The WNET Group Hosts Experts in Education and Innovation to Explore the Role of Media and Technology in the Future of Education

The WNET Group Hosts Experts in Education and Innovation to Explore the Role of Media and Technology in the Future of Education

Virtual event on April 28, 2022, brings together parents, teachers and administrators for an in-depth discussion about the digital divide and the innovations that could transform education

 New York (April 26, 2022) — The WNET Group, home to New York’s PBS stations THIRTEEN and WLIW21, operator of New Jersey’s statewide public television network NJ PBS, and Long Island’s only NPR station WLIW-FM, is hosting “The Role of Media And Technology In The Future Of Education,” a virtual panel discussion on Thursday, April 28, 2022, examining the growing digital divide, how parents, teachers and students have adapted, and the impact recent innovations will have on the future of education.

Featuring leading experts in their fields, the conversation will take place from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Panelists will discuss how teachers, parents, and students have adapted to effectively teach and learn in the face of the growing digital divide. They will also shed light on resources, innovations, and solutions that have emerged and could help strengthen and transform the education systems going forward.

To register, visit https://bit.ly/WNETpanel. Attendees can join online or dial in by phone.

Moderated by award-winning journalist Hari Sreenivasan, Co-Host, Amanpour and Company and Host, Take on Fake, panelists include:

• Jean-Claude Brizard, President and CEO of Digital Promise
• Angela Haydel DeBarger, Program Officer, Education, of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
• Michael Preston, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center
• Ron C. Smith, Senior Director of Education Initiatives Salesforce
• LaVerne Evans Srinivasan, Vice President, National Program, and Program Director, Education, of the Carnegie Corporation of New York

The event is free and open to the public. For questions, email events@wnet.org.

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