West Ada School District Sets Screen-Time Limits Ahead of New School Year

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West Ada School District sets screen-time limits ahead of new school year

The West Ada School District will reduce screen time in classrooms this year, emphasizing intentional device use to enhance learning, especially for K-8 students.

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West Ada School District leaders reviewed a new plan Monday night aimed at reducing student screen time across the district and it will be implemented starting the first day of school.The district's "Intentional Device Use" plan was presented by Chief Academic Officer of Teaching and Learning Rhonda McDonough and was developed through a guided coalition led by Amy Larson, the district's director of Data Driven Response and Instructional Technolo…

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'It's not the go-to': West Ada limits classroom screen time

Educators are used to the pendulum swing. Put computers in front of every kid one year, then pull them back the next. Superintendent Derek Bub said West Ada’s new screen time guidelines are not another pendulum swing, but a shift to the middle. Teachers are a school’s most important asset, he said, and technology needs to earn its way into every lesson. “It’s not the go-to,” Bub said. Derek Bub, West Ada superintendent, speaks at a board meeting…