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Send us a Text Message.As Senior Vice President and General Manager, PBS KIDS at PBS, Sara DeWitt is responsible for the strategic direction of a dynamic media service that supports the entire ecosystem in which children learn, including parents, teachers and the community.Ms. DeWitt leads a cross-disciplinary team charged with content production, digital development, multi-platform asset distribution, educational product creation and marketing and communications for PBS KIDS, the #1 children's educational media brand. DeWitt previously served as Vice President of PBS KIDS Digital, leading innovative strategies that built educational experiences for kids across media platforms. Having spent over 20 years in public media, she has played an integral role in the digital transformation of PBS KIDS. DeWitt has overseen the pbskids.org website, PBS KIDS streaming video services, and the PBS KIDS portfolio of educational apps for children and caregivers. Under her leadership, PBS KIDS has produced award-winning games and apps, AR experiences, podcasts and second screen technologies; developed a learning analytics platform to better understand children's learning gains through gameplay; and established itself as a gold standard in children's digital privacy and security.DeWitt is a regular speaker on the subjects of digital privacy, games and learning, and has authored academic papers and editorials on children's media and its educational impact. She gave a widely shared TED Talk debunking myths about screen time, and has presented at high-profile conferences such as SXSW, Games for Change, CES, the Grace Hopper Celebration and the Atlantic Education Summit. Through speaking engagements and panels, she has lent her voice to important conversations about career and family, and inspiring young girls to aim for careers in the sciences. In 2014, she was named one of the top 42 Women Leading in Education by the USC Rossier School of Education, and she also was recognized with Cynopsis Media's Top Women in Digital Award in 2016 and 2017. Most recently, DeWitt was honored with the 2020 Hedy Lamarr Award for Innovation in Entertainment Technology.Prior to joining PBS, DeWitt worked as a preschool teacher and as a field researcher studying media habits of children in rural areas. DeWitt holds an MA and a BA in English from Stanford University, as well as a certificate from the university's Children Society and Public Policy Curriculum.This season of Edtech Insiders is once again brought to you by Tuck Advisors, the M&A firm for Education Entrepreneurs. Founded by serial entrepreneurs with over 25 years of experience founding, investing in, and selling companies, Tuck believes you deserve M&A advisors who work just as hard as you do.

On today's podcast we are joined by Sara DeWitt, Senior Vice President and General Manager of PBS Kids, to talk about how programming for children has evolved with technology, the power of representation in the media, advice for parents on making online content decisions, and her experience talking with with people who worked with Fred Rogers.

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With students spending more time with electronic devices, there is a desire to regulate their screen time. Here, Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Sara DeWitt, Senior Vice-President and General Manager of PBS Kids, about different ways to help children use the technology responsibly and as an aid to their development.

The national conversation around screentime has continued to boomerang at an alarming rate, and parents' attitudes continue to shift and change. When the pandemic made it an educational necessity, it provided more openness for what technology can offer our children. But as new technology such as AI is being introduced, some parents have begun retreating again. Sara DeWitt says that now is in fact the time to have a deeper, more open dialogue about positive digital media experiences for young children, and how we can use these tools to form good media habits that can address topics like children's mental health, school readiness, critical thinking, and ultimately, the importance of human connection. She is the Senior VP and GM for PBS Kids and joins Michelle to talk about how to use screentime wisely for your kids.Colin Henstock is the Investigations Project Manager for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). He talks with Michelle about how to care for breahing - impaired dogs. French and English bulldogs, Boston terriers, pugs, boxers, and other breathing-impaired breeds (BIBs), who are purposefully bred to have severely distorted airways that make it hard for them to breathe and cause them great discomfort and to pant, snort, and wheeze. Milan Kordestani is an entrepreneur, writer, and founder of several companies oriented toward giving individuals control over their own discourse and creation. Michelle talks to him about his new book, " I'm Just Saying: A Guide To Maintaining Civil Discourse in an Increasingly Divided World.Summer is here and snacks have become even more essential to daily routines. Kids are home, families are planning road trips and vacations and there is always a need for a healthy snack. Snacks are a staple of the American diet, making up nearly 22% of adults' total daily calories, according to recent data from the National Institutes of Health. The trick is to embrace snacking and make smart choices. Most people do not get the recommended number of servings of fruit per day, leaving them without many important nutrients. Snacks like dried fruit can help fill in those gaps. Kimberly Galante, Head of Innovation at Dole, discusses how snacking has become a regular part of the American diet and how people can make healthy choices that are full in flavor and nutrition.

So many kids are in front of so many screens filling their heads with so much content. Are you watching ‘what' they're watching? It matters. We're living in a world where it's very hard to control what our kids are watching on screens. Moms and Grandmas and baby-sitters have all been guilty at times of plopping children in front of a screen to ‘buy time', rather than really sit there and monitor exactly what they're watching. If you're a parent or caretaker of children you need to be aware of ‘what' they're watching because it totally influences how young children think, behave and feel. Both good and bad. I'm a PBS fan. They're the number one children's education media brand and Sarah DeWitt is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of PBS KIDS. She's responsible for the strategic direction of the very dynamic PBS KIDS media service that supports kids 2 to 8, their parents, teachers, caregivers, grandparents, and all the local communities. I invited her to join me to talk about the latest greatest at PBS KIDS and what they know and are utilizing from all the behavioral research time they've invested, in creating 'good for the brain' content. Sarah says, “We know that when kids are watching shows that are really thoughtful and created so that they are learning from them, that it really can model good behavior. It can get kids more interested in learning. It can help them actually learn some really important skills."  "Summertime is a time where often kids kind of have some learning loss between the school years, but media can be a great way to help reinforce some of those things that kids learn in school, or if your kid hasn't started school yet, say a four-year-old getting ready to go to preschool, media can really help with school readiness and get kids kind of in that mindset if you make some good choices and kind of really pay attention to what kids are watching.“ Sarah says, for example for a four-year-old, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is really a great show. It's based on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood and all of that research that he did on that show where we know kids really can learn from the media. Daniel Tiger is helping kids recognize how they fit into the world, how they manage their own emotions, but it also gives kids great songs, give parents great songs that can reinforce those lessons at home.  (Sarahs kids, 8 and 11, grew up watching Daniel Tiger and just last night at dinner, she said, one of them sang, you gotta try new foods cause they might taste good. LOL Good job PBS!) Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and Sesame Street, address pre-school confusions between friends and miscommunications.  For kids who are a little older, shows like ‘Arthur ‘do a great job addressing things like bullying and being scared or needing to talk to a grown-up.  Sarah says, a really important media habit that they want people to set up that they try to model in their shows, is that when kids watch something or play something or listen to something, they should talk about it with their family, positive or negative.  Even if adults haven't watched the shows their kids watched themselves, they should get in the habit of asking questions about those shows and get their kids to talk about what they're watching.  How kids show up to other kids is a very big thing. And again, a lot of parents don't realize, I'm sure, that some of the stuff their kids are watching on other networks, on their screens, by accident, on YouTube, whatever that platform is, that parents have no clue about, might be creating negative behavior.  PBS KIDS works with child development experts and also subject matter experts so that every one of their shows is based on a curriculum and based on learning frameworks.  Curious George for example, is based on an engineering curriculum. George is really curious, he takes things apart and puts them back together.  “When you talk about child development and identity”, says Sarah, “there are a couple of shows that I think are doing this really well right now. We have a show called Alma's Way. It's created by Sonia Manzano, who was Maria on Sesame Street. This is all about thinking through problems. Alma is playing with other kids, working with other kids. She lives in the Bronx. She's Puerto Rican. And sometimes she messes up. And she has to stop and really think through that problem in order to decide what she's going to do next. “ “Another one that I think is really great is called Rosie's Rules. This one is based on a social studies curriculum. So when you're talking about young kids, that is about who am I in relationship to the members of my family? So like, what does it mean that I am a sister? And how am I a good sister? And how am I a sister to my older step-sister and a sister to my younger brother? But then also getting to the next level of like, what does it mean that I'm in a community? How do I get mail? Who take the garbage out? So it gets into those things as well. “ PBS KIDS work with experts to help them think about the best, most age-appropriate way to introduce some of these ideas and to give kids a foundation that they can then build on as they grow up. As new technology such as AI is being introduced, Sara DeWitt says, "now is the time to have a deeper, more open dialogue about positive digital media experiences for young children, and how we can use these tools to form good media habits that can address topics like children's mental health, school readiness, critical thinking, and ultimately, the importance of human connection." PBS KIDS is making their good-for-the-brain content available to all kids, regardless of access to internet, age of devices, differing learning styles and abilities, and more. If you have or care for young children, I encourage you to take a listen to this short podcast of my warm live conversation with Sarah Dewitt EVP & GM PBS KIDS on The Debbie Nigro Show. Adults need to educate themsleves about how best to educate their children.    

Hosts: Fr Steve and Rich Budd In today's episode we talk about improving our celebration of the mass. We hear a reflection on spreading the Good News. And we hear a poem by Thomas Campion, “O Come Quickly,” read by Sara DeWitt.

Hosts: Fr Steve and Rich Budd In today's episode we talk about Advent. We hear a reflection on what it means to take up your cross. And we listen to a poem by Saint Thomas Aquinas, “For Ordering a Life Wisely,” read by Sara DeWitt.

The Hardest Word to Say (0:00:00) What is the one syllable, two letter word that manages to paralyze a large proportion of the population? If you were thinking the word “no”, you'd be spot on. Such an easy word to say, but an almost impossible response to give. Most of us are willing to bend over backwards to have to avoid turning someone down (and to avoid to resulting guilt when we do). Licensed psychotherapist, executive coach, and columnist, Jonathan Alpert is here to discuss why we find it so hard to say no, strategies to do so effectively, and why we shouldn't feel guilty for turning someone down.   Tipping 101 (0:22:34) You've just enjoyed your baby back ribs at Chili's in a booth 20 feet away from everyone else. Your check comes and you're just not sure how much to tip your server. There are a million things to consider. From salons to Ubers to restaurants, how do we know how much to tip for different services? We've asked Liz Frazier, a family financial planner and friend of The Lisa Show, to give us her best tips on tipping.   A COVID-19 Barbecue (0:37:37) You're a good citizen. You wear a mask at the grocery store and you've spent more time at home than ever before. But if you're like the rest of us, you're ready to do something fun. It's natural to want to do those normal summer activities like host a BBQ or gather all the neighbor kids together to slip n' slide and eat popsicles. But is there a way to have fun in the sun with our friends while being cautious, socially distant, and safe? Friend of the show, Carrie Ann Rhodes, says yes! There is a way. Carrie Ann is with us today to share how we can throw a COVID safe summer party.   Children's Media (0:52:47) The effects of media are real. From the earliest war propaganda to today's latest Play Station 4, media has been shaping our decisions and opinions for a long time. But of greater concern is how it impacts our children's developing minds. If you're a parent, at some point you've probably worried about what your kid is watching, whether it's because of violent content or too many hours of screen time. So, what are the dangerous effects we should be aware of as parents... and what media is harmless? Here to tell us more about when we should be pulling our hair out with worry and when we should take a step back when it comes to our kids' media consumption is Sara DeWitt, kids media expert and Vice President of PBS Kids Digital.   Show Me History (1:12:13) TV, movies, and even real life portray history as boring and dull. We see this in Harry Potter with the History of Magic class and Professor Binns going on and on while the students fall asleep. We see it in Ferris Bueller's Day Off when a history teacher is trying to get his students' attention, but they're all napping. It's easy to think of boring history classes and dusty old books full of information that hardly anyone cares about. But it's important for us to learn about our past so we can improve our future. So how can we make history more fun to learn about? Mark Shulman is a writer who challenges the idea that history is dull. He is the author of the “Show Me History!” books. He writes about history through cartoons that keep readers captivated. We wanted to learn more about history through his eyes and understand how he makes it so interesting. We've invited him onto the show today to show us some history.   Deep Cleaning Your Fridge and Pantry (1:28:52) You know that moment when you open the fridge and you get slammed with a horrible smell? Your first instinct is to close the door, but you also know you have to find the source of the odor, or it will only get worse. Finding the smell, and then cleaning out the rest of your fridge is rarely a positive experience as you find empty salad dressing bottles, soggy spinach, and who knows what's in that Tupperware container hiding in the back. But it's so satisfying when you have your fridge clean and smelling good again. So, we invited expert and owner of Go Clean Co, Sarah McAllister, on the show to give us her tips for cleaning your fridge and pantry.

Jonathan Alpert teaches how to say no, Liz Frazier explains when to tip, Carrie Ann Rhodes talks about pandemic parties, Sara DeWitt discusses children's media, Mark Shulman talks about his history books, Sarah McAllister gives fridge cleaning tips.

This week's show: Kate Clark, founder of YOTTOY, talks about how the books, soft toys are perfect for broadening a child's world and for providing intergenerational connections. Looking to keep up with the Coronavirus numbers in your neighborhood? Download the Weather Channel app. IBM recently launched a new, interactive "incidents map" to offer up-to-date information in your county. Sara DeWitt, vice president of PBS Kids Digital talks about all of the programming and educational materials available on their website and app to help parents teach their children. Are you recycling correctly? Jeremy Walters, Sustainability ambassador for Republic Services, breaks down the dos and dont's.

Drew Perkins talks with Sara DeWitt, Vice-President of PBS Kids Digital, about how to navigate the positives and negatives of screen time for kids. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: TED Talk: 3 fears about screen time for kids - and why they're not true pbslearningmedia.org grownups.pbskids.org @saradewitt Research: How Daniel Tiger Helps Teach Social Skills to Preschoolers *Also published at TeachThought.com Listen and subscribe on: iTunes Stitcher Podbean PodcastLand YouTube Also available on Google Music for subscribers! Thank You For Listening! Thanks so much for joining us again. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it. Also, please leave an honest review for The TeachThought Podcast! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. If you have any questions please email us at grow@teachthought.com! Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

BYU's Phil Windley on why net neutrality matters. Tracie Afifi of Univ of Manitoba wants to end the debate over spanking. We ask Univ of Montana's Rebecca Bendick if it's possible to predict earthquakes. BYU's Michael Bown gives tips on preparing your home for winter months. Sara DeWitt of PBS on why screen time is OK for kids. Rachel Wadham of Worlds Awaiting connects outdoor play to literacy.

Rebecca Levey, Amy Oztan, and Andrea Smith talk with Sara DeWitt about how parents can use tech and screens to help their kids' development.

We check our phones upwards of 50 times per day -- but when our kids play around with them, we get nervous. Are screens ruining childhood? Not according to children's media expert Sara DeWitt. In a talk that may make you feel a bit less guilty about passing your phone to a bored kid at a restaurant, DeWitt envisions a future where we're excited to see kids interacting with screens and shows us exciting ways new technologies can actually help them grow, connect and learn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We check our phones upwards of 50 times per day -- but when our kids play around with them, we get nervous. Are screens ruining childhood? Not according to children's media expert Sara DeWitt. In a talk that may make you feel a bit less guilty about handing a tablet to a child while you make dinner, DeWitt envisions a future where we're excited to see kids interacting with screens and shows us exciting ways new technologies can actually help them grow, connect and learn.

Checamos nossos celulares mais de 50 vezes ao dia, mas, quando nossas crianças brincam muito com eles, ficamos nervosos. As telinhas estão arruinando suas infâncias? De acordo com a especialista em mídias, Sara DeWitt, não estão. Numa palestra que, talvez, os façam ficar menos culpados ao deixar as crianças brincarem com um tablet enquanto você prepara o jantar, DeWitt imagina um futuro onde ficamos felizes ao ver nossos filhos interagirem com as telinhas e ela nos mostra jeitos incríveis que novas tecnologias podem, de fato, ajudá-los a crescer, se conectar e aprender.

Wir sehen mehr als 50-mal am Tag auf unsere Handys, aber wenn unsere Kinder mit ihnen spielen, macht uns das nervös. Zerstören Bildschirme die Kindheit? Nicht, wenn es nach Sara DeWitt, einer Expertin für Kinder und Medien, geht. Nach diesem Vortrag werden Sie sich wohlmöglich weniger schuldig fühlen, wenn Sie Ihrem Kind ein Tablet in die Hand geben, während Sie das Abendessen zubereiten. DeWitt malt sich eine Zukunft aus, in der wir uns freuen, wenn Kinder mit Bildschirmen interagieren. Sie zeigt uns aufregende Möglichkeiten, durch die neue Technologien Kindern helfen können, zu wachsen, zu vernetzen und zu lernen.

Revisamos nuestros teléfonos alrededor de 50 veces al día. Pero cuando nuestros hijos juegan con ellos nos ponemos nerviosos. ¿Están las pantallas arruinando su infancia? No es así, según la experta de medios para niños Sara DeWitt. En una charla que te hará sentir menos culpable por darle a tu hijo una pantalla mientras preparas la cena, DeWitt visualiza un futuro donde nos emociona ver a niños interactuando con pantallas y nos muestra el modo en que nuevas tecnologías pueden ayudarlos a crecer, conectar y aprender.

Nous vérifions notre téléphone plus de 50 fois par jour, mais quand nos enfants jouent avec, cela nous inquiète. Les écrans gâchent-ils l'enfance ? Pas selon l'experte en média pour enfants Sara DeWitt. Dans une intervention qui pourrait vous faire vous sentir un peu moins coupable de tendre une tablette à un enfant lorsque vous préparez le dîner, DeWitt imagine un futur où nous sommes enthousiastes de voir les enfants interagir avec les écrans et nous montre comment la technologie peut les aider à grandir, lier des liens et apprendre.

우리는 우리의 셀폰을 하루에 50번 이상 확인합니다. 하지만 우리의 아이들이 그걸로 놀 땐 우리는 초조해지죠. 화면들이 어린 시절을 망치는 걸까요? 아이들의 매체 전문가 사라 드위트는 아니라고 합니다. 그녀는 우리가 태블릿을 아이들에게 주는 것에 대해 자책감을 느끼지 않아도 되며, 미래에는 우리들이 아이들이 화면으로 우리에게 접근하고, 새로운 기술을 우리에게 보여주는 것이 그들이 성장하고, 접촉하며,배우는데 실제적으로 도움이 되는 것에 들뜬 모습을 마음속에 그립니다.

Tune in to listen to Sara Dewitt, Vice President of PBS Kids Interactive talk about the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation grant they just received to develop innovative educational gaming for school-aged kids. Hosts Raven Devanney and Makai Weber Colvin talk about the new film Warrior coming to theaters September 9 as well as the classic film Star Kid, playing on HDNet Movies Kidscene in September and the new DVD release Babar: School Days. Do you want to become a KIDS FIRST! Film Critic? Listen to their interview with Ranny Levy, founder and president of KIDS FIRST! and find out how to enter this year's Film Critics Search Campaign. Don't listen to adult critics, tune in to hear what the KIDS FIRST! Film Critics have to say.

Tune in to listen to Sara Dewitt, Vice President of PBS Kids Interactive talk about the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation grant they just received to develop innovative educational gaming for school-aged kids. Hosts Raven Devanney and Makai Weber Colvin talk about the new film Warrior coming to theaters September 9 as well as the classic film Star Kid, playing on HDNet Movies Kidscene in September and the new DVD release Babar: School Days. Do you want to become a KIDS FIRST! Film Critic? Listen to their interview with Ranny Levy, founder and president of KIDS FIRST! and find out how to enter this year's Film Critics Search Campaign. Don't listen to adult critics, tune in to hear what the KIDS FIRST! Film Critics have to say.