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Di Digi gita tal Wel ell-Be Being: An Innovative and Research-Based Approach for Schools NAIS CONFERENCE February 28, 2020 Wh Who a are w we? Li Linda Burch Re Rebe becca Ra Randa dall Scott Ericks kson SVP Development and
Di Digi gita tal Wel ell-Be Being:
An Innovative and Research-Based Approach for Schools
NAIS CONFERENCE • February 28, 2020
Wh Who a are w we?
Scott Ericks kson
Head of School Phillips Brooks School serickson@phillipsbrooks.org
Li Linda Burch
Chief Strategy and Development Officer Common Sense lburch@commonsense.org
Re Rebe becca Ra Randa dall
SVP Development and Regional Growth Common Sense rrandall@commonsense.org
Wh What p problems a are w we t trying t to s solve?
Unprecedented, fast-paced technology change Always-on, always connected digital environment Lack of real interpersonal connections → Eroding social skills Unclear boundaries between social life, home, and school Cyberbullying, sexting, hate speech, and more Distraction and decreased focus on academics Educating the Anxious Brain Key take keaway: We need something more than a citizenship curriculum.
Di Digi gital Wel ell-Be Being: Wh : Why? y?
Build student agency Empower young people to formulate strategies to manage their digital lives Develop resilience in the face of online challenges Engage in critical discourse on digital dilemmas to hone SEL skills Promote and sustain overall student health and wellness Amplify capacity to look after safety, healthy relationships, and work-life balance Key take keaway: Student well-being is inext xtricably linke ked to the digital te tech chnologies imp mpacti acting th their r live ves.
Session Take keaways
Latest research to understand the impact of technology on well-being Digital dilemmas to build dispositions, resilience, and emotional intelligence Strategies to implement a sustainable digital well-being program at home Key take keaway: We want you to walk k away with a starting framework k to help students build ski kills and dispositions in support of Digital Well-Be Being.
Take keaway #1: La Latest Research
Dramatic growth in smartphone and social media use across all ages Top 3 educator concerns: (1) Healthy media balance and digital distraction, (2) cyberbullying and hate speech, (3) fake news and misinformation Eroding social skills Sleep disruption: 1 in 3 teens and 1 in 4 parents say that they have their sleep disrupted by mobile notifications at night. Anxiety and depression
Di Digi gital di dist straction
Is tech eroding ki kids’ social ski kills?
…. …. and leading to a mental health crisis?
Pa Partner Share Wh What at are are th the mo most t chal allenging te technology imp mpac acts ts yo you see at yo your sch chool?
Take keaway #2: Digital dilemmas to build dispositions, resilience, and emotional intelligence
SLOW DOWN & SELF-REFLECT SEEK FACTS & EVIDENCE CONSIDER OTHER PERSPECTIVES ENVISION OPTIONS TAKE ACTION
Digital dilemmas = case studies that foreground authentic tensions and do not necessarily have right or wrong answers
Take keaway #2: Digital dilemmas to build dispositions, resilience, and emotional intelligence
Kevin sends his friend José a short video he made at home, a reenactment of a famous fantasy movie scene. José, laughing at how Kevin looks, shows it to another boy, Max, at school. Max laughs at Kevin, too, and then decides to post it on a video-sharing website. Hundreds of people then view Kevin's video. Many nasty comments are posted. Every day, Kevin goes
goes to school and hears similar cruel comments from some of his classmates. No adults know about the situation, not even Kevin’s parents. One teacher at school overhears the boys laughing about the video but isn’t sure what they're talking about.
I am taking the viewpoint of ___________________________________. Based on that viewpoint …
I acted the way I did because... One thing I could have done differently was... Something that might have stopped me from doing something differently was...
✓ Stay current ✓ Start early ✓ Team teach ✓ Leverage existing programs ✓ Empower students ✓ Engage parents
Take keaway #3: Strategies for implementation
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TH THAN ANK YOU! OU!
Access Common Sense’s free K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum @
www.commonsense.org/education/digitalcitizenship
Take keaway #1: Research
Schools and families grappling with the ubiquity
its impact
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Take keaway #1: Research
To Top 3 Co Concerns
Di Digital distraction and the impact on ki kids’ mental health, social relationships, an and ac acad adem emics cs Cy Cyberbullying and online hate speech Fake ke news and misinformation
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te speech in th their r classroom. room. 56% of ki kids ages 10-18 feel they can’t tell fake ke news st stories f s from r real o
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Take keaway #1: Research
Schools and families grappling with the ubiquity
its impact
To Top 3 Co Concerns
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