Lunchtime LEVinars

Welcome to Lunchtime LEVinars, free, interactive, online webinars on important and timely issues hosted by the League of Education Voters (LEV). These lunchtime webinars are designed to share information and build knowledge about the issues at the core of LEV’s policy priorities.

LEV will host each 30 to 60-minute webinar, which will include a 20–30 minute presentation by an expert from the field and 10 minutes of Q&A. Each webinar will be recorded and archived on our website.

Most Recent LEVinar

Do Smartphones Belong in K-12 Classrooms?

Smartphone bans in K-12 schools are part of a growing trend. The U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory sounding the alarm about social media and youth mental health. And UNESCO — the United Nations education, science, and culture agency — has recently come out urging a ban on cell phones in schools globally.

In this webinar, we explore the impact of smartphones on student mental health, learn from a school district in Washington state that has enacted a smartphone ban, and answer your questions.

Panelists:

• Maria De Luna, a student at Bethel Virtual Academy in the Bethel School District and a member of the Association of Washington Student Leaders (AWSL)
• Pradyu Kandala, a student at Eastlake High School in the Lake Washington School District and a member of the Association of Washington Student Leaders (AWSL)
• Brooke Brown, the 2021 Washington state Teacher of the Year, member of the Washington State Board of Education, and an Instructional Equity Specialist at the Franklin Pierce School District
• Susie Honaker Wirzbicki, School Counselor and Educator at Cedar High School in the Shelton School District and Co-Chair of the Washington School Counselor Association‘s Ethics Committee
• Kelsey Parke, Principal at Kopachuck Middle School in the Peninsula School District
• Kris Hagel, Executive Director of Learning and Innovation at the Peninsula School District
• Dr. Lucía Magis-Weinberg, Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University of Washington and leader of the interACTlab (International Adolescent Connection and Technology Laboratory)

Watch Now (Captioning is available in English, Spanish, and Somali)

Resources

• The “Like” film
• The Shallows book

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