Wednesday, July 16 – Thursday, July 17 (8:00 am – 4:30 pm)

Addressing the Effects of Screen Time on Youth Mental Health

This 15-hour professional development course equips educators, counselors, and school leaders with a research-based understanding of how digital media, particularly interactive screen time, affects the mental health and development of children and adolescents. Drawing from key experts including Dr. Victoria Dunckley, Jonathan Haidt, and the ScreenStrong initiative, participants will explore neurological, psychological, and behavioral impacts of excessive screen use and will develop practical strategies for implementation in school and parent education settings.

Course Objectives
• Understand the impact of screen time on youth brain development and mental health
• Distinguish between passive and interactive screen time
• Learn how to engage and educate parents using ScreenStrong resources
• Apply evidence-based tools to guide digital boundaries in home and school settings
• Empower parents with strategies to delay smartphones and avoid early exposure to social media
• Create actionable plans to support healthier school-wide digital culture

Key Resources
• Jonathan Haidt: The Anxious Generation
• Dr. Victoria Dunckley: Reset Your Child’s Brain and the Screen Fast Protocol
• ScreenStrong Curriculum and Tools:
o Kids’ Brains & Screens Curriculum (KBS)
o Home Edition Program
o ScreenStrong Booklist and downloadable handouts
o Parent support tools and community network

Participant Evaluation for Licensure Renewal Credit
To pass the course for license renewal credit, the participant will complete the following:
1. Engage in discussions and all in-course activities through individual and/or collaborative work
2. Complete all in-course activities through individual and/or collaborative work
3. Development and submission of a school or parent-facing tool using ScreenStrong principles
Complete the Shaywitz article activity for the second day of class

Instructor: Jan Eichelberger Hochstetler, M.Ed. Author of Always More to Learn: Faith, Joy, and Resilience as a Career Educator
Certified ScreenStrong Ambassador

$60 PEI member, $100 non-member – 1 licensure renewal credit.

 Minimum enrollment of 10 required.  Maximum enrollment of 30.

Cancellations due to low class enrollment, full refund will be issued
Student initiated cancellation 72 hours prior to course, $10 cancellation fee
Student initiated cancellation less than 72 hours prior to course, non-refundable

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