Let's get together! Ever wondered what it might be like to volunteer with OR Unplugged, be part of a parent group, or even lead your own? Come on down to OR Unplugged headquarters on Sunday, August 16th and let's connect about it. Everyone is welcome - parents, kids, coalition members and leads, future and current volunteers, interested friends, your neighbors, your mom, and your mom’s neighbors! The more the merrier! Childcare for ages 3+ and light snacks provided.

"We need to do everything that we can not to allow [human connection] to become a luxury good... we need to be very intentional on how that happens." – Dana Suskind, MD Join us for a lively discussion of Human Raised, Dr. Dana Suskin's new book about parenting in the age of AI. Please RSVP; space is limited. Purchase the book from Celia Bookshop here: https://celiabookshop.com/item/uFul1NHY3vBWEl5_m_QRug

"NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Educator and neuroscientist Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath reveals why digital tools in school consistently undermine learning—and what parents, teachers, and schools can do to push back with purpose. Our children are struggling. Schools, once alive with human connection, are now dominated by screens and digital tools. The result is unmistakable: declining performance, fractured attention, and the slow erosion of rigorous thought. For the first time in recent history, children are falling behind previous generations on many key measures of cognitive development. In The Digital Delusion, neuroscientist and educator Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath reveals how the widespread use of laptops, tablets, and classroom software is undermining how children learn and develop. Drawing on decades of research, he provides practical tools for families to reassess device use at home, equips educators with the means to restore attention-rich learning environments, and helps schools make smarter decisions about technology. He exposes and dismantles the central myths driving the EdTech movement and lays out a clear path for putting people—not programs—back at the center of education. This is not a call to reject technology. It's a call to reclaim real learning." We are reading it together this fall, and we are opening it to all of Virginia. Here is the part that matters most to us. We are inviting parents and teachers into the same room on purpose. Right now they are having two separate conversations about the same problem. We want them reading the same book, better informed, and on the same page. Mondays, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., on Zoom October 19 · November 2 · November 16 · December 7 · January 11 · January 25 Free to attend. You must obtain your own copy of the book. About fifty pages every two weeks. A reading schedule will be sent out to all who register here. If you teach, please know that this is not a complaint about teachers. It is a call to support them. Come to all six or come to one. No commitment, no catching up. We do not record these sessions. Our final session on January 25 is a live Q and A with the author. Dr. Horvath is joining us to take questions from the group. We will be collecting those questions from participants all fall. The Balance Project is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. This event is free and open to the public. Amazon link: https://a.co/d/04dqKcTt Feel free to purchase anywhere you buy books.

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Digital Delusion: A Two-Part Community Book Discussion. What happens when technology designed to make life better starts changing how we think, learn, and connect? Join us for a two-part discussion of The Digital Delusion: How Technology Can Be Used to Restore Human Connection by educator and neuroscientist, Paul Leonardi. 📚 October 29 & November 12 | 6:30-7:30pm 📍 In person | Free event For anyone in the Pennridge community who cares about kids and technology—parents, caregivers, educators, staff, administrators, grandparents, etc. Register using the link or QR code. For more Info about the book visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/838437/the-digital-delusion-by-jared-cooney-horvath-phd-med/

Join us for an essential lecture by the acclaimed Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, on Monday, November 2nd from 5:30-7:30pm at Sanctuary Hall (1126 SW Park Ave. Portland, OR 97205). Jared Cooney Horvath (PhD, MEd) is a neuroscientist, educator, best-selling author and expert in the field of human learning. His new book "The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kid's Learning - And How to Help Them Thrive Again" pulls back the EdTech curtain and explains the research showing how digital tools in the classroom consistently undermine learning. It also explains how parents, teachers and schools can push back with purpose. As a leading expert in the field of learning and technology, Jared testified at the US Senate about EdTech, and is an internationally sought after speaker. Sponsored by the Institute for Families and Technology and OR Unplugged. Reserve your tickets at the link below!