Her Tech-Intentional School Certification offers exactly the kind of thoughtful, practical, and educator-led path schools need right now: a way to move beyond just accepting and adopting EdTech and instead moving toward a healthier, more intentional, child-centered learning environments.

"Emily Cherkin is a trailblazer in the movement of parents and educators advocating for tech-intentional schools and the preeminent EdTech expert to guide school communities navigating these complex issues with clarity and ease."

Emily’s talk was funny, relatable, and eye-opening—the perfect balance of clearly highlighting the problem while offering tangible, practical solutions. I usually hope to leave any workshop (professional or personal) with just one new takeaway, and this talk far exceeded that expectation.

"The future of education is tech intentional, and nobody has thought more deeply about what this means than Emily Cherkin. She is an invaluable resource for parents, teachers, and school leaders everywhere."

Emily Cherkin is one of the clearest, most thoughtful, committed, passionate, dedicated and most intelligent people I have ever seen helping schools rethink the role of technology in children’s lives. I have interacted with specialists, experts, scientists, physicians, teachers, and principals across the country and even internationally, and Emily’s insights and delivery are unbelievably sharp.

Emily spoke at our PTO meeting, busting the myths we’ve heard around the positive impact of EdTech in schools. We had invited other local school parent groups and connected after Emily’s event to create a task force to imagine the possibilities for shifting the current trends, to focus on educating students on how to use tech safely and effectively, rather than using tech to learn skills better practiced by hand or in relationship with their peers and teachers. I feel grateful for Emily’s heart for students combined with her mind for research and emphasis on community dialogue.

The Tech-Intentional School Certification is invaluable for schools determined to make technology a helpful learning tool which supports, rather than detracts, from kids’ learning success. In contrast to tech-industry-funded programs which mislead schools into becoming marketing agents for EdTech products, the Tech-Intentional School Certification is truly independent.

"When schools become tech-intentional, they put children first and acknowledge the deep emotional and relational components of learning that can emerge when tech is kept in its place"

I cannot rave enough about the life-changing nature of working with Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant. The responsible use of screens is likely THE most important topic in raising children in our time. Her lessons are practical and flexible. We felt that the harmony in our lives created by her private, one-on-one coaching was well worth the investment because we could really customize a way forward that worked for our unique family dynamic.