{"id":1345,"date":"2026-02-20T19:46:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/playfulai\/?page_id=1345"},"modified":"2026-04-01T19:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:48:27","slug":"news-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/playfulai\/news-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"-News 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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3.31.2026<\/strong> Poster Presentation<\/strong>
At the symposium, our lab members shared two poster presentations highlighting current research in literacy, AI, and educational leadership. Grace Xu, Joy, and team members from CELaRAI presented\u00a0Evaluating AI-Supported Early Literacy Applications: A Multi-Domain Rubric<\/em>. Joy and Celine also presented\u00a0The Multiple Moral Orders of School Leaders in Seeking a \u201cHappy Medium\u201d in K\u201312<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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3.31.2026<\/strong><\/strong> Grace Xu’s Presentation<\/strong>
Grace Xu recently helped plan and present at the GSE Symposium,\u00a0Human-AI Collaboration & Agency<\/em>, which brought together more than 160 attendees for conversations on human sensemaking and AI. As part of CELaRAI, she also presented a paper and poster on early literacy educational apps, highlighting the importance of examining digital tools from multiple perspectives to support children\u2019s developing skills and agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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3.31.2026<\/strong> Dr. Wang Delivered Keynote at UB GSE Symposium<\/strong><\/strong>
Dr. X. Christine Wang gave the keynote speech titled \u201cEthics of Care in Designing AI and AI Education for and with Children.<\/strong><\/em>\u201d This keynote situates early childhood as both a boundary case and a high-stakes context for examining AI ethics in education. This talk illustrates how ethical commitments can be embedded in the co-design of AI systems and AI learning experiences with children, caregivers, and educators.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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3.24.2026<\/strong> UB forum examines the future of AI in education<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
At a recent forum hosted by the Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI (CELaRAI) and led by Dr. X. Christine Wang, researchers, educators and community partners explored issues like trust, transparency and meaningful classroom impact.  The event featured Jeremy Roschelle\u2019s keynote, \u201cAI and Education: Identifying Hard Challenges Worthy of Sustained Partnerships.\u201d<\/strong> Read more… <\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Wang to Deliver Keynote at UB GSE Symposium<\/strong>
Dr. X. Christine Wang will serve as keynote speaker at UB\u2019s 2026 Graduate School of Education Student Research Symposium on March 31, 2026, which is themed \u201cHuman\u2013AI Collaboration & Agency<\/strong>.\u201d Her keynote is titled \u201cEthics of Care in Designing AI and AI Education for and with Children.<\/strong><\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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3.2.2026<\/strong> Welcome Amina to the team!<\/strong>
Amina Owusu is a Psychology major at UB, with an academic focus in Educational Leadership and Policy. Her interests center on child development, resilience, and the role of educational systems in promoting equitable outcomes for youth. As a Research Assistant on the Roots of Resilience project, Amina supports initiatives that foster children\u2019s well-being, community engagement, and early AI literacy through collaborative university\u2013school\u2013community partnerships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2.20.2026<\/strong> CISI Funding <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our lab is excited to share that \u201cRoots of Resilience: Building a University\u2013School\u2013Community Partnership for Child Well-being and Early AI Literacy<\/em>\u201d has been awarded a University at Buffalo CTSI Community Partnership Development Seed Grant<\/strong>. In partnership with Buffalo Public School #99 and the Buffalo Urban League, this project will support children\u2019s well-being, resilience, and early AI literacy through playful, community-engaged learning. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2.18.2026<\/strong> Happy the Year of the Horse!<\/strong>
We had a lab dinner to celebrate the Chinese New Year together. Wishing everyone a joyful, healthy, and successful Year of the Fire Horse! May it bring new energy, good luck, and wonderful moments ahead! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2.13.2026<\/strong> ICLS 2026 Acceptance<\/strong> \"\ud83c\udf89\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our lab is excited to share that we\u2019ve had two pieces accepted<\/strong> to ICLS 2026: the symposium paper \u201cChildren, Teachers, and Robots Network: A Sociomaterial Analysis of Agency in Early Childhood Classrooms\u201d and the short paper \u201cParental Multimodal Revoicing: Guiding Children in Computational Thinking Learning.\u201d
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