LinkedUp: Breaking Boundaries in Education

When the internet emerged in the 1990s and educators were wondering how they might use technology in education, Kathy Schrock emerged on the scene. Kathy Schrock, a librarian, began curating websites and assisting teachers all over the world to effectively incorporate technology into the curriculum. For twenty-five years, Kathy has been mentoring and assisting educators as they maneuver the educat...

Podcasting from the historical Asbury Park on the Jersey Shore, Jamie and Jerri talk with three iconic education technology leaders:  Kathy Hurley, Lisa Schmucki and Anne McMullan.  These three women have blazed a trail in education technology implementation.    Kathy Hurley, a former executive with Pearson, discusses her book "Real Women, Real Leaders" and offers great ad...

This last year has been one of change and transition.  In this podcast, our LinkedUp co-hosts discuss starting a brand new podcast In a pandemic without ever meeting in person.  This anniversary podcast highlights their reason for starting LinkedUp, the incredible guests they have interviewed and some exciting news about the LinkedUp Podcast’s roadmap with exciting and new opportunities...

Holly Clark is an education thought-leader, international speaker, best selling author and an advocate for students. She is a twenty-plus year educator who has spent over 15 years teaching in a 1:1 classroom and over five years as an administrator in both public and private schools, holding a master’s degree in Instructional Design and Educational Technology from Columbia University. Her passion f...

Two recognized leaders in school counseling, Mallory Jacobs and Hanna Kemble discuss building relationships and working with students on social emotional skills.  The two counselors reflect on their learnings from the recent National School Counseling Conference in Las Vegas.  Mallory and Hanna discuss overarching topics in the counseling world and share with listeners some of their favo...

Anytime and anywhere learning  has been a goal of educators since technology entered into the education space.  Educators enjoy learning when it is convenient snd meaningful.  Jerri Kemble and Jamie Saponaro understand the need to learn In this way, so they have teamed with ClassLink continuous learning team to offer CEU’s  and professional credit for recertification by listeni...

Two higher education administrators, Dr. Cameron McCoy, Provost at Shenandiah University in Winchester Virginia, and Dr. Michael Salvatore, Senior Vice-President at Kean University in Union New Jersey discuss the changing landscape in higher education.  Dr. McCoy and Dr. Salvatore weigh in on innovations to retain students and discuss how higher education has pivoted to meet the needs of toda...

Diane Doerch, Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Director of Technology and DeWayne McClary, the Executive Director of the League of Digital Schools share the goals and actions being taken by The Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools to bridge the digital divide. The Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools is a national network that connects and supports the most forward-thinking...

Debbie Tannnbaum is a Tech Coach and an ambassador for edtech companies.  She has become so involved in making sure our youngest students can use technology effectively that she has  written a book to empower and inspire educators to use technology as a learning tool .  Her book is titled, TRANSFORM- Techy Notes to Make Learning Sticky, and it is now available on Amazon and Tannenba...

Schools and districts have worked for years to find ways to engage with parents in a meaningful and relevant way.  Parents want to be heard and educators are looking for new ways to engage in critical conversations.  Parent Camp and vice-president Laura Gilchrist believe WE -- family, school and community -- can transform education together as one team for kids! Parent Camp helps school...

Susan Maynor is an educator, visual storyteller, and creative who believes in the power of "what if" and "yes, and." She has taught K-12, produced digital media for various nonprofits, schools, and small organizations, and designed professional learning for schools on the redesign journey. She is one of the founding learning experience designers of EPiC Elementary.  In this podcsst Susan prov...

Toney Jackson is a 4th grade teacher and teaching artist from Hackensack, NJ. He earned a degree in Fine Arts from Rutgers University, and holds two Master's of Education degrees. He has been honored as 'Teacher of the Year', and recognized as a "Hometown Hero" in his city and his congressional district. Toney has travelled the world sharing his writing and creating content for companies such as M...

Green screens have been around in the movie industry for years.  Today, educators have access to green screen technology that easy to use in the classroom either remotely or virtually.  Green screens are not just fun but add in a layer of decision making, productive struggle and higher level thinking to teaching and learning. Our guests are green screen experts sharing amazing ideas. Gus...

Dr. Brad MacLaughlin is a retired superintendent of schools who loves to identify and foster innovative approaches to education.  He was instrumental in implementing the cutting-edge Academies of ISD 7  years ago in the Independence School District.  He also oversaw all instructional and educational activities in the Independence School District’s middle and high schools.  Befo...

Learning loss is a common and traditional term, but how can learning be lost if it were never found? That is the situation with remote learning during the pandemic. Teachers worked hard and students work hard, but some standards may not have yet been met, hence the term from the DOE, unfinished learning. Many schools are leveraging summer school as a solution to address this issue, but what are ot...

Beau is CEO & Founder of SOLcademy - a new short-format educational video platform. He is on a mission to improve the quality and availability of learning.  He went to Dartmouth College and worked as a software engineer before discovering his true passion for education. He was the first sales leader of GoGuardian, a very successful EdTech startup. He's evangelizing personalized and adapti...

Over the last twenty years Lottie Dowling has worked in education as a school practitioner and professional learning leader on global, national and regional levels, both digitally and face to face. She specializes in Global Citizenship and Intercultural Understanding and has developed a comprehensive framework for whole school approaches to Global Competence. She spent 10 rewarding years working i...

What lessons have school leaders learned from this pandemic?  This podcast highlights two very different educational systems:  Kansas City Kansas Public Schools and the British School Al Khubairat in Abu Dhabi.  Stephen Linkus, of KCK and Nigel Davis of the UAE discuss how they have worked with social emotional issues, digital equity and the effects of COVID  in schools.  ...

In this podcast we bring educational leaders from around the world together to discuss the "Global Pandemic Silver Linings."   Mark Goldhawk, is the Head of Digital Learning and part of the Senior Leadership Team at The Hawthorns School in Surrey, United Kingdom).Mark leads  a successful Digital Strategy to deliver an innovative curriculum that engages and inspires our children to b...

In this podcast we bring back two former guests, Ken Shelton and Yaritza Villalba to discuss the work they are doing with Microsoft on culturally responsive curriculum.  Ken (He/Him/His) currently holds an M.A. in Education with a specialization in Educational Technology as well as New Media Design and Production. He has worked as an Educator for over 20 years and spent most of his classroom...

Rich Czyz started his career as a fifth grade teacher, has served as a Basic Skills teacher, instructional coach, elementary supervisor and Director of Curriculum & Instruction. Rich is currently the Proud Principal of the Yardville Elementary School in NJ and Co-Founder of FourOClockFaculty.com, as well as author of The Four O’Clock Faculty: A ROGUE Guide To Revolutionizing Professional Devel...

Schools turn to Classroom Champions for inspiring Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum and mentorship programs to improve engagement, build growth mindsets, and inspire positive classroom culture. Grace Dafoe share with us the terrific program!  For as long as she can remember, Grace has called herself an athlete. First it was figure skating, and from then on, she discovered the spo...

Recognized as a transformational leader in education, Dr. Jennifer Williams has dedicated herself for 25 years to the field of education through her roles as an education activist, professor, school administrator, literacy specialist, and classroom teacher. She speaks, writes, and consults on practices that develop global perspectives and social good through creative uses of technology, and her re...

Liz Hamor (she/her) will say that her work isn’t just her passion, it’s her calling. After earning a Masters degree in ESOL and Bilingual education from Kansas State University, she taught in low-income schools in Emporia, KS, and San Antonio, TX. She continually advocated for her students and their families who faced barriers with education, language and income, before starting her family with he...

Keith R. Krueger is CEO of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a nonprofit organization that serves as the voice of K-12 school system technology leaders in North America.  CoSN’s mission is empowering educational leaders to leverage technology to realize engaging learning environments.    He was selected by Ed Tech for it’s 2019 30 K-12 IT influencers.  In 2016 T...