How Tech Design Intersects with Truancy and Disengagement

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Register by: September 30, 2026

Students are growing up in digital environments shaped by social media algorithms, engagement-driven design, and emerging AI tools. These technologies are not neutral. They influence attention, behavior, mental health, and school engagement in ways that disproportionately affect students already facing instability, disengagement, or chronic absenteeism.

See current research, school-based data, and real classroom examples to examine how social media and AI systems impact at-risk youth. Bans or fear-based responses have limitations. This session focuses on how educators can understand the design of these tools, recognize inequitable harms, and respond with developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed strategies to support attendance, connection, and agency.

Participants will leave with more clarity on how algorithm-driven technology design intersects with truancy and disengagement, and ways to approach these dynamics within existing intervention and alternative education models.

Learning Objectives:
- Understand how social media platforms and AI-driven systems shape attention, emotion, and
behavior in adolescents
- Examine data on impact and inequities related to technology use among at-risk students
- Identify connections between digital environments, attendance challenges, disengagement, and behavioral concerns
- Apply practical, school-based strategies for prevention, intervention, and re-engagement