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Join the RITEC Community of Practice

by Sarah Jacobstein
October 15, 2026

The RITEC Community of Practice is now officially open for those passionate about designing children’s digital play with well-being in mindWe are excited to announce the official launch of the

Announcing the 2026 Well-Being by Design Fellows

by Allisyn Levy
February 2, 2026

We’re excited to begin the new year by welcoming the nine fellows selected for the third cohort of the Well-Being by Design Fellowship, supported by Pinterest and foundry10. Chosen from

Playing with Well-Being By Design at Games for Change 2025

by Administrator
May 30, 2025

Join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at the Games for Change 2025 Festival on Friday, June 27 for a workshop on creating games that promote children’s well-being. Hear how Fred

Announcing Our 2025 Well-Being by Design Fellows

by Allisyn Levy
January 13, 2025

We are thrilled to kick off the new year by announcing the 10 fellows who will join our second cohort of the Well-Being by Design Fellowship, supported by Pinterest, foundry10,

Into the Digital Future: Designing Children’s Digital Play for Well-Being with Shuli Gilutz

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
November 19, 2024

In this episode of Into the Digital Future, Shuli Gilutz speaks with Jordan Shapiro and Laura Higgins about the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) initiative, led by The

Introducing the RITEC Design Toolbox to support children’s well-being in digital play

by Sarah Jacobstein
November 13, 2024

Here at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, we talk to a lot of folks who design digital products for children. One topic that comes up consistently is the challenge of

“A Whole Lot Like Love”: Play Make Learn 2024

by Melissa Gedney
September 17, 2024

Ever since I joined the Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s Well-being by Design Fellowship, I have found myself subconsciously auditing my entire virtual world for its well-being design considerations. Does the

Call for Applications: Well-Being by Design Fellowship 2025

by Sarah Jacobstein
September 6, 2024

The Call for Applications is now open through October 11, 2024. If you follow our work, you may have seen the incredible results produced by our inaugural cohort of Well-Being

Celebrating Our Inaugural Well-Being by Design Fellows

by Catherine Jhee
July 12, 2024

In 2024, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center invited 10 professionals who design kids tech to join us for the inaugural Well-Being by Design Fellowship. The organizations that these fellows represent

Re-imagining Reading: How Reluctant Readers Would Design Their Own Educational Technology

by Medha Tare
March 8, 2024

According to NAEP only 14% of U.S. students reported reading for fun almost every day in 2023 – 13 percentage points lower than 2012 – and average reading scores have

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