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Understanding Ourselves, Understanding Our Students
& Shaping the Future
Molly B. Zielezinski PhD
Microsoft E2
March 14, 2018
TEACHING IN THE AGE OF SCREENS

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SOCIO-MATHEMATICAL NORMS
Yackel & Cobb (1996)

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SOCIO-TECHNOLOGICAL NORMS
By individuals within one
or more groups
Spoken & unspoken
rules that guide
behavior
Of or related to use of
technology

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Hidden Programs
More often than not,
socio-technological
norms act like silent
programs running in
the background of
our lives.
SOCIO-TECHNOLOGICAL NORMS
Missed Opportunities Do as I Say….

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Hidden Programs
More often than not,
socio-technological
norms act like silent
programs running in
the background of
our lives.
Missed Opportunities
Schools and teachers
can have a profound
influence on the way
students think about
and act with
technology but most
don’t know where to
start.
Do as I Say….
Unhealthy norms aren’t
unique to students. As
adults, if we are going to
teach our students how to
have a healthy life alongside
technology, we must begin
doing the work for ourselves
first.
SOCIO-TECHNOLOGICAL NORMS

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1Understanding our own
relationship with technology

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SELF-CHECK
◉ Our habits range from healthy to
unhealthy, to everything in between
◉ Your relationship with technology
might be unhealthy if…

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q You feel anxiety when you are apart from your device
q Your screen is the last thing you look at before bed & first thing
you reach for in the morning
q You think about your life progress when looking at status updates
from friends on social media
q You maintain your digital life while driving
q You take out your phone, forget what you are doing and get
distracted instead by what was on the screen

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q You delay sleep because you are engaged with a screen
q Your friends and loved ones ask you to put your device away
q You hold your breath when you checking email
q You can't make it through a meeting without checking your phone
q You do several tasks across multiple devices at one time
q You have trouble estimating how much longer you will be using
your device before switching tasks

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SELF CHECK RESULTS
The truth is…
WE HAVE A CHOICE about
what we want our relationship with
technology to look like & feel like.

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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Techniques to Improve Socio-technological Norms
SELF AWARENESS:
Noticing & naming
what you are doing in the moment &
figuring out why you are doing it.
SELF
REGULATION:
Monitoring your actions
& adjusting when they don’t
serve your higher purpose.

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SELF AWARENESS: NOTICING & NAMING
Teach yourself then teach your students
Ask yourself:
◉ What am I doing right now?
◉ Why? What is motivating this activity?
Exercise: For one whole day pay attention to each new activity you do with
technology. Notice what you are doing and give each activity a playful name.

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SELF REGULATION
Knowing when & how to adjust the plan
Learn to recognize your common pitfalls.
Plan ahead to overcome them.
1. Using the right technology at the wrong time
2. Using the wrong tool for the job
3. Misestimating the time required and refusing to stop

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2Shaping the way
our students relate to technology

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YOUR STUDENTS MAY NEED HEALTHIER HABITS IF….

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NOTICING THE PURPOSE OF SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATIVE PRACTICES FOR K-12
SAME OLD STUFF

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Making the hidden visible for ourselves and our students
MODELING

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MODELING: MAKING HIDDEN NORMS VISIBLE
VISIBILITY
Norm
s
Thinkaloud
Goalsetting
Reflection
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When you notice and name something
about your technology use, share it with
those around you.
When done regularly, this becomes a
model for self-awareness for teachers
and students. It will help individuals
begin to recognize the hidden norms
controlling them.
Model by thinking aloud.
Reflect regularly and openly on your
goals, norms, preferences, and emotions
related to technology. Create the space
for students and teachers to do the
same.
Model regular reflection.
Set frequent achievable goals about
how you will interact with technology,
as an individual, a teacher, and a
school.
Make goals part of an ongoing
conversation so that everyone
understands we have the power to
control how we use technology.
Model goal setting.
At home with family, in the classroom,
or at a staff meetingà notice the
current norms and brainstorm
potential alternatives. Playfully try out
new norms to decide if they are a fit.
Name & negotiate norms.

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MESSAGINGReplacing unhealthy stories we tell ourselves with healthier ones.
Finding words that will stay with students beyond school walls & into the future.

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HEALTHY MESSAGES
FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, LEADERS & GLOBAL CITIZENS
Clarity over clutter…..
We choose to notice what we
are doing with technology &
seek to understand why.
We choose activities with
clear purpose over those with
mental clutter.
I have a choice…
We choose to notice
unhealthy behaviors & make
changes to improve them.
We make choices about
what works for us instead of
letting these choices be
made for us.
Fail forward fast…
We know that failure is not a
bad word. In fact, we want to
reclaim it.
We believe in failing forward
fast because failure is actually
the best way to learn and grow.

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THANK YOU!Questions? Get in touch.
molly@mbzlabs.com
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TEACHING IN THE AGE OF SCREENS:
Understanding Ourselves, Understanding Our Students & Shaping the Future
Model
Self awareness &
Self regulation
Model
goal setting & self
reflection
Name existing norms
& experiment with
new ones
Teach the messages
you want students to
remember for life