The screen time debate is loud, emotional, and increasingly driving education policy. But what does the research actually say? Adam Sparks, former classroom teacher, Stanford-trained learning designer, and co-founder of the writing tool Short Answer, brings the receipts.

In this episode, Lindy and Adam dig into why blanket screen time bans are a response to moral panic more than evidence, what John Hattie's meta-analyses actually tell us about technology in classrooms, and why lumping thousands of different tools under the label "EdTech" makes about as much sense as measuring the effect size of a chalkboard. They also get into how to evaluate EdTech efficacy, what a logic model is and why every school should be asking for one, and how Short Answer is rethinking writing instruction in the age of AI.

Short Answer: https://myshortanswer.com/  

Adam’s Substack: https://adamsparks.substack.com/ 

Connect with Adam: [email protected]

Short Answers Portfolio of Efficacy: https://myshortanswer.com/our-approach/ 

Writing Instruction for the Age of AI Workshop: https://myshortanswer.com/professional-development/