Making Digital Well-Being a Daily Priority

With screen time at all-time highs among children and adolescents, students need practical skills to stay safe, smart, and positively connected online. Second Step® programs strengthen human skills—such as social awareness, communication, and responsible decision-making—that support healthy behavior in digital spaces.

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From Tech-Savvy to Human-Smart: Empowering Students in an AI Era

From Tech-Savvy to Human-Smart: Empowering Students in an AI Era

Being tech-savvy isn’t enough. In an AI-shaped world, students need creativity, empathy, resilience, and critical thinking to navigate information, relationships, and change.
May 27, 2026
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Blog
District Leader
Blog
Digital well-being
Human skills
Digital Well-Being Readiness Quiz

Digital Well-Being Readiness Quiz

Take this 10-question readiness quiz to benchmark where your school or district stands across four key dimensions of digital well-being and receive a score.
May 22, 2026
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Quiz
School Leader
Quiz
Digital well-being
Second Step® Digital Well-Being Specialized Unit Review of Research

Second Step® Digital Well-Being Specialized Unit Review of Research

Review of research for the Second Step® Digital Well-Being specialized unit
May 13, 2026
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Review of research
District Leader
Review of research
Digital well-being
Second Step® Digital Well-Being Specialized Unit Scope & Sequence

Second Step® Digital Well-Being Specialized Unit Scope & Sequence

Full scope and sequence for Second Step® Digital Well-Being specialized unit
May 12, 2026
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Scope and sequence
Current Second Step User
Scope and sequence
Digital well-being
 Leadership Briefing: Second Step® Digital Well-Being Specialized Unit | Second Step® Webinar

Leadership Briefing: Second Step® Digital Well-Being Specialized Unit | Second Step® Webinar

Digital challenges aren’t coming down the road. They’re already in your classrooms. In this webinar, K–12 leaders get a clear, practical look at how to move from reacting to issues like AI use, misinformation, and online behavior to building the skills students actually need to navigate them. You’ll learn: • How digital challenges are showing up earlier (and getting more complex) • How human skills help shape student behavior online • What a proactive, K–12 approach looks like in practice Plus, get a sneak peek of the Second Step® Digital Well-Being specialized unit and how it fits into your existing implementation.
May 4, 2026
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Webinar
District Leader
Webinar
Digital well-being
Human skills
Future-Ready Learners: Why Human Skills Matter in the Age of AI

Future-Ready Learners: Why Human Skills Matter in the Age of AI

In the age of AI, human skills are the real edge. Discover how schools can combine digital literacy with empathy, communication, and critical thinking.
April 29, 2026
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Blog
District Leader
Blog
Digital well-being
Human skills
5 Things to Know About Our All-New Digital Well-Being Specialized Unit

5 Things to Know About Our All-New Digital Well-Being Specialized Unit

The all-new Second Step® Digital Well-Being specialized unit is designed to equip K–12 students with the skills to thrive as they navigate the digital world.
April 9, 2026
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Blog
Current Second Step User
Blog
Digital well-being
Human skills
The Human Edge: How Empathy & Critical Thinking Help Students Thrive with AI | Second Step® Webinar

The Human Edge: How Empathy & Critical Thinking Help Students Thrive with AI | Second Step® Webinar

AI is powerful, but it’s human skills that give it purpose. Join Second Step®, brought to you by Committee for Children, for an inspiring webinar on how to help students navigate an AI-driven world with confidence, responsibility, and heart. Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how we learn, work, and create. As AI tools become more common in classrooms, educators face a crucial challenge: How do we ensure students use AI thoughtfully, ethically, and effectively? In this session, you’ll learn: • Practical strategies for integrating AI safely and responsibly into learning • Ways to strengthen students’ emotional intelligence including empathy, self-awareness, and relationship skills • How to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills that support responsible AI use • Actionable classroom ideas and resources to foster healthy, human-centered AI engagement • A mindset shift that helps you champion innovation without sacrificing essential human abilities Whether you're an educator, school leader, or caregiver, you'll walk away with tools to help students thrive—not just with AI, but alongside it. https://secondstep.org
March 10, 2026
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Webinar
Educator
Webinar
Digital well-being
Empathy
Problem-solving