What the Research Actually Says About EdTech with Adam Sparks

The screen time debate is loud, emotional, and increasingly driving education policy. But what does the research actually say? Adam Sparks, former classroom teacher, Stanford-trained learning designer, and co-founder of the writing tool Short Answer, brings the receipts. In this episode, Lindy and Adam dig into why blanket screen time bans are a response to moral panic more than evidence, what John Hattie's meta-analyses actually tell us about technology in classrooms, and why lumping thousands of different tools under the label "EdTech" makes about as much sense as measuring the effect size of a chalkboard. They also get into how to evaluate EdTech efficacy, what a logic model is and why every school should be asking for one, and how Short Answer is rethinking writing instruction in the age of AI. Short Answer: https://myshortanswer.com/   Adam’s Substack: https://adamsparks.substack.com/  Connect with Adam: adam@myshortanswer.com Short Answers Portfolio of Efficacy: https://myshortanswer.com/our-approach/  Writing Instruction for the Age of AI Workshop: https://myshortanswer.com/professional-development/