Registration Open For District 86, 181 Community Speaker Event

HINSDALE, IL — Registration is now open for the first of the three Community Speaker Series events presented by Hinsdale Township High School District 86 and Community Consolidated School District 181. "Understanding iGen and How to Harness the Positive Trends and Mitigate the Negative Ones” featuring Dr. Jean Twenge will be presented at The Community House on Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 10 at 9:30 a.m., the district said.

Twenge is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University and is the author of more than 140 scientific publications and books. Registration is required for the 90-minute events and can be completed online atwww.d181foundation.org.

District 86 Superintendent Dr. Bruce Law says the topic is an important one.

“Technology offers so many opportunities to learn and connect with each other in ways that we previously did not have. Our students have access to instant information and the opportunity to collaborate with their classmates in a learning environment not limited to the physical classroom," he said in a release. "But technology also brings with it new challenges. The life students lead in the world of technology and social media is unlike the one we knew and our young people who have grown up with access to this technology their entire lives face a different landscape of social norms with their peers. Our job is to help them navigate this new world and their relationships in it.”

The series is presented by District 86 and District 181 in conjunction with the D181 Foundation and The Community House and was designed to inform and inspire families about issues in education and parenting.

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