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Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Academia

About Kathy

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek is the Lefkowitz Faculty Fellow in Psychology at Temple University and a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington DC. Her research examines the development of early language and literacy, the role of play in learning, and learning and technology. Author of 16 books and hundreds of publications, she has won numerous awards in her field and was inducted into the National Academy of Education. Her Becoming Brilliant (2016) was on the New York Times Best Seller list. Her Making Schools Work will be released in late 2022.

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  • Childhood & Development

Playful Learning Landscapes for children and caregivers

Behaviour change in everyday spaces that stimulates STEM, literacy and 21st-century skills

Birth of a Parent Podcast

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