{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Innovative Schools Podcast","title":"S2:E5 - Digital Heroin w/ Katie Kinder","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2211,"description":"Instructional coach, author, and PD presenter Katie Kinder joins Will and Liz to unpack the phrase “digital heroin”—how excessive screen time can dysregulate kids, erode attention, and crowd out real-world learning. Katie argues for balance: leverage powerful tools like AI with clear boundaries, then deliberately pivot to paper-and-pen, dialogue, and play. She shares classroom moves and home routines that rebuild focus, language, and social skills.🔑 Key Takeaways✔️ Balance over ban: Tech and AI are valuable when used with intent, not as default entertainment or digital worksheets.✔️ Explain the “why”: Students comply more when they understand how devices affect learning and why boundaries exist.✔️ Paper boosts retention: Handwriting notes/assignments tends to support long-term memory better than typing on devices.✔️ Teach talk, not just tasks: Structured dialogue (e.g., Socratic seminar) grows executive function, empathy, and academic language.✔️ Start early at home: Simple routines—like three tech-free family meals per week—can meaningfully support developing brains.✔️ Model digital citizenship: Have students compare sources, spot bias, and understand online permanence/consequences.✔️ Support “baby teachers”: New educators need concrete procedures and engaging plans to avoid relying on screens.💬 Memorable Quotes🗣️ “Our kids are growing up in a digital playground—and no one’s on recess duty.”🗣️ “Putting a worksheet on an iPad isn’t innovative—it’s still a worksheet.”🗣️ “If you’re getting dumber in my presence, how could I sleep at night?”🗣️ “Teach kids to say, ‘I respectfully disagree—and here’s why.’”🗣️ “We’re not anti-tech—we’re pro-intentionality.”🧠 Strategies You’ll LearnBoundaries with a WhyBegin the year by annotating short, age-appropriate articles on attention, screens, and learning.Post a one-pager: “Phones away because…” (attention, memory, community).Socratic Seminar, ScaffoldedPrework: students draft level-3/4 questions.In-room norms: “I respectfully...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/H4liWdY1xtMscQdFua-WDg0togPx-4mqxbFLQt2ZRrg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81N2U1/MTMwNWYzZDkyNGYz/ODgyYjExYWM5NjU1/YWYwOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}