3/10 ParentEd Talk: The EdTech Wake-up Call: Rethinking Digital Learning for Kids

Date: 03/10/2026 noon–1 p.m. PT on Zoom

The EdTech Wake-up Call: Rethinking Digital Learning for Kids

Speaker: Jared Cooney Horvath, Ph.D.

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Educational technology has rapidly reshaped classrooms, but is all this screen-based instruction actually helping our kids learn? In this live ParentEd Talk, neuroscientist and “The Digital Delusion” author Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath joins ParentMap and St John School  to challenge EdTech’s biggest promises and examine what the data truly shows. He will explain how excessive technology use can undermine kids’ learning and attention, and share clear, practical ways parents and educators can restore meaningful learning at school and at home. 

You’ll leave with:

• A simple understanding of the neuroscience behind how kids learn — and how EdTech based learning can fall short.
• Eye-opening data on the impacts of EdTech and how parents and educators can encourage schools to strike a healthier balance with technology.
• Practical strategies you can use at home to boost your child’s learning.

Speaker bio

Jared Cooney Horvath is a neuroscientist, educator, bestselling author and creator of The Learning Blueprint, an international award-winning program for educators and students on the science of learning. He has researched and lectured at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, University of Melbourne and in more than 1,000 schools worldwide. Dr. Horvath has published six books and more than 50 research articles, with work featured in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, Harvard Business Review and “NOVA.” His newest book, “The Digital Delusion,” explores how classroom technology harms kids’ learning and how to help them thrive again. He currently serves as director of LME Global, a company dedicated to bringing the latest brain and behavioral research to educators, students and communities

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