Date
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Time
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Location Name
BL NE Mezzanine
Name
Beyond Screen Time: Building Healthier Digital Learning Environments
Description

Technology is now embedded in nearly every part of the K–12 experience. Students move between laptops, learning platforms, smartphones, algorithms, and increasingly, generative AI. For educators, the challenge is no longer simply whether technology belongs in schools. The more important question is when it meaningfully improves learning—and when it does not.

This panel brings together educators to rethink what digital wellness looks like in today’s schools. The conversation will move beyond screen-time debates to examine attention, student agency, classroom technology use, AI, instructional design, and the habits and expectations schools create around devices.

Speakers
Andrew Marcinek, MassCUE
Nili Bartley
Karin Cloutier, Kennedy Middle School
Kate Neville, Natick Public Schools
Session Type
Panel
Track
Digital Wellness/Digital Citizenship
Secondary Track
Health and Wellness
Primary Audience
Elementary/Middle School
Secondary Audience
General Educators
Fall Conference Strands
Educate
MA DLCS Strands
Computing and Society