The Electric Company
1971
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2 days ago · Originated by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, Sesame Street drew lessons from early children’s television programming in countries like Canada and the United Kingdom (Coulter, 2016) and set out to promote peaceful multicultural societies and to provide inner-city kids with a head start in developing literacy and numeracy skills. To do ...
5 days ago · Sesame Workshop’s Board of Trustees names Sherrie Westin Chief Executive Officer of the global impact nonprofit behind Sesame Street. Westin is the first woman to lead Sesame Workshop since its co-founder Joan Ganz Cooney. Westin had served as President of the organization since 2021 before being named Interim CEO in February. “After an ...
4 days ago · Perhaps the most prominent example is Sesame Street, which, since its inception, has been created through the “Sesame Workshop Model,” an interdisciplinary model in which producers, educators, and researchers work hand-in-hand throughout production (see Truglio & Seibert Nast, this issue). Yet, even when educational media are created with a ...
4 days ago · It features interviews with key figures behind the show, including creators Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. The documentary provides a rare glimpse into the early days of Sesame Street, capturing the efforts of the writers, actors, and artists who brought the show to life.
5 days ago · Sesame Street is broadcast in 120 countries, with more than 30 international versions in production. Since its inception the show has been produced by Sesame Workshop (formerly Children’s Television Workshop), a New York City-based nonprofit organization founded by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett.
4 days ago · Crafts uses Attie's remarkable photos and additional interviews from the film to dive deeper into the story of how show creator Joan Ganz Cooney, along with Sesame Workshop cofounder Lloyd Morrisett, director Jon Stone, and Muppet creator Jim Henson, took the values and goals of the civil rights movement and revolutionized children's television.
4 days ago · Sesame Street (1969) The program was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and producer Lloyd Morrisett, with the aim of using television as an educational tool for young children, especially those from ...
