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 connections between these texts and what these ideas mean for math educators and classroom practices.

Additional referenced content includes:

·       Book: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

·       Podcast with Trevor Noah and Jonathan Haidt

·       Book: The Disengaged Teen by Rebecca Winthrop and Jenny Anderson

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