This is the 10th webinar in our series put together by facilitators across the ALC Network as an introduction to the philosophy, tools, and practices from our self-directed education communities. It is our hope that the content offered in these sessions will be useful to families adapting to having kids unable to physically attend their usual learning centers, schools, and other facilitated meetups. Profits from registrations will go to supporting awesome facilitators in continuing to offer online support and sessions even as covid-19 closures of centers and side-hustle spaces strain folks' finances.

Time for the perennially popular topic that's taken on a whole new dimension since the arrival of the covid-19 pandemic: screens! We love them, we hate them, we use them a whole lot these days...and as we watch our self-directed learners do the same (or worry they will once they're dexterous enough) we may find ourselves with a lot of questions. What are these tools? What is our relationship to them? How do we support our kids in staying savvy and safe as they navigate online worlds we didn't grow up with access to?

This webinar is hosted by Crystal Farmer (she/her). Crystal is an Agile Learning Facilitator at Gastonia Freedom School in NC. Before becoming an educator, she worked in 21st century corporate environments and recruited students into STEM fields.