From Anxious to Explorer: Rethinking Math Class for a Disengaged Generation

About this episode

Curtis and Joanie discuss the impact of technology on childhood development and classroom engagement based on two publications.

This episode of Room to Grow, Curtis and Joanie discuss two publications they have engaged with regarding technology, adolescents, and learning. The Anxious Generation describes the impact of smart phones and other recent technologies on childhood development, providing an understanding of what is happening internally for students in our classrooms. The Disengaged Teen utilizes research data around modes of learning and how they play out in terms of classroom behaviors. Our hosts make connect...

People in this episode

Hosts: Curtis, Joanie

Topics covered

• technology in education
• adolescent development
• classroom engagement
• learning modes
• student behavior

Keywords

• math education
• technology
• adolescents
• learning
• classroom behavior

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Anxious Generation, The Disengaged Teen

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