How Nicholas Ferroni is Rewiring His Classroom for Human Connection

Like a lot of other educators, Nicholas Ferroni is trying to find his way back to a time before technology was the default classroom mode. He thinks he was a better teacher back then—and kids acted more like kids. Last year, Nick published a viral Instagram post in which he pledged to go back to basics in his teaching, back to “more paper, more writing, more eye contact, more conversations.” In this episode, Nick tells us how he turned the clock back, what he thinks his students have gained from less tech time, and why he’s not giving up on classroom tech completely. Related resources: Learn more about this episode Should Laptops Really Go the Way of Cell Phones? Tech-Free January What Happened When Our School Went Tech-Free for the Day? 7 Tech Routines for Balanced Usage