What if the Problem Isn't the Phones? Examining our Relationship with Technology in Montessori Schools
Join us for our upcoming webinar!
If your school’s approach to technology starts and ends with a phone policy (or ban), we need to talk.
Our students are already living in a digital world. The question isn’t whether technology belongs in our environments. It’s whether we’re preparing young people for that reality or pretending it doesn’t exist. And right now, too many schools are choosing fear over preparation. They’re writing rules instead of building culture. They’re policing devices instead of developing humans.
Dana Anderson is one of the people changing that conversation. Dana is a Montessori guide who has taught from early childhood through adolescence, a digital citizenship expert, and someone whose work I deeply respect. We had a fantastic conversation on Breaking the Paradigm about why digital citizenship matters in Montessori environments and why it has to come before any policy gets written. If you haven’t listened to that episode, I’d encourage you to check it out:
And now, Dana is facilitating a free webinar with Developing Education: Building a Positive Tech Culture at Your School... And Why It’s Not About Phone Bans and AI Policing. Two sessions are available: Wednesday, April 16 at 7:00 PM EDT and Saturday, April 19 at 12:00 PM EDT.
This isn’t another conversation about what to ban. It’s about what to build. Register for the session that works for you here, and if you know someone at a school that’s struggling with this right now, forward this email to them. They need to be in the room.
And before the webinar, don't miss this Tuesday's MAC Forum session! Kelly Jonelis is facilitating Making Math Accessible for All Learners (Students and Guides): a conversation about what it actually looks like to meet every student where they are in math, and what it means for us as guides to rethink our own relationship with math instruction.
This isn't a lecture. It's a collaborative dialogue with practitioners who are in the work every day. Tuesday, April 14 at 7:00 PM EST.
If you've been looking for a space where adolescent educators think together instead of just being talked at, this is it. Register here!
The traditional education system had its chance.
Now it’s our turn.
