Distraction-Free Schools Resources

​​Legislation

• DISTRACTION-FREE SCHOOLS MODEL LEGISLATION PACKAGE - Model state legislation to share with legislators​​

• Briefing Document - Why and FAQs​​​​​​

• State Legislative Advocacy Tips - Source: NAMI et. al. 

• Distraction-Free Schools Colorado Letter of Support - Please share this with your networks

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School District Resolution

• Model Distraction-Free Schools Resolution — Please share this with your superintendent and board of education

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Recently Added Resources

• SFCxUS EdTech Resource Library

• SFCxUS Intentional EdTech Database

• The Science of Learning Webinar with Jared Cooney Horvath, moderated by Stan Winborne

• List of EdTech News Media Articles, Research, Books, etc. - Source: School Beyond Screens

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Talking Points/Articles

• Research and Publications List - Created by Laura D., covering all three topics

• Local Control talking points

• The Screen That Ate Your Child's Education - Jean Twenge

• How Much Screen Time is Your Child Getting at School

• A Recipe for Ediocy - Atlantic - What happens when even college students can't do math anymore?

• Have Humans Passed Peak Brain Power?

• Fairplay Ed Tech Action Kit - Fairplay

• We gave Students Laptops and Took Away Their Brains - Dr. Jared Cooney Harvath

• The EdTech Revolution Has Failed - Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath

• One mom's fight to get a non-digital learning option for her child

• I-Ready brain break examples

• Fit for Purpose? - Faith Boninger, T. Philip Nichols - National Education Policy Center

• Get Tech Out of the Classroom Before it’s Too Late - The New York Times Opinion by Jessica Grose

• Edtech Exposed - EdTech Law Center

• LA Parents say school-issued iPads and Chromebooks cause chaos - LAUSD article about Lila Byock

• When childhood Conditions Change, Schools Must Adapt - Educator Andrew Cantarutti Substack article.

• Ed tech is Profitable. It is also mostly useless - The Economist

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i-Ready

• Talking with your school about I-Ready - A helpful guide from Scrolling 2 Death 

• Podcast episode where Nicki Petrossi & attorney Andy Liddell explain the lawsuit and answer questions

• 13 Million Students, Zero Meaningful Evidence - Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath's Substack article on i-Ready

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Generative A.I. in Schools 

• Four Worst Ways AI Has Affected Schools

• AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking

• Generative AI Can Harm Learning

• Time for a Pause: Without Effective Public Oversight, AI in Schools Will Do More Harm Than Good.

• AI Won't Give American Children the Education They Need - Michael Bloomberg Op-Ed

• Colleges are Preparing to Self Lobotomize - Atlantic Article

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Videos

• Our Kids’ IQs Are Dropping. Is Big Tech to Blame?

• No, The Learner Doesn't Always Know Best - Jared Cooney Horvath (JCH), The Digital Delusion Video Series Chapter 1

• Paper Beats Screen-Why Students Score Lower on Digital Tests - JCH, The Digital Delusion Chapter 2

• The Real Reason Why Digital Reading Fails  - JCH, The Digital Delusion Chapter 3

• The Digital Literacy Paradox: More Tech=Worse Skills - JCH, The Digital Delusion Chapter 4

• Do Meta-Analyses Really Show ChatGPT Improves Learning?  - The Digital Delusion Chapters 6 & 7

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Templates

• Legislator Letter/Email - School Tech

• Indiv/Org. Support Request

• Dr. Opt Out Note

• Parent Opt Out Note

• Testimony Suggestions

• Sample OpEd

• Letter to the Editor - COMING