MA Community Education Series
Stewarding Young Minds:
Attention, AI, and the Case for Designing — Not Just Restricting — Technology in Schools
Event Overview
Should schools restrict technology further — or is that question missing the point? As phone bans and AI policies dominate the national conversation, families are left wondering what actually protects children's ability to think deeply, focus fully, and learn well.
Join Sarah Prevette of Future Design School, named one of North America's most innovative companies by Fast Company, in conversation with Head of School Adrianne Finley Odell for an evening grounded in Future Design School's 2026–27 Future of Education Report.
Together they'll explore what the research reveals about the attention crisis, the hidden costs of cognitive offloading, and why the most effective schools are moving beyond "screen-time policing" toward intentionally designing for judgment, creativity, and deep thinking. In keeping with our all-school theme of stewardship, this conversation asks what it means to be faithful stewards of our children's most precious resources: their attention, their curiosity, and their capacity for independent thought.
Sarah Prevette is a globally recognized entrepreneur and strategist who designs transformational solutions for leading organizations and schools.
Prevette has an illustrious history as a serial entrepreneur, high-profile investor, and strategic advisor to numerous organizations. She was recently honored with an Inspiring Leader Award for her visionary leadership, and her company was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators. She has also been named by Inc. Magazine as one of North America’s top entrepreneurs and one of the “Top 20 Power Elite” by Canadian Business. Sarah is proud to work alongside an incredible team of educators, delivering world class strategy development, professional training programs and resources that empower effective leadership and personalized learning.
