Wednesday, February 12th | 12:00-12:45 p.m. ET

As schools increasingly adopt cell phone bans to reduce distractions, educators face a new challenge: ensuring students are still equipped to navigate today’s tech-fueled world in high-character ways. While removing phones from the classroom can boost focus, it doesn’t address the underlying need for students to develop healthy habits around technology use. Social media, A.I., and screen time continue to play a significant role in students’ lives, whether phones are present or not.

In this webinar, The Social Institute will explore how educators can maintain the benefits of phone restrictions while empowering students with modern life skills. Educators will discover how to promote meaningful student engagement, foster social skills, and prepare students to thrive online and offline.

Attendees will learn:

• Methods for guiding students to strike a balance with technology, even in phone-free classrooms.
• Practical approaches for guiding students through the challenges of social media and tech use.
• Strategies for fostering positive student-teacher relationships and a supportive school culture that empowers students to make healthy choices in a tech-driven world.

Featured Speaker

Caitlin Dallmeyer has spent the last 15 years in higher education as a teacher, coach, administrator and mentor for collegiate students. She has worked at Duke University, Dickinson College, and most recently Lehigh University. She consistently works with students in grades K-12 through her continued work in youth athletics as a coach and administrator.

Facilitators

Jeanne Knouse is the PAPSA Executive Board Secretary and has over 30 years of experience in education, eleven years utilizing Restorative Practices, and seven years as a Restorative Practices Trainer. She works closely with community service providers, Penn State University (PSU) campus community, and district staff to provide a full range of services for State College Area School District students.

Justin Rubenstein is a PAPSA member and the Supervisor of Student Services in the Central Bucks School District, in Doylestown, PA. He has served as a former alternative school teacher, school psychologist, brain injury consultant, assistant high school principal, adjunct professor, and author.