Co-hosts Jerri Kemble and Jamie Saponaro connect you with the movers, shakers, and changemakers transforming schools worldwide. Powered by ClassLink, LinkedUp brings you in-depth, insightful conversations on the evolving landscape of learning—from practical edtech strategies and AI integration to disruptive leadership and global innovation.
Whether you're a classroom teacher, instructional coach, or district leader, join us as we break boundaries, share visionary ideas, and link up the people shaping the future of education. Let’s get LinkedUp!
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Co-Founder of Thinknado, entrepreneur, connector of dots and people - Brandt Williams is a strategist with a knack for transforming ideas into successful ventures. Join us for this insightful podcast as we chat with Brandt about Thinknado and how to free your brain for real creativity and real problem-solving.
Mervin Jenkins, Senior Brand Ambassador at Nearpod, joins the podcast this week to share some fun details about how you can bring curriculum to life with Flocabulary. Educators nationwide use Flocabulary to help students master standards, build vocabulary and develop 21st-century skills. You'll learn more about Mervin's gift for bringing joy to learning and how he motivates others to be the best they can be.
In celebration of National Mentor Day, co-hosts Jamie Saponaro and Jerri Kemble, invite their mentors to discuss the magic of empowerment through mentoring. Guests, Dr. Rick Doll and Laura Scott explore the qualities of good mentorship and the importance of building relationships and positive work cultures.
In episode 21 of the LinkedUp podcast, you will meet school leader Jamie Brown who has worked to embed 'character education' in school curriculum while empowering students to lead the charge. Character education is a learning process that enables students and adults in a school community to understand, care about, and act on core ethical values such as respect, justice, civic virtue, and responsibility for self and others.
Tune in to episode 20 of the LinkedUp Breaking Boundaries in Education podcast as Jackie Nesi, Assistant Professor at Brown University, discusses the role of social media in adolescents' peer relationships and mental health. Dr. Nesi is passionate about understanding how social media use influences mental health, to better be able to identify and intervene with youth most at risk.