Podcast: How Nicholas Ferroni is Rewiring His Classroom for Human Connection
As debates about reducing classroom tech heat up, a popular high school teacher shares some practical tips for striking a better balance.
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Like a lot of other educators, Nicholas Ferroni is trying to find his way back to a time before technology was the default classroom mode. He thinks he was a better teacher back then—and kids acted more like kids.
Last year, Nick published a viral Instagram post in which he pledged to go back to basics in his teaching, back to “more paper, more writing, more eye contact, more conversations.” In this episode, Nick tells us how he turned the clock back, what he thinks his students have gained from less tech time, and why he’s not giving up on classroom tech completely.
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- Tech-Free January A middle school math teacher’s account of eliminating technology from his classroom for a month.
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- What Happened When Our School Went Tech-Free for the Day? A full day of instruction without any technology provides an opportunity to assess what is and isn’t working while recalibrating toward practices that truly support student learning.