January 15, 2025 | 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. ET
2025 brought us no shortage of changes in social media, A.I., and technology.
Through #WinAtSocial Insights, we discovered that 30% of 10th-grade students now use A.I. often or all the time – and this increase in A.I. use is not isolated to high school students.
Between the rise of new A.I. tools like Sora and Gemini, and the growth of platforms like Roblox and Temu, students’ worlds are evolving faster than many of us can keep up. So what’s the real impact on student learning and well-being, and what do students wish the adults in their lives understood?
Join Laura Tierney, Founder & CEO of The Social Institute, alongside TSI’s Student Ambassadors, as we share insights from over 1 million student responses on how A.I., social media, and tech are shaping students’ well-being and academic success. You’ll hear what trends are showing up the most across K-12 schools, the biggest challenges impacting learning, and where students say schools can better support them.
Key Takeaways:
- How social media and A.I. impact attention, learning, and stress in 2025-2026.
- The top tech tools students are using and the challenges they are facing with them.
- Strategies schools can implement to support students’ academic success in the new year.
Featured Presenters
Laura Tierney is the Founder and CEO of The Social Institute, the leader in equipping students, families, and educators with modern life skills to impact learning, well-being, and students’ futures and creator of #WinAtSocial, a gamified, peer-to-peer learning platform that equips school communities to navigate social media, technology, like A.I., and student well-being — online and offline — in positive, high-character ways. Their positive, student-led approach has been applauded by Melinda Gates on X (previously Twitter) and featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, and USA Today. Laura got her first phone at age 13 and went on to become a four-time Duke All-American, Duke’s Athlete of the Decade, and a social media strategist for leading brands before founding The Social Institute.