Guide
Beyond the Ban: A Practical Framework for Managing Screen Time in K–12 Environments
Moving From Blanket Limits to Better Instructional Technology Policy
Guide
Beyond the Ban: A Practical Framework for Managing Screen Time
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Not all screen time is the same. A student on a district-approved research tool for 25 minutes isn't doing the same thing as a student scrolling for 25 minutes on YouTube - flat time caps treat them identically and handicap instructional impact.
This guide is a four-step framework we discussed with three prominent K-12 leaders reflecting that difference: how to define what "instructional use" actually means, how to make it visible, and how to defend it when boards and legislators start asking questions.
What’s inside:
A 4-step framework built by practicing district leaders
Why flat time caps break down in real classrooms, and what to use instead
The questions to ask before you commit to any device policy and whom to ask what
Each panelists’s elevator pitch to state legislature if given the chance
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Featuring insights from
Ashley Cowger
Chief Systems Officer, Indianapolis
Public Schools
Public Schools
Dr. Adam Miller
Chief of Performance Accountability, School
District of Palm Beach County, Florida
District of Palm Beach County, Florida
Tyler Brown
Sixth-grade teacher, Indian River Central
School District, New York
School District, New York