📺 We were on GMA today! Our new report, An AI Policy Isn't a Playbook, draws on a survey of 1,000+ US public school teachers and principals and conversations with educators and 31 young people: lnkd.in/gfNwWdNa Watch us on GMA → lnkd.in/g-Kn6uWj

Grateful to continue expanding #AILiteracy in schools thanks to generous support from Bukhman Philanthropies. New questions, same heartbeat: listening to educators and young people 💜 www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/2... #youthvoice #techandteens #youthresearch

Join us in welcoming our 2026 Digital Thriving Fellows! 🎉 This year’s fellowship theme is Educating for Digital Agency. Swipe through to learn how our fellows plan to put this theme into practice! 👉Learn more about our fellows + their projects: centerfordigitalthriving.org/fellows!

🗓️ Mark your calendars! CDT's free edWebinar, "4 Mindshifts for Teaching AI Agency" is August 13, 3–4p.m. ET. Learn how to support AI agency for students right now. 💛 Register → home.edweb.net/webinar/ai20... #AIAgency

Media shapes how we see each other — and how young people see themselves. That's why YouTube Kids and the Center for Scholars and Storytellers (CSS) have teamed up to feature authentic stories from youth impacted by foster care for Foster Care Awareness Month: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Relive the magic from, “Educators in Conversation: Navigating AI with Agency”! 🪄 CDT gathered with local educators to slow down and make sense of what it means to navigate AI in schools right now. Watch the full recording here → www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe8R... #DigitalWellbeing #AI #AIinEducation

When it comes to teen mental health, we’ve spent a lot of time focusing on technology. “Youth Well-Being by Design” challenges that perspective to move beyond pulling the weeds to exploring the roots 🌱 Access it free via MIT's works-in-progress collection: wip.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/5w9fn5nm...

We’re back on! 🎉 Mark your calendars for Educators in Conversation: Navigating AI with Agency, now happening on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 from 5-6:30 p.m. ET. This (free!) in-person session requires registration. To secure your spot, register here: digitalthriving.typeform.com/to/GWsU7fxL

1 week left! ⏳ The deadline to submit your letter of interest for our 2026-27 Digital Thriving Fellowship is Monday, March 9, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Don’t miss the chance to connect with the Center’s diverse, supportive community of collaborators. digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu/2026-2027-di...

Event postponed! 🌨️ In light of the storm we’re postponing this week’s event, Educators in Conversation: Navigating AI with Agency. Stay tuned for updates and the new date announcement! 🔗 Explore our free AI resources in the meantime: digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu/imagine-ai-p...

Good news: more spots are now available! 👀 Educators, join us for an in-person convo on #GenAI, AI agency, and real classroom practice. Featuring CDT researchers & local educators. 🎟️ Registration is required: digitalthriving.typeform.com/to/hytfewau #AIinEd

📣 Applications are open for the 2026–27 Digital Thriving Fellowship! In a 24/7 digital world, young people’s sense of agency is constantly being tested. That’s why this year’s theme is Educating for Digital Agency. To register for the info session + apply: digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu/fellows/

New year, new course content 🎉 Our 8 Mindshifts for Teaching Digital Well-Being course now includes integrated content on #GenAI— designed to help educators move from AI panic to AI agency. Ready to dig in? 👉 digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu/course-for-e... Use promo code AIMINDSHIFTS for 25% off!

How might students use AI? Align on the Line helps classes map what’s okay, uncertain, or crosses a line—making AI experiences visible + values-driven. Think: more shared reasoning, less refereeing! ⚡ Talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldi6... 🔗 Tools: digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu/imagine-ai-p...

Last year we gathered at Troutbeck 🌲, a place shaped by history and filled with space for the future. ✨ Together we imagined new ways to describe the emerging experiences AI brings into our lives, from “chatplomacy” to “human signaling.” Grateful for this group and the conversations ahead. 💬💛

‘Tis the season of giving! This #GivingTuesday, we’re offering no-cost access to our 8 Mindshifts for Teaching Digital Well-being course. 🎁 Let’s keep giving! Tag someone who’d benefit from this opportunity in the comments. @givingtuesday.bsky.social harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

As #GivingTuesday approaches, we wanted to highlight the people who truly make this work worth it: the educators. 🙌 We’re offering no-cost course access so more educators can bring reflective, evidence-based practices into their classrooms. 💙 Apply today: harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

We’re kicking off #GivingTuesday a little early this year … 🎁 We're thrilled to offer free enrollment to educators ready to shape digital thriving in their communities! 👉 Apply for free access today! harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @givingtuesday.bsky.social

Thanks to generous new funding, we’re able to offer no-cost access opportunities to our course: 8 Mindshifts for Teaching Digital Well-Being.💫 To apply, please complete the brief form below (just 8 to 10-minutes!). @givingtuesday.bsky.social #GivingTuesday harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

It’s easy to miss the good news about youth well-being these days — but there are bright spots 🌱. Hopelab’s research shows what helps young people thrive: downtime, friend time, sleep, and faith in their resilience. Read more via Greater Good Magazine: greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

#DYK? Common Sense Media users get FREE access to our new PD course, Eight Mindshifts for Teaching Digital Well-Being, with code "CSE100". End #DigitalCitizenshipWeek by gaining fresh perspectives to support digital thriving for you and your students: calendar.gse.harvard.edu/en/36YmkP6/g...

🎉Meet our 2025 Digital Thriving Fellows! From reimagining empathy online to blending Pan-African community concepts with digital life, four bold projects share one goal: helping youth thrive in a tech-filled world. ✨ Learn more 👉 digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu/fellows/ #DigitalThriving #YouthVoice

#Educators! 🧭 Your #AI journey doesn’t have to be a solo trek. Apply to join the AI Explorers' Club—a free, 1-day virtual PD session (Aug 6) to explore AI with imagination, intention, and digital thriving as your guide. Apply by 7/18 → digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu/ai-explorers... #AIinEducation

This week in Three for Thriving: 📱 Addictive screen use = real mental health risks 🤖 AI in therapy: helpful, harmful, or both? 📵 Checking in on LA's phone ban 🎤 Stories with youth voices on AI, misinformation & modern romance Watch: centerfordigitalthriving.kit.com/posts/three-... #DigitalThriving

Three for Thriving | No. 9 | Last week's news on youth, tech & well-being

Welcome to the 9th installment of our newsletter and video series, Three for Thriving, where we share some the latest news on youth wellbeing+ tech.

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This week’s Three for Thriving unpacks: 📱🔄 ❤️‍🩹 New study links screen time + emotional struggles in kids 🎓 OpenAI wants “AI-native” campuses 🤔 Teens want to use AI ethically—but need clearer guardrails These stories + more → centerfordigitalthriving.kit.com/posts/three-... #youthmentalhealth

Three for Thriving | No. 8 | Last week's news on youth, tech & well-being

Welcome to the 8th installment of our newsletter and video series, Three for Thriving, where we share some the latest news on youth wellbeing+ tech.

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From Hollywood to TikTok, this week’s Three for Thriving unpacks shifting stories of adolescence, young people's growing reliance on AI “therapy,” and career pressure. And #ICYMI: our Youth Insights Memo on #genAI. Read more → centerfordigitalthriving.kit.com/posts/three-... #youthmentalhealth

Three for Thriving | No. 7 | Last week's news on youth, tech & well-being

Welcome to the 7th installment of our newsletter and video series, Three for Thriving, where we share some the latest news on youth wellbeing+ tech.

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Teens aren’t waiting for adults to catch up with #GenAI. Our new memo features 10 real-time youth insights—from pressure to cheat, to seeking emotional support, to styling outfits with AI. Tech isn’t slowing down, and our understanding can’t either. digitalthriving.gse.harvard.edu/wp-content/u...

The latest Three for Thriving: 🖊️ Blue books return to colleges 🚨 Congress called out on #youthmentalhealth 🤖 Stanford on designing AI for humans Plus: free resources from CDT, Common Sense Education + @kqednews.kqed.org on design tricks → centerfordigitalthriving.kit.com/posts/three-...

Three for Thriving | No. 6 | Last week's news on youth, tech & well-being

Welcome to the 6th installment of our newsletter and video series, Three for Thriving, where we share some the latest news on youth wellbeing+ tech.

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This week’s Three for Thriving is full of signals—and shifts: 📉 UCSF links social media to rising depression 📵 Parents turn to alt devices 🤖 AI tools deepen classroom trust gaps Read → centerfordigitalthriving.kit.com/posts/three-... Subscribe → centerfordigitalthriving.kit.com/threeforthri...

Three for Thriving | No. 5 | This week's news on youth, tech & well-being

Welcome to the 5th installment of our newsletter and video series, Three for Thriving, where we share some the latest news on youth wellbeing+ tech.

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This week in Three for Thriving: 🛡️ Kids Online Safety Act regains momentum 🎓 Rethinking school for an AI future 🧠 Media literacy with empathy Plus bonus stories centered on youth voice! Watch → www.loom.com/share/f5cb48... Read → centerfordigitalthriving.kit.com/posts/three-...

Three for Thriving | No. 4 | This week's news on youth, tech & well-being

Welcome to the 4th installment of our newsletter and video series, Three for Thriving, where we share some the latest youth wellbeing + tech news.

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