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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Sample Lessons from Second Step® Digital Well-Being

Sample Lessons from Second Step® Digital Well-Being

Second Step® Digital Well-Being specialized unit helps K–12 students navigate online spaces thoughtfully and responsibly. Explore a free Grade 6 sample lesson instantly, and then request additional Grade 3 and Grade 10 sample lessons by email.
June 18, 2026
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Sample lessons
Educator
Sample lessons
Digital well-being
Teaching Students to Pause in a World Designed for Distraction

Teaching Students to Pause in a World Designed for Distraction

While every swipe is designed to keep students hooked, human skills help students stay in control and better navigate the digital world.
June 17, 2026
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Blog
Educator
Blog
Digital well-being
Human skills
What the Latest Evidence Says About Phone-Free Schools

What the Latest Evidence Says About Phone-Free Schools

Phone bans help but aren’t a cure‑all. More promising gains come when phone restrictions are paired with skill-building to grow digital well-being.
June 10, 2026
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Blog
District Leader
Blog
Digital well-being
Human skills
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