How do we give children opportunities for active learning, cultural exchange, and interactions sparked by curiosity and questions, especially as media and technology become even more embedded in their lives? Fascinating answers are emerging from the Learning Sciences Exchange, a groundbreaking fellowship program testing a new model for collaboration and transformation. LSX, as we call it, brings together small teams of talented people—unknown to each other, from different parts of the world and in different sectors—who collaborate on new approaches to learning while also learning from each other at the same time. Â
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Join us on August 10th to hear the stories of these LSX Fellows who hail from the fields of entertainment, journalism, social entrepreneurship, education policy, and the science of learning. After working together for two years, remotely across multiple time zones and only once in-person, these LSX fellows will share their ideas and reflect on what it takes to break out of one’s bubble. We welcome discussion of your reflections too on how LSX can grow and spread this model of cross-sector collaboration.
This biannual event features keynote remarks from NPR education reporter Anya Kamenetz (author of The Stolen Year) and our panel moderators Brenda Jones-Harden of the University of Maryland, Marisa Gerstein Pineau of the FrameWorks Institute, and Jessica Sager of All Our Kin. It culminates with the announcement of our next cohort of LSX fellows: 15 mid-career innovators from seven countries now part of an ever-growing network, rippling outward yet also bringing change and innovation back to their own communities, all based on the science of how children learn best. Join us on Twitter at #LSX2022 and follow @lsxfellowship.
Puja Balachander, Director of Product, Think of Us
Jack Graham, Climate Change & Nature Correspondent, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Elizabeth Gunderson, Developmental Psychologist and Associate Professor, Temple University
Jeff Kleeman, Film Producer and President of Ellen DeGeneres’s company, A Very Good Production
Cathy Mitchell, Head of Market Insight and Analysis at Heriot-Watt University
Moderator: Brenda Jones-Harden, Professor for Children and Families, University of Maryland School of Social Work, and board president for ZERO TO THREE
Brenda Bushouse, Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Judith Danovitch, Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Louisville
Tammy Kwan, Co-Founder and CEO, Cognitive ToyBox
Annie Murphy Paul, Science Writer for Hidden Brain and Author, The Extended Mind
Ariel Zekelman, Former Lead Play Designer at Osmo, now at Amazon
Moderator: Jill Shinderman, Founder of Barclay Square Books, and Director of Publishing at PJ Library
Lilian Anekwe, Content Curator, Emerging Topics (guidelines & policy), Meta
Emmy O’Dwyer, Founder & Principal Consultant of Advancing Communities for Equity
John Sessler, Education Consultant and Learning Experience Designer
Medha Tare, Director of Research, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop
Moderator: Simran Mulchandani, Founder of Project Rangeet
I have questions about the LSX Summit. Who should I contact?
For general questions about the Summit, you can contact the New America Events team by emailing us at events@newamerica.org. If you have specific questions about the Learning Sciences Exchange, please contact LSX Coordinator Elise Franchino at franchino@newamerica.org.
Can I submit questions in advance to speakers?
Yes! You can submit your questions in this form and we will pass along your question to the moderator.
I'm interested in learning about the previous LSX Summit, in 2020. Where can I find more information?
Please see the following:
 - Video recording of the 2020 LSX Summit, with agenda for the day
 - Recap of the 2020 LSX Summit, including links to video stories of three LSX projects
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How do I find out more about the Learning Sciences Exchange fellowship program?Â
The Learning Sciences Exchange, called LSX for short, is a one-of-a-kind fellowship program that brings together 15 mid-career fellows, three each from five sectors: science, policy, journalism, entertainment, and social entrepreneurship. Fellows hail from multiple countries and participate for two years. At the LSX Summit on August 10, 2022 we are announcing our third cohort of fellows. Previous fellows participated for 2018-2020 and 2020-2022.
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Who runs the program?
New America administers the fellowship program, under the leadership of Lisa Guernsey, senior fellow and strategic advisor for the Education Policy Program, with LSX Coordinator Elise Franchino. The program was co-founded by three people: Guernsey, a journalist and former director of the Teaching, Learning & Tech team and Early Education Initiative at New America; Roberta Golinkoff of the University of Delaware; and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek of Temple University and the Brookings Institution The latter two are translational scientists who study the science of learning and its impact on policy, education, and media.  Â
Who funds the program?
The Jacobs Foundation has funded the LSX program since its genesis in 2018. It is also a partner, with New America and learning scientists Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Golinkoff, in the design and operation of the program. The Jacobs Foundation, based in Zurich, Switzerland, invests in the future of young people, to ensure that children and youth receive better opportunities for positive development and equitable access to education.Â
I’m an investor/funder interested in supporting an LSX project showcased during the LSX Summit. Who should I contact?
Great! We welcome interest from foundations, corporations, and start-up investors who can help our LSX Fellows take their prototypes and ideas to the next level. Please contact New America’s senior fellow and strategic advisor Lisa Guernsey at guernsey@newamerica.org.Â
I’d like to get updates on the LSX Program. How do I stay connected?
We invite you to subscribe to our quarterly e-mail newsletter, The Exchange, and to follow us on Twitter at @lsxfellowship. You can also check our website, www.LearningSciencesExchange.org, where we post videos, articles, and other work by our fellows.
The Learning Sciences Exchange is proud to announce the 15 fellows for the third cohort, which runs from August 2022-August 2024. These fellows are talented mid-career innovators from multiple countries representing five sectors: education leadership, entertainment, journalism, the science of learning, and social impact entrepreneurship. The 2022-2024 LSX Fellows are:
Journalism
Jenny Anderson, freelance journalist, author, and podcast host (UK)
Mariam El Marakeshy, filmmaker and multimedia reporter (Egypt)
Benjamin Herold, education technology reporter, Education Week (USA)
Social Entrepreneurship
Emer Beamer, co-founder and program lead, Designathon Works (Ireland)
Elizabeth Kperrun-Eremie, CEO/Co-Founder, Zenafri Ltd (Nigeria)
Fernande Raine, founder, The History Co:Lab (USA)
Research
Andrea Paula Goldin, researcher and professor, Laboratorio de Neurociencia, UTDT & CONICET (Argentina)
Oana Negru-Subtirica, associate professor, Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University (Romania)
Deena Weisberg, assistant professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Villanova University (USA)
Entertainment
Bethany Koby, Chief Vision Officer (CVO) and co-founder of Fam Studio (UK)
Henry Samson Mafulul, Executive Director, The Jos Film Initiative (Nigeria)
Natasha Tarpley, Independent Writer/Entrepreneur, Author of Children’s Books (USA)
Education Leadership / Systems & Policy
Michelle Dinneen-White, Founder and Director, Play Smart Literacy (USA)
Jon Hutchinson, Director of Training and Development, Reach Foundation (UK)
Margaret Worthington-Smith, Research, Innovation and Development Strategist for the South African Department of Education E-cubed Programme (E³) (South Africa)
