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 Chief Strategy and Head of School Regional Growth Development Officer Phillips Brooks School Common Sense Common Sense serickson@phillipsbrooks.org rrandall@commonsense.org lburch@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
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…. …. 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
Take keaway #2: Digital dilemmas to build dispositions, resilience, and emotional intelligence Digital dilemmas = case studies that foreground authentic tensions and do not necessarily have right or wrong answers
DIGITAL L DILE LEMMA 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 online to check the site and sees more comments like “idiot” and “fat nerd.” Every day, he 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 … Something that might have stopped me from I acted the way I did One thing I could have because... done differently was... doing something differently was...
Ho How m w might yo you i implement digit digital dile al dilemmas in as in you your sch school? ?
Take keaway #3: Strategies for implementation ✓ Stay current ✓ Start early ✓ Team teach ✓ Leverage existing programs ✓ Empower students ✓ Engage parents
Sm Small Gr ll Group oups of of 3 or 3 or 4 4 Ho How co could yo d you t translate o one of of t the s sugge ggested d strategies into your school context xt?
PU PULLING IT A LLING IT ALL LL TOG TOGETHER ETHER
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 Th The numb mber r of incidents ts of bullying and haras an arassme ment t in U.S. K-12 s 12 scho hools r rep eported ed families grappling to the ADL L doubled each year between 2015 an and 2017. with the ubiquity Teachers worry their students lack k ski kills to cr critica cally y eva valuate online co content (35% observe ved “f “fre requentl tly” ” or r “v “very ry fre requentl tly”) ”) in th the of technology and classroom. cl 50% 50% o of t teens eens s say t they hey a are o e onl nline a ne almost its impact co constantly. y.
Take keaway #1: Research To Top 3 Co Concerns 25% of ki kids own their own smartphone by age 9 and 70% by 70% by age ge 12 12 (up up from 40% 40% in n 2016) 2016). More Mo re th than half of te teens agre ree social me media distra tracts ts them from doing homework k (57%) and from paying Digital distraction and the impact on Di at attention to people (54%). ki kids’ mental health, social relationships, But they are more like kely to say social media has a and ac an acad adem emics cs positive po e tha han n a nega negative e ef effec ect on n ho how they hey feel eel. More than a quarter of HS teachers report sext xting is an issue (vs. 19% MS, 5% 3rd-5t an 5th) h). Cy Cyberbullying and online hate speech 26% of MS 26% S tea eacher hers and nd 31% 31% of HS S tea eacher hers repo eported ed on online hate te speech in th their r classroom. room. Fake ke news and misinformation 56% of ki kids ages 10-18 feel they can’t tell fake ke news st stories f s from r real o ones. s.
Take keaway #1: Research To Top 3 Co Concerns Schools and Digital distraction and the impact on ki kids’ mental me tal heal alth th, social al re relati ationships, ac acad ademi mics families grappling Cyb Cyberbullyi ying and the rise of f online hate with the ubiquity sp speech of technology and Fake ke news and misinformation: Students lack k its impact ski kills to critically evaluate online content.
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