Jared Cooney Horvath: Why Cell Phone BANS in School Work (and Restrictive Policies Fail)
In this video, Jared dives into the compelling research on cell phone policies in schools: why restrictions fail while complete bans succeed.
Resource Type: Expert Videos
Teacher Voices: Phone-free school policy improves student engagement and well-being (Harwood, VT)
Staff at Harwood Union Middle and High School share why a bell-t0-bell phone policy has been successful and how it’s transformed their school.
Comfortably Uncomfortable: Why Smartphones and Watches Don’t Belong in Schools
The Phone Free Schools Movement leaders with Dr. Allie Baker, a double board-certified psychiatrist specializing in child, adolescent, and adult mental health discussing phone-free schools.
Phone Free Schools on a Budget Webinar (short version)
This is a 15-minute excerpt of the larger webinar by Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project entitled Phone Free Schools on a Budget.
Phone-Free Schools on a Budget Webinar (full Version)
Phone-Free Schools on a Budget from the The Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project: Alexa Arnold from TAG, VT Legislator Angela Arsenault, VT dean of students Blake Fabrikant and Ohio principal Katrina Bailey.
Youth Voices: Vermont Phone and Social Media-Free Schools
Thetford Academy students made this excellent video about their experiences with phone-free schools to encourage the state legislature to pass the Phone and Social Media-Free Schools Bill for all students. (The bill has since passed.)
Brain Drain Study (2017) – Video from Edutopia
A 2-minute video explaining the Brain Drain Study. Helpful in arguing for inaccessible phone storage during school day.
The most compelling argument against Tech in Schools, Sophie Winkleman talk
A compelling overview of EdTech, good to share with people new to this topic,