Educators are faced daily with the increasingly difficult challenges of navigating the rocky terrain of current social and cultural norms. Currently, one of the biggest obstacles to overcome involves the use of screens in education. While this is not going away anytime soon, the question arises: how can educators nurture a healthy balance?

Caren Barber, like many educators, believes the way to combat this issue is to offer exciting, hands-on learning experiences—a radical idea in this day and age. Even if a technology-free learning experience cannot be provided every day, there should be some permanent aspect of hands-on learning available to students that ignites a thirst for genuine, authentic learning within schools, right at their fingertips.

This session will explore realistic ways educators can implement these experiences while inspiring students to independently explore hands-on learning.