"Our students need to be very adaptable" with Shaney Valencia

Protect your family with our 1-minute free parent quiz Join our next weekly live parent events: Episode Summary: Join host Josh Ochs on the SmartSocial.com Podcast as he talks with Shaney Valencia from Irvine Unified School District, Director of Learning Design, Differentiation, & AI Integration, about what it means for students when AI is suddenly everywhere. They dig into the struggles schools are seeing nationwide, including screen time, mental health, and the growing temptation for students to offload their thinking or cheat with AI tools. Valencia shares practical ways to teach students to use AI as support for learning and planning (not a replacement for work), plus the guardrails schools can put in place to protect privacy, set clear expectations, and prepare students for college and careers. Become a Smart Social VIP (Very Informed Parents) Member: District Leaders: Schedule a free phone consultation to get ideas on how to protect your students in your community Download the free Smart Social app: Learn about the top 190+ popular teen apps: View the top parental control software: The SmartSocial.com Podcast helps parents and educators to keep their kids safe on social media, so they can Shine Online™

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"Our students need to be very adaptable" with Shaney Valencia is an episode from Smart Social Podcast: Keeping students safe so they can Shine Online by Josh Ochs.

This episode is 00:26:51 long.

This episode was published on Apr 23, 2026.

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