. Colloquium, Michigan State University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2002, April). The Story behind the headlines: Relationships between child care quantity, quality, type and child outcomes. Grand Rounds, Psychiatry, Temple University Hospital, Pediatrics.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2001, November). The Story behind the headlines: Relationships between child care quantity, quality, type and child outcomes. JCCA National Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2001, October). The Story behind the headlines: Relationships between child care quantity, quality, type and child outcomes. Grand Rounds, Psychiatry. Temple University Hospital.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Weinraub, M. (2001, June). The Story behind the headlines: Relationships between child care quantity, quality, type and child outcomes. Mini Conference on child care, Temple University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Friedman, S., Brownell, C., Owen, M., Booth, C., & Burchinal, M. (2001, April). Release of the NICHD Public Data Set: From birth to 3. SRCD, Minneapolis.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2001, March). Recent findings from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care. University of Delaware.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2000, Boston). Breaking the language barrier. Eunice Kennedy Schriver Center.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2000, May). Findings from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care: Implications for Jewish Preschools. National Conference for the Jewish Community Centers of North America, Boston, MA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (2000, April). Multiple cues to word learning: The story for object scope and extendibility. Finding the Words Conference, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2000, April). Breaking the language barrier. Colloquium, Bryn Mawr College.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2000, February). Language development in the 21st century baby. Featured Presentation, Embracing our children, Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children, Philadelphia.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1999, December). Language development in the 21st century baby. Keynote Address, Dauphin County Library Association, Harrisburg, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R. M., & Hollich, G. (1999, November). The emergentist coalition model of word learning: In attention to multiple cues offers insights to language researchers OR why each blind man saw only part of the elephant. Symposium (K. Hirsh-Pasek and R. Golinkoff, chairs), Boston Language Conference, Boston, MA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1999, October). Breaking the language barrier: How children learn their first words. Colloquium, Lehigh University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1999, February). Breaking the language barrier: How children learn their first words. Carolina Consortium Discussant, Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1998, December). Recent findings in the NICHD Study of Early Child Care: Language, cognition and beyond. Colloquium, Penn State University Intervention Studies, State College, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1998, December). Breaking the language barrier: How children learn their first words. Colloquium Penn State University, State College, PA.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1998, August). Breaking the language barrier: How children learn their first words. Colloquium, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1998, May). In sickness and in health. For the NICHD Study of Early Child CareNetwork, SEED Conference, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1998, April). Breaking the language Barrier. Colloquium, Temple University, Philadelphia.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (1998, April). Trends and transitions in language development. Developmental Neuropsychology Group, International Conference on Infancy Studies Conference, Atlanta.
Golinkoff, R., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1998, April). King Solomon was right: Biblical injunctions against divided theories of word learning. International Conference on Infancy Studies, Featured Debate, Atlanta.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1998, March). Breaking the language barrier: How children learn their first words. Colloquium, University of Texas at Dallas.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1997, May). What infants can teach us about language development. University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
Tucker, M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Hollich, G. (1997, May). A change is afoot: Emergentist theories in language acquisition. Aarhus, Denmark, Conference on Downward Causation.
Golinkoff, R., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1997, May). Emerging cues for early word learning. Carnegie Mellon Conference on the Emergence of Language, Pittsburgh, PA.
Hollich, G., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (1996, December). The 3-D intermodal preferential looking paradigm. Conference examining the use of intermodal preferential looking paradigms in infant studies, Melbourne, Australia.
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network. (1996, November). Early child care and attachment. National Association for the Education of Young Children, Dallas, TX.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R., Heberle, J., & Rehill, J. (1996, November). Bridging the gap between social pragmatic and lexical constraints views of word learning: Can the Capulets live with the Montagues? Boston Language Conference, Boston.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1996, August). What infants can tell us about language acquisition: Building a rationalist constructivist view. Colloquium, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1996, August). Infant child care and attachment security: Selective results from the NICHD Study of early Childcare. Colloquium, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network. (1996, April). Infant childcare and attachment security: Results of the NICHD Study of early childcare. International Conference on Infancy Studies, Providence, RI.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (1995, October). When does “Rabbit” mean rabbit? Word Acquisition Mini Conference, Buffalo, NY.
Golinkoff, R. M., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1995, August). Let the mute speak: What infants can tell us about language acquisition. American Psychological Association, New York.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1995, May). Four decades later: Reconceptualizing the Skinner/Chomsky debate. American Behaviorist Association, Washington, DC.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1994, November). Recent trends in Developmental Psychology. Keynote Speaker, Central Agency For Jewish Education.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1994, February). Unlocking mysteries in language development: What infants can teach theorists. Colloquium, Rowan College.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1994, March). How infants make sense of language input. Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group of Philadelphia.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (1993, April). In defense of lexical principles for early word learning. New York Child Language Meeting.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1993, March). Skeletal foundations for grammatical learning: What infants bring to the language learning task. Colloquium, Princeton University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Tucker, M., & Golinkoff, R. (1993, February). Dynamical systems theory: Reinterpreting “Prosodic Bootstrapping” and its role in language acquisition. Signal to Syntax Conference, Brown University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1992, March). Infant speech perceptions. Colloquium, Rutgers University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1991, December). Skeletal supports for grammatical learning: What the infant brings to the language learning task. Colloquium, Duke University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (1991, May). Lois Bloom’s theory of language acquisition: A commentary. Piaget Society Meetings.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1989, October). Language comprehension in infants and toddlers. Invited Colloquium, Lehigh University.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (1989, July). The origins of grammar. Invited Colloquium, Salk Institute Language Group.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (1989, April). The origins of grammar. Invited Colloquium, Yerkes Primate Center Language Project.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Kemler Nelson, D., & Jusczyk, P. (1988, December). Infants’ sensitivity to acoustic correlates for phrase boundaries. New York Child Language Meeting.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1988, November). Looking for the origins of grammar: Evidence from infants. Sloan Cognitive Sciences Group at the University of Pennsylvania.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (1988, June). Comprehension: A new look at some old themes. National Institute of Mental Health Conference on the Biobehavioral Foundations of Language Development.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1988, May). The origins of grammar: Evidence from comprehension. Colloquium, Carnegie Mellon University.
Golinkoff, R., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1987, October). A new picture of language development: Evidence from comprehension. Boston Language Conference.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. (1987, October). From evidence to explanation: Using comprehension data to inform theories of language acquisition. Boston Language Conference.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1987, September). The hurried child: From myth to research to public policy. Forum for Family in Crisis, Temple University.
Golinkoff, R., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1987, March). The origins of grammar. New York Child Language Meeting.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R., Braidi, S., & McNally, L. (1986, October). “Daddy Throw”: On the existence of implicit negative evidence for subcategorization errors. Boston Language Conference.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1986, February). Syntax in infancy: What prelinguistic infants might know about grammar. Colloquium, Bryn Mawr College Psychology Department.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Freyd, P. (1984, October). Taking the Latin and Greek out of English: Morphological analysis by hearing and deaf readers. Boston University Language Conference. Also presented at University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Literacy Center, Colloquium (1984, November).
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1984, April). Taking the Latin & Greek out of English: What successful deaf readers gain from attention to morphological cues. National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1983, October). Silent Reading: What deaf people can teach us about the reading process. Colloquium, Bryn Mawr College, Human Development.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Phonics without sound: Reading acquisition by the congenitally deaf. Colloquia, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, May, 1981; University of Delaware School of Education, April, 1981; and Rutgers Medical School – Reading Disabilities Clinic, November, 1981.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (1978). What did the brain say to the mind? A study of the detection and report of ambiguity by young children. Colloquium, Literacy Society of the University of Pennsylvania.
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