The Art + Technology Initiative is now affiliated with the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Creative Technology Network. Creative Technology is a leading-edge trend in the global marketplace. The Council is proud to launch a new network focused on promoting our region’s specific creative technology related capabilities. The network spans the creative tech gamut, including design, gaming, filmmaking, robotics, new media advertising, industrial design, architecture, animation, production, fine art, education, digital media and much more.

For more information, visit the Creative Technology Network.

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Exciting news: The Art + Technology Blog is moving to be incorporated as part of the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s TechBurger blog. As a Google-approved news source, Techburger will open our work up to a far greater readership and opportunities for Pittsburgh artists and companies.

Please update the following url in your browsers and information:
Creative Tech-burger: http://techburgher.com/category/creative-tech/

You can also find more information on Art + Tech at the Council’s website, at these links:
http://www.pghtech.org/events/art-and-technology/default.aspx
http://www.pghtech.org/networks/creative-technology/default.aspx

We look forward to seeing you there!

Happy creating!
The Art + Tech Team

Pitt Law’s Innovation Practice Institute and the Entertainment Technology Center (CMU) are proud to host a free public event: “American Dreamers: An Evening with SillyBandz Inventor Robert Croak and Pitt Law Alumnus and Entrepreneur Rich Belsky.”
Robert Croak is a lifelong entrepreneur and the creator of the Silly Bandz bracelets, an international fashion phenomenon that earned him much success. Join Robert and Richard on Thursday night at the ETC for an informal conversation about entrepreneurship, following dreams, and their current and future ventures.
If you are interested, please RSVP below, as space is limited!

In 2012, the ECF in early literacy will work with a team of videographers and an established expert in early childhood education to create a series of videos designed to demonstrate best early literacy and digital media literacy practices, in
cooperation with the Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children (PAEYC). All videos will be used in a new, national initiative of the Fred Rogers Center. The Fred Rogers Center Early Learning Environment™ is being
developed as a virtual community of teachers, home-based providers, and families who will be empowered by compelling technology and media-based resources to provide literacy-rich experiences for children from birth through age 5. The
Early Learning Environment will use entertaining and educational media content to deliver resources, and to encourage interaction, in a variety of engaging ways.

The ECF, to be selected from the southwestern Pennsylvania region, will be awarded a $10,000 stipend. Support also will be provided for expenses related to the Fellow’s work. Fellows will spend nine months planning, developing, testing, and finalizing the videos and supplemental materials, which will be featured online through the Early Learning Environment. The new Fellow will also become part of an online community to be established by the Fred Rogers Center for ongoing
professional development and networking among current and former ECFs.

Program Features
The Fellowship will begin in January 2012 and will end in October 2012.
The Fellow will work with the Fred Rogers Center and PAEYC. Regular on-site meetings will be held at the Fred
Rogers Center in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, over the course of the 10 months. The Fellow will work as part of a team to create new videos demonstrating best early literacy and digital media literacy practices for educators of children birth through age 5. The Fellow also will create a supplemental written or multimedia guide to be used as a resource for educators.
The Fellow’s project will highlight ways for teachers to connect and communicate in-class activities with parents. It also will demonstrate creative and developmentally appropriate uses of technology in classrooms.

The Fellow’s project will be reviewed by Fred Rogers Center and PAEYC staff, and by the Center’s Advisors and Senior Fellows, to provide guidance and to ensure alignment with guidelines for quality and program expectations.

Opportunities
Focused application of educational, artistic, and technical skills to improve early childhood development and
learning.

Opportunity to work with professional video production team to plan, film, edit, and package educational videos.

Orientation to the Fred Rogers Center, the work of Fred Rogers, and the Early Learning Environment.

Access to the Fred Rogers Center’s resources and facilities, including the Fred Rogers Archive, as well as the Center’s regional and national networks of partners and contacts.

Organized, regularly scheduled networking opportunities for peer interaction and discussion with other ECFs.

Presentation of the Fellow’s project at conferences and other convenings for early education, parenting, and educational technology.

Participation in feedback on the ECF experience for use by the Fred Rogers Center in ongoing program refinement.

Eligibility
The legacy of Fred Rogers, the mission of the Fred Rogers Center, and the vision for the Early Learning Environment must be motivating factors for all applicants. The Fred Rogers Center encourages applications from individuals working in early education, early literacy, children’s literature, media literacy, or related fields. Experience working with young children is desirable.

Graduate students and early career professionals are encouraged to apply. Applicants should be at an early
stage in their careers (5 years or less).
Applicants should be interested in developing projects to educate parents, teachers, and child care providers
about early childhood learning (focusing on children from birth through age 5).

A degree or professional experience in, or related to, early childhood education or early childhood development is
required.

Application
For individuals interested in applying, download the application from the website.
Submit your application by sending all required materials via email to info@fredrogerscenter.org.

All application materials must be emailed for receipt by 5:00 p.m. (EST), December 16, 2011. Incomplete applications, applications submitted in print form, and applications received after December 16, will not be considered.

Selection
Applicants should address the challenges and opportunities involved in providing information and mentoring for educators in developmentally appropriate uses of digital media that supports improved instruction aligned with standards for early literacy and early learning program quality.

Rogers Center staff and a panel of experts will review applications based on selection criteria, including but not limited to, an understanding of uses of digital media in early education and professional development; a vision for how best practice videos can be used to train early childhood educators working in formal and informal settings; a well-articulated understanding of the mission of the Fred Rogers Center, the legacy of Fred Rogers, and the vision and purpose for the Early Learning Environment; a proven academic or professional track record; and the extent to which the Early Career Fellowship would advance professional and personal goals.

Interviews for the ECF finalists will be held January 4 – 6, 2012 and will be scheduled individually with applicants.

The Fred Rogers Center will select one Fellow from the southwestern Pennsylvania region, including Allegheny County, Westmoreland County, and surrounding counties. All individuals will be notified of the status of their
applications by telephone before appointments are publicly announced by the Fred Rogers Center.

Final selection of the Early Career Fellow will be publicly announced by January 20, 2012.

**Members of the Fred Rogers Center’s Advisory Council and staff are ineligible to apply but are encouraged to promote the program to eligible applicants.

www.fredrogerscenter.org
http://www.facebook.com/FredRogersCenter

*For further information about the ECF program or application process, please email all questions and inquiries to: info@fredrogerscenter.org.