Lisa Guernsey

Lisa Guernsey Deputy Director, Education Policy, and Director, Learning Technologies Project at New America Washington, District Of Columbia Connect Connect with Lisa Guernsey More actions New America University of Virginia University of Virginia See contact info See contact info See connections (500+) 500+ connections I'm deputy director of the Education Policy Program and director of the Learning Technologies Project at New America, a public policy institute in Washington, DC. committed to the renewal of American politics, prosperity and promise in the digital age. Prior to joining New America, I had been writing about education, technology, and the social sciences for nearly 15 years as a staff writer at the Chronicle of Higher Education until 1999 and on staff at the New York Times until 2002. I've written articles on the intersections of developmental science, education and technology for many national publications over the past several years, including Newsweek, Slate, Time.com, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the American Prospect, Ladies Home Journal, Consumer Reports, and more. My latest book, co-written with Michael H. Levine, is Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens (Wiley/Jossey-Bass). More about that book, including free downloadable resources for teachers and librarians, is at www.tapclickread.org. I am also the author of Screen Time: How Electronic Media -- from Educational Software to Baby Videos -- Affects Your Young Child (Basic Books, 2012), which is an updated version of Into the Minds of Babes, a book that was first published in 2007. I also wrote Screen Time: How Electronic Media -- from Baby Videos to Educational Software -- Affects Your Young Child (Basic Books). The paperback edition was published in March 2012. It is updated version of the hardcover book, Into the Minds of Babes: How Screen Time Affects Children From Birth to Age 5, published in 2007. Other publications: "Pioneering Literacy in the Digital Wild West" a chapter in Technology and Digital Media in the Early Years (ed. Chip Donohue, NAEYC/Routledge, 2013) and a chapter in Mobile Technology for Children: Designing for Interaction and Learning (Morgan Kaufman, 2009) titled "It's Mine: Kids Carrying their Culture Wherever They Go." Show less Show less of Lisa’s summary Activity 1,143 followers No alt text provided for this image Our Ed Policy team at New America is hiring a communications associate. Please help me spread the word! Lisa shared this 8 Likes See all Experience New America Company NameNew America Total Duration10 yrs 1 mo TitleDeputy Director, Education Policy and Director, Learning Technologies Project Dates EmployedJan 2009 – Present Employment Duration10 yrs 1 mo TitleDirector, Early Education Initiative Dates EmployedSep 2010 – Present Employment Duration8 yrs 5 mos TitleSenior Policy Analyst Dates EmployedJan 2009 – Sep 2009 Employment Duration9 mos Freelance Science, Education and Technology Writer Company NameFreelance Dates EmployedApr 2002 – Dec 2008 Employment Duration6 yrs 9 mos online publications, magazines, newspapers, and book publishers Writer Company Nameonline publications, magazines, newspapers, and book publishers Dates Employed2002 – Dec 2008 Employment Duration6 yrs New York Times Reporter, Circuits Company NameNew York Times Dates Employed1999 – 2002 Employment Duration3 yrs The Chronicle of Higher Education Associate Editor Company NameThe Chronicle of Higher Education Dates Employed1994 – 1999 Employment Duration5 yrs Education University of Virginia University of Virginia Degree NameBA, MA Field Of StudyEnglish Dates attended or expected graduation 1989 – 1994 University of Virginia University of Virginia Degree NameMA and BA Field Of StudyEnglish Dates attended or expected graduation 1989 – 1993