Tag Archives: children’s television

Rhythm and Rhyme: Sona Chong Jho

By Marin Jorgensen 05/23/2012 03:57 pm | Add a Comment

As owner of Sockeye Media, the company she founded in 2001, Sona Chong Jho, Ed.M.’97, works to produce high-quality content across platforms — from video to print to new media — that is both educational and entertaining. (From “Ed.” magazine.) Read More…

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Harvard EdCast: Growing Jim Henson’s Legacy

By Matt Weber 12/07/2011 12:14 pm | 1 Comment

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Lisa Henson, CEO of The Jim Henson Company, reflects on her father’s creation of the Muppets and the family company’s continuing impact on children’s learning with shows such as “Dinosaur Train” and “Sid the Science Kid.” Read More…

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Quality Control: Devon Tutak

By Marin Jorgensen 09/06/2011 03:04 pm | Add a Comment

Devon Tutak, Ed.M.’04, knows kids watch too much TV. Still, she thinks we need to stretch beyond the debate of how much, and begin concentrating more on what. Read More…

ED. Magazine, Profiles Of Impact

Harvard EdCast – Sesame Street: At the Intersection of Laughter and Learning

By Matt Weber 02/02/2011 11:35 am | Add a Comment

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Gary Knell, president and CEO of Sesame Workshop, shares lessons from Sesame Street, why kids (and adults) still love it, and which Muppet he calls his favorite. Read More…

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Remembering Professor, Emeritus, Gerald Lesser

By admin 09/24/2010 01:02 pm | 44 Comments

Gerald Lesser will be remembered not only as a visionary on the role of the media in shaping a child’s educational and emotional development, but also for the impact he made on many among the students and faculty at the Ed School. Read More…

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