OVERVIEW
Parents, teachers, school districts, day care providers, librarians, pediatricians, speech and language therapists, policy makers, and others who work with children are concerned about current trends in our society that work against children’s better interests. Rather than considering the “whole child” and the complex interplay between intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development, our society is more concerned with memorization than true achievement, and with children knowing “facts” rather than becoming lifelong learners. Yet what has made America great is our ability to rapidly adapt to changes in the marketplace as well as to create novel solutions to old problems.
Business leaders across the country tell us that to compete in the knowledge-based economy of the 21st Century children will need a different kind of training and education. They will need to master what we call the 6Cs TM of collaboration (EQ, teamwork), communication ( speaking and listening), content (reading, math, arts and science), critical thinking (problem solving, analysis), creative innovation, and confidence (risk taking). Simply mending the worn knees and replacing the cuffs on our school system will not propel the future American workforce to success in a global economy. It is time to start a national dialogue that asks how we re-imagine schools to meet the demands of the 21st Century world. Findings from years of scientific research in child development and learning science has much to offer in this new conversation. Our outreach efforts through Learning Landscapes and our overhaul of the Godfrey-Lee Public School system using the 6Cs TM demonstrate our continued commitment to education for a global world.
CONSULTING
Research:
- With academic institutions such as the Language Research Center at Georgia State University and with students doing research around the world
- Consulting on National Agenda Issues with the government as
- a participant in the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
- Consultant for the NIH Toolbox on language and literacy
- Consultant for State of California Preschool Curricula in language and literacy
Non-Profit:
- Fred Roger’s Center
- On the advisory board for the Alliance for Childhood
- Research Advisory Board for America’s Promise
- Advisory Board for CIVITAS
- Consulted with a number of Children’s Museums across America
Business:
- The Toy Industry
- Fisher-Price
- HIT Entertainment
- K’Nex
- Highlights
- Crayola
- Megabloks
- Media
- Disney Junior
- Sesame Workshop
- Cartoon Network
- Blue’s Clues
- Other
- MindChamps
RECENT INVITED ADDRESSES
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Putting the education back in “educational” apps. Distinguished Lecture, Keynote, American Psychological Association, Fitchburg, MA. October 9, 2015
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Becoming Brilliant, New Hampshire Forum on the Future, Manchester, NH, October 5, 2015
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R.M. Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant: Navigating the uncharted waters between basic and applied research. Gallaudet University, Distinguished Lecture Series, Washington, D.C., September 28, 2015
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. Keynote Speaker, National Head Start Association Leadership Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 28, 2015.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. PA Governor’s Institute talks. June 16, 2015 (King of Prussia) 23, 2015 ( Monroeville, PA)
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. London’s Child and Youth Network. London, Ontario, June 3, 2015.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R.M. Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant: Navigating the uncharted waters between basic and applied research. Association for Psychological Science. May 21, 2015.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Taking playful learning out of the box. LEGO Ideas Conference, Billund, Denmark (April 14-16, 2015)
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Golinkoff, R. & Zosh, J. Guided play: A new pedagogical approach to high quality learning. Invited address at Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA., March 21, 2015.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Taking it to the streets: Developmental Science goes live. Invited address at Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA., March 21, 2015.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R.M. Carving events for language. SILC Conference, LaJolla, CA. January 29 and 30, 2015.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. It’s a talk back. Engaging the whole nation in a giant conversation. Grade Level Reading Campaign, Washington, D.C., January 26, 2015.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Putting the education back in “educational” apps. Sesame Street, New York, NY. February 3, 2015
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R.M. Carving events for language. SILC Conference, San Diego, CA. January 29, 2015.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How high quality language environments create high quality learning environments. Leading Edge Conference, Harvard University. December 12, 2015.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language and literacy. Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. Reach out and read. Philadelphia, December 3, 2015
Hirsh-Pasek, K. It’s a talk back. Engaging the whole nation in a giant conversation. Keynote Adress NAEYC International Conference, Dallas, TX. November 5, 2014
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Beyond the 30-million word gap: Building a foundation for communication is essential for early language. White House Conference, Washington, DC. October 16, 2014.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Trading spaces: Where “universal” components in events meet language. Workshop in Language Acquisition. Princeton University, October 11-12, 2014
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Trading spaces: What babies can teach us about language and thought. Colloquium Carnegie Mellon. September 8, 2014
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Putting the education back in “educational” apps. Colloquium Carnegie Mellon. September 8, 2014
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The Power of play. Madison Wisconsin School System 4K Summer Summit. Madison, Wisconsin, August 19, 2014
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Speaker at Fostering Cognitive Development at Children’s Museums. Brown University, August 3-5, 2014.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The power of playful learning: How our children really learn. Keynote address, University of Iowa, July 30, 2014.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Fostering language development. National Council of La Raza (NCLR), Los Angeles, CA, July 21, 2014.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language and literacy. Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. Keynote address 14th Annual Cross-University Collaborative Mentoring Conference. New York, June 6, 2014.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Putting the education back in educational apps. Fred Forward Conference, June 2, 2014.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Putting the education back in “educational” apps. Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, May 24, 2014.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language and literacy. Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. National Smart Start Conference, Greensboro, NC, May 7, 2014
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language and literacy. Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. Educare Conference, Portland, ME April 30, 2014
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The power of playful learning: How our children really learn. Keynote address, Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children, April 18, 2014
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Predicting the future of learning. IDEAS Conference, LEGO, Billund, Denmark. April 9-10, 2014
Hirsh-Pasek, K. A conversation on playful learning with Kathy
Hirsh-Pasek and Mitch Resnick. LEGO Ideas Conference on RE-defining play: Re-Imagining Learning. April 10, 2014.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Where processing events meets language: Implications for first and second language learning. Latin American School for Education, Cognition and Neuroscience, Puenta del Este, Uruguay, March 12, 2014.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Trading spaces: Where universal components in events meet language. SILC Workshop. University of San Diego, San Diego, CA. January 16-17, 2014.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language and literacy. Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. National Conference of State Legislators, Washington, DC December 6, 2013.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Trading spaces: What babies can teach us about language and thought. Yale University. New Haven, CT. November 13, 2013
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Trading spaces: What babies can teach us about language and thought. Georgia State University. Atlanta, Georgia. November 11, 2013
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language and literacy. Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, Roanoke, VA. October 21, 2013
Hirsh-Pasek, K. 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. October 15, 2013
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language and literacy. Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. Capitol Area Head Start, Harrisburgh, PA. October 7, 2013
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Bridging the Thirty-Million-Word Gap. Commentator on White House Conference. October 4, 2013
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language and literacy. Preparing our children for 3rd grade literacy. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. May 20, 2013.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The power of playful learning: How our children really learn. Barnard Toddler Center. Barnard College. May 5, 2013
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language and literacy: Why third grade reading starts at birth. Leading for literacy meeting. Washington, DC April 15, 2013
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Playful learning: Evidence based approaches to early learning and education. Harvard University School of Education guest lecture. April 13, 2013
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Einstein never used flashcards: Learning in and out of school, Family Action Network, Chicago, University of North Carolina Child and Family Development Program, April 11, 2013
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Playing around: Using play as a focus for intentional, collaborative learning April 4, 2013
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Playful learning: An evidence-based model of learning in and out of school. Dupage Children’s Museum, Chicago, January 19, 2013
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language for reading: Part of the equation in any 3rd grade reading guarantee. Ohio State Task force on education. January 8, 2013.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language for reading: Lessons from the crib. Zero to Three National Conference. Los Angeles, CA November 29, 2012.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language for reading: Lessons from the crib. Keynote, Kansas Head Start Conference. Witchita, KS. November 9, 2012.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. 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. October, 19, 2012.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The power of playful learning: Promoting 21st Century Skills. Minneapolis Children’s Museum. Minneapolis, MN. June 7, 2012.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The 6Cs: From the science of learning to the science of teaching. Colloquium, University of Texas, Austin, April 20, 2012
Hirsh-Pasek. K. Trading Spaces: Where universal components in events meet language. Colloquium, University of Texas, Austin, April 20, 2012
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The Power of play. Together we will conference, Middleton, Connecticut. April 11, 2012.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The Power of play. Montessori Regional Conference, Philadelphia, PA. March 24, 2012.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Moving psychological science from the lab to the living room. The Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences. Patagonia, Argentina. March 9, 2012.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Playful learning: Exploring evidence-based approaches to early learning and education. The Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences. Patagonia, Argentina. March 8, 2012.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. 6 Principles of language development that all pediatricians should know. Grand Rounds Cooper Medical Hospital. Camden, NJ. February 8, 2012.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The power of playful learning: Promoting 21st Century Skills. Illinois Action for Children. Chicago, ILL. February 4, 2012.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The power of playful learning: Promoting 21st Century Skills. Keynote address to Chicago business and policy leaders. Union League of Chicago. Chicago, February 3, 2012.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The power of playful learning: Promoting 21st Century Skills. Annual Creativity Lecture. Fort Worth Children’s Museum. Fort Worth, TX. January 12, 2012.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language for reading: Lessons from the crib for the classroom. Keynote, First Things First Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. January 10 and 11, 2012
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The Power of play. Early Childhood development Centre Conference, Niagra Canada, October 20, 2011.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Playful learning: An evidence-based model of early education. Babes-Bolyai University, Romania, October 16, 2011
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R.M., Language for reading: Lessons from the crib for the classroom for bilingual speakers. Infants’ Learning of Multiple Languages: Development in Context. NYU University, October 14, 2011
Golinkoff, R.M., Hirsh-Pasek, K. Trading spaces: Where universal components in events meet language. Infants’ Learning of Multiple Languages: Development in Context. NYU University, October 14, 2011
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R.M. 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, August 6, 2011
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The Importance of play. Renaissance Weekend. Jackson Hole, WY July 2, 2011
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Playful learning: An evidence-based model of early education. Birth to Five Policy Alliance. Chicago, ILL. July 20, 2011
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language for reading: Lessons from the crib for the classroom. Birth to Five Policy Alliance. Chicago, ILL. July 19, 2011
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The Power of play. Ontario Catholic Elementary Teacher’s Federation Conference, June 4, 2011.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. M. 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. March, 2011
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language development supporting early reading. The Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural sciences. University of Chile. San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. March, 2011.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Trading spaces: What babies can teach us about language and thought. Colloquium, Brown University. Providence, RI, February, 2011.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Playful learning: An evidence-based model of early education. Colloquium, Rutgers, Newark. February, 2011.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Playing to learn. Learning to Play. Family Impact Seminar Institute of Government and Public Affairs. University of Illinois. Chicago, Illinois. February, 2011
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Einstein never used flashcards: The power of play. The Parent Connection. Duxbury, MA, November, 2010.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Trading spaces: Where universal components in events meet language. Colloquium University of Maryland Human Development. College park, MD, October, 2010.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. E-books and ichats: The role of social of social interaction in language and literacy. NSF Science of Learning Meeting, Washington, DC, October, 2010.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The Power of play. Elementary Teacher’s Federation of Ontario Conference, Toronto, Ontario, August, 2010.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. A Mandate for Playful Learning. Early Childhood 2010, Washington, D.C., August, 2010
Hirsh-Pasek, K. What do mind in the making and Einstein have in common? Aspen Ideas Festival. July, 2010.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. A Mandate for playful learning in preschool: Preparing 21st Century children for a global world. Head Start Tenth National Research Conference, Washington, DC, June 2010.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Playful learning and the devaluation of the word play in an achievement-oriented society. OpenEYE Campaign 2010 Conference, London, England, June 2010.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. 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 June, 2010.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R.M. How babies talk: Language development from 0 – 3 years. Frank Porter Graham Infant/Toddler Child Care Meeting, May 2010.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Word learning: The view from the radical middle. University of Texas, Dallas, Center for Children and Families Public Forum, Dallas, TX. January 2010.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Purposeful play: Preparing 21st Century children for a global world. University of Texas, Dallas, Center for Children and Families Public Forum, Dallas, TX. January 2010.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. 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) (December 2009).
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language for reading. Discussant, Role of Language Workshop, National Research Council, Menlo Park, CA, October 2009
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Purposeful play: Preparing 21st Century children for a global world. Keynote, Early Childhood Teachers Association Conference, Queensland Australia, May 2009
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Playing with the arts. Learning, arts and the brain summit. Baltimore, MD, May, 2009
Hirsh-Pasek, .& Golinkoff, R.M. Playing for our future. Interactivity Conference, Association of Children’s Museums. Philadelphia, PA, April 2009
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Purposeful play: Preparing 21st Century children for a global world. New York Department of Education, New York, NY. April 2009.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the word barrier: The view from the radical middle. Colloquium. Concordia University, Montreal Quebec, March 12, 2009
Hirsh-Pasek, K. A Mandate for playful learning: Preparing children for the 21st Century. Colloquium, Concordia University, Montreal Quebec, March 12, 2009.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Playing music or musical play. Learning from Young Children: Research in Early Childhood Music Conference, University of Delaware, Newark Delaware. January 2009
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R.M. A Mandate for playful learning: Preparing children for the 21st Century. Keynote. Jumpstart Conference. Chicago, IL. December 8, 2008
Hirsh-Pasek, K. A Mandate for playful learning: Preparing children for the 21st Century. 92nd Street YMCA, New York, November 14, 2008
Hirsh-Pasek, K. A Mandate for playful learning: Preparing children for the 21st Century. Keynote Central Agency for Jewish Education, Philadelphia, PA., November 4, 2008
Hirsh-Pasek, K. A Mandate for playful learning: Preparing children for the 21st Century. Connecticut Association for the Education of Young Children, September 27, 2008
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The 5Cs: The Power of play for children in the 21st Century. Sandbox Summit, New York, September 24, 2008
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Play power: Preparing children for the 21st Century. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, July 16, 2008
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Play power: Preparing children for the 21st Century. Singapore, July 12, 2008
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Trading spaces: Where language meets “universal” components in events. SILC Conference on Spatial Language. Chicago, June 11-12, 2008
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Parish, J., Golinkoff, R.M., Multiple cues for word learning: Implications for autism. Center for Autism Research, Children’s Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, May 1, 2008
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Play Power. Keynote, Graduate Mentoring Conference. University of Pennsylvania, May 2008.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The Power of Play. Keynote, Undergraduate Research Forum. West Chester College, April 2008.
Golinkoff, R. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Goksun, T., Roseberry, S., Pulverman, R., Pruden, S.. Foundations of verb learning: How infants view motion events. Princeton University Mini-Conference on Language Acquisition (organizer: A. Goldberg). April, 2008
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Play=Learning: Preparing the 21st century child for a global world, Keynote, Utah Early Childhood Education Conference, Orem, UT, March 8, 2008.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Musings on mind, brain and education. Brains R Us: The Science of educating, San Diego, March 3, 2008
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the word barrier: The view from the radical middle. Boston University, December, 2007
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the word barrier: The view from the radical middle. Keynote address. Eastern Psychological Association. Philadelphia, March, 2007
Hirsh-Pasek, K. 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., March 2007
Hirsh-Pasek, K. PLAY = LEARNING: How play fosters cognitive and socio-emotional learning. Conference on Science and Education. Santiago, Chile, March 2007
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Participant in Roundtable discussion at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA. (2007, March). Welch-Ross, M.K. & Fasig, L.G. (Chairs) Cultivating a culture change: Developing strategies to advance the utilization of behavioral science.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the word barrier: The view from the radical middle. Vanderbilt University, February, 2007
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the word barrier: The view from the radical middle. Purdue University, February, 2007
Hirsh-Pasek, K. PLAY = LEARNING: Preparing the 21st century child for a global world. University of Wisconsin & Madison School District
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, M. The role of play in learning. Harvard Learning and the brain conference. Boston, MA November, 2006
Golinkoff, R. & Hirsh-Pasek, K. How do babies learn to talk? Harvard Learning and the brain conference. Boston, MA, November, 2006
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, M. The role of play in learning. Harvard Learning and the brain conference. Boston, MA November, 2006
Golinkoff, R. & Hirsh-Pasek, K. How do babies learn to talk? Harvard Learning and the brain conference. Boston, MA, November, 2006
Golinkoff, R & Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the language barrier: The view from the radical middle. Boston Language Conference. November, 2006
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Breaking the language barrier: The view from the radical middle. Eleanor Saffran Cognitive Neuroscience Conference. Philadelphia, PA., September, 2006
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Learning: Preparing the 21st century child for a global world. Governor’s Summit for Governor Tim Kaine’s Smart Beginnings Summit. Richmond, VA., August 2006
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Play = Learning: Preparing the 21st century child for a global world. International Conference of Infant Studies, Kyoto Japan, June 2006
Hirsh-Pasek, K & Golinkoff, R. Creating lifelong learners. Florida Department of Education. May, 2006
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Four stories about literacy. Whole Child Conference. University of Maryland. May, 2006
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Play = Learning: How to facilitate learning in preschoolers. JoLyn Beeman Lecture. Wisconsin Division for Early Childhood. April, 2006
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Play = Learning. New York Public Library. New York. March, 2006
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Creating lifelong learners,: Where child development meets practice. Colloquium, Ursinus College, December 2006
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the language barrier. Bermuda Department of Child Development, November 2006
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development: A sampler in “Big Science” Colloquium, Villanova University, October 2006
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Building a strong foundation for life: How early learning experiences shape the lifelong learner. Keynote. Early Head Start: Zero to Three Conference. Washington, June 2005.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. PLAY = LEARNING. Conference organized by D. Singer, R. Golinkoff & K. Hirsh-Pasek. Yale University, June 2005
Golinkoff, R. & Hirsh-Pasek, K., A Rose is a Rose But a Scene is Not a Scene: Languages Encode Events Differently. Words and world conference. Lehigh University, June, 2005
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How babies talk. Invited speaker for City wide-event, Chicago Children’s Museum, May, 2005
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The New Three Rs. Casey Journalism School, University of Maryland, March 2005; Central Pennsylvania Association for Young Children, Harrisburg, PA. March 2005
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development: A sampler in “Big Science” Colloquium, Swarthmore College, November, 2004
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R., Creating lifelong learners: Utah State Department of Education. October 2004.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Creating lifelong learners. University of Pennsylvania Literacy Network, October, 2004.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Creating lifelong learners. Wisconsin Children’s Museum, community forum on children’s learning. October, 2004.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Creating lifelong learners. Maryland Children’s Museum, community forum on children’s learning. September, 2004.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Action meets words. Colloquium, Keio University, Tokyo August 2004.
Golinkoff, R. & Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the language barrier. Colloquium, Keio University, Tokyo, 2004.
Golinkoff, R. M., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Meyer, M., Adde, D., Maguire, M., & Pulverman. R. Understanding the paradox of verb learning. International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, China. Presented in a symposium entitled, “Universal and language-specific factors influencing early verb learning (August, 2004).
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R. M., Pruden, S., & Salkind, S. Foundations for verb learning: Infants detect and categorize “paths” and “manners.” International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, China. Presented in a symposium entitled, “Universal and language-specific factors influencing early verb learning” August, 2004)
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Preschool assessment: Closing the gap between science and practice. NAEYC Conference on Assessment. Washington, DC, June 2004
Hirsh-Pasek, K. A Revolutionary idea: how libraries can facilitate the new 3 Rs. Keynote, American Library Association Conference, Orlando Florida, June 2004.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How babies talk: A workshop. Invited speaker at the First Annual Meeting of the Child Study Institute. Bucharest, Romania June, 2004
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The origins of verb learning: A case study in nature via nurture. Invited symposium for Conference in Human Development, (Newcombe, chair) Washington, DC, May, 2004
Hirsh-Pasek, K. 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, April, 2004
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Cross-talk: Reconsidering domain specificity and domain generality in infant cognition. Roundtable discussion. International Conference on Infant Studies, Chicago, April, 2004
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How babies talk. Keynote, Head Start Teacher’s Conference. Allentown, PA. ,May, 2004
Hirsh-Pasek, K. A revolutionary idea: How children’s museums can facilitate the New 3 Rs. Keynote, Interactivity: Association of Children’s Museums, May 2004
Hirsh-Pasek, K. A Revolutionary idea: how libraries can facilitate the new 3 Rs. Keynote. Pennsylvania Library Association, April 2004
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How early learning experiences shape the lifelong learner. Keynote, Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation National Award Ceremony, March 2004
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Preschool assessment: Closing the gap between science and practice. Washington Policy Briefing on Capitol Hill, December 2003
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Where actions meet words: Foundations of verb learning. Yale University Colloquium. December, 2003
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Where actions meet words: Foundations of verb learning. University of Michigan Colloquium, November, 2003
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How early learning experiences shape the lifelong learner. The 21st Century learner. Washington, DC. September, 2003
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How babies talk. Keynote, Bank Street School Conference. June, 2003
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How babies talk. Keynote, at Child Care Council of Westchester. October, 2002
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Child Care: A place where quality counts. Forum on Children and Families. New York University. May, 2002
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Verb Learning in Infancy. Symposium discussant. International Conference on Infant Studies, Toronto, April, 2002
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How children learn their first words. Colloquium at Michigan State University. April 4, 2002
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The Story behind the headlines: Relationships between child care quantity, quality, type and child outcomes. Grand Rounds, Psychiatry. Temple University Hospital. Pediatrics. April, 2002
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The Story behind the headlines: Relationships between child care quantity, quality, type and child outcomes. JCCA National Conference. Baltimore, MD November, 2001
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The Story behind the headlines: Relationships between child care quantity, quality, type and child outcomes. Grand Rounds, Psychiatry. Temple University Hospital. October, 2001
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Weinraub, M. The Story behind the headlines: Relationships between child care quantity, quality, type and child outcomes. Mini Conference on child care. Temple University, June, 2001
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Friedman, S., Brownell, C.,, Owen, M., Booth, C., Burchinal, M. Release of the NICHD Public Data Set: From birth to 3. SRCD. Minneapolis, April, 2001
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Recent findings from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care. University of Delaware, March, 2001
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the language barrier. Eunice Kennedy Schriver Center. Boston, 2000
Hirsh-Pasek, K. 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, May, 2000
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Multiple cues to word learning: The story for object scope and extendibility. Finding the words conference. Stanford University. Palo Alto, CA. April, 2000.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the language barrier. Colloquium, Bryn Mawr College, April, 2000
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language development in the 21st Century Baby. Featured Presentation. Embracing our children. Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children. Philadelphia, February, 2000.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language development in the 21st Century Baby. Keynote. Dauphin County Library Association. Harrisburg, PA. December, 1999
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R.M., & Hollich, G. 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 November, 1999.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the language barrier: How children learn their first words. Colloquium. Lehigh University. October, 1999.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the language barrier: How children learn their first words. Carolina Consortium Discussant. Center for Developmental Science. University of North Carolina.. Raleigh, NC February, 1999
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Recent findings in the NICHD Study of Early Child Care: Language, Cognition and Beyond. Colloquium, Penn State University Intervention Studies. State College, PA, December, 1998
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the language barrier: How children learn their first words. Colloquium Penn State University, State College, PA. December, 1998
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the language barrier: How children learn their first words. Colloquium, Tel Aviv University. Tel Aviv, Israel, August, 1998
Hirsh-Pasek, K. (for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care Network) In Sickness and in Health. SEED Conference. Washington, DC. May, 1998.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the language Barrier. Colloquium, Temple University. Philadelphia, April, 1998.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Trends and transitions in language development. Developmental Neuropsychology Group. International Conference on Infancy Studies Conference, Atlanta. April, 1998.
Golinkoff, R. & Hirsh-Pasek, K. King Solomon was right: Biblical Injunctions against divided theories of word learning. International Conference on Infancy Studies. Featured Debate. Atlanta, April 1998
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Breaking the language barrier: How children learn their first words. Colloquium. University of Texas at Dallas. March, 1998
Hirsh-Pasek, K. What infants can teach us about language development. University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland. May, 1997
Tucker, M. Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Hollich, G. A change is afoot. Emergentist theories in language acquisition. Aarhus, Denmark. Conference on Downward Causation. May, 1997 Golinkoff, R. & Hirsh-Pasek, K. Emerging cues for early word learning. Carnegie Mellon Conference on the Emergence of language. Pittsburgh, PA., May, 1997
Hollich, G., Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. The 3-D intermodal preferential looking paradigm. Conference examining the use of intermodal preferential looking paradigms in infant studies. Melbourne, Australia, December, 1996. NICHD Early Childhood research network. Early child care and attachment. National Association for the Education of Young Children. Dallas, TX, November, 1996.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R., Heberle, J. & Rehill, J. Bridging the gap between social pragmatic and lexical constraints views of word learning: Can the Capulets live with the Montagues? Boston Language Conference, Boston, November, 1996.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. What infants can tell us about language acquisition: Building a rationalist constructivist view. Colloquium, University of New South Wales. Sydney, Australia. August, 1996.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Infant child care and attachment security: Selective results from the NICHD Study of early Childcare. Colloquium, Macquarie University. Sydney, Australia. August, 1996. NICHD Early Child Care Research Network. Infant child care and attachment security: Results of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care. International Conference on Infancy Studies. Providence, RI. April, 1996.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R., When does “Rabbit” mean rabbit? Word Acquisition Mini Conference. Buffalo, NY. October, 1995. Golinkoff, R.M. &
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Let the mute speak: What infants can tell us about language acquisition. American Psychological Association New York. August, 1995
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Four decades later: Reconceptualizing the Skinner/Chomsky debate. American Behaviorist Association. Washington, DC. May, 1995.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Recent trends in Developmental Psychology. Keynote Speaker For Central Agency For Jewish Education. November, 1994.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Unlocking mysteries in language development: What infants can teach theorists. Colloquium: Rowan College. February, 1994.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. How infants make sense of language input. Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group of Philadelphia. March, 1994.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. In defense of lexical principles for early word learning. New York Child Language Meeting, April, 1993.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Skeletal foundations for grammatical learning: What infants bring to the language learning task. Colloquium, Princeton University, March, 1993.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Tucker, M. & Golinkoff, R. Dynamical systems theory: Reinterpreting “Prosodic Bootstrapping” and its role in language acquisition. Signal to Syntax Conference, Brown University, February, 1993.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Infant Speech Perceptions. Colloquium, Rutgers University, March, 1992.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Skeletal supports for grammatical learning: What the infant brings to the language learning task. Colloquium at Duke University. December, 1991.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., & Golinkoff, R. Lois Bloom’s theory of language acquisition: A commentary. Piaget Society Meetings. May, 1991
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Language comprehension in infants and toddlers. Invited colloquium at Lehigh University, October, 1989.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. The origins of grammar. Invited colloquium at Salk Institute Language Group, July, 1989.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Kemler Nelson, D. & Jusczyk, P. Infants’ sensitivity to acoustic correlates for phrase boundaries. New York Child Language Meeting, December, 1988.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Looking for the origins of grammar: Evidence from infants. Sloan Cognitive Sciences Group at the University of Pennsylvania, November, 1988.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. Comprehension: A new look at some old themes. National Institute of Mental Health Conference on the Biobehavioral Foundations of Language Development, June, 1988.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The origins of grammar: Evidence from comprehension. Colloquium at Carnegie Mellon University, May, 1988.
Golinkoff, R. & Hirsh-Pasek, K. A new picture of language development: Evidence from comprehension. Boston Language Conference, October, 1987.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Golinkoff, R. From evidence to explanation: Using comprehension data to inform theories of language acquisition. Boston Language Conference, October, 1987.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. The Hurried child: From myth to research to public policy. Forum for Family in Crisis, Temple University, September, 1987. Golinkoff, R. & Hirsh-Pasek, K. The origins of grammar. New York Child Language Meeting, March, 1987.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Golinkoff, R., Braidi, S. & McNally, L. “Daddy Throw”: On the existence of implicit negative evidence for subcategorization errors. Boston Language Conference, October, 1986.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Syntax in infancy: What prelinguistic infants might know about grammar. Colloquium, Bryn Mawr College Psychology Department, February, 1986.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Freyd, P. Taking the Latin and Greek out of English: Morphological analysis by hearing and deaf readers. Boston University Language Conference, October, 1984. Also presented at University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Literacy Center, Colloquium, Nov, 1984.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Taking the Latin & Greek out of English: What successful deaf readers gain from attention to morphological cues. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, April, 1984.
Hirsh-Pasek, K. Silent Reading: What deaf people can teach us about the reading process. Colloquium, Bryn Mawr College, Human Development, October, 1983.
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. What did the brain say to the mind? A study of the detection and report of ambiguity by young children. Colloquium at Literacy Society of the University of Pennsylvania, 1978
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