LinkedUp: Breaking Boundaries in Education

Evan Whitehead is a seasoned educator that has worked in special education, career and technology education and administration.  In this podcast we discuss the three B’s Evan speaks about often:  Balance, Boundaries and Breaks. Evan connects these 3 B’s to teacher wellness, transitioning back to school in the pandemic, and the servant mindset . Connect with Evan on Twitter @EvanWhitehead...

Hans Appel is an educator, speaker, and writer deeply committed to inspiring the whole child.  He’s the author of, Award Winning Culture: Building School-Wide Intentionality and Action Through Character, Excellence, and Community.  Additionally, he’s the Director of Culture for the Teach Better Team, Co-host of the Award Winning Culture podcast, and the Co-Creator of Award Winning Cultur...

Naaz Modan is an educational reporter. Modan spends her time talking to school leaders across the country and looking at research in order to deternine the key trends that will affect educarion in 2021.  Modan talks about 8 trends that are affecting schools, ranging from teacher and student retentuon to new models of education.  A look at the Biden administration and policies to look for...

George Couros is an international speaker, professor, social media enthusiast and author. He is most famous for his book, The Innovator's Mindset.  In this podcast George discusses many topics related to education from developing that innovator's mindset, to leadership, to discussing his prior school leadership experiences.  Listeners always walk away with new ideas and thinking about th...

Over time, our brains are biologically hardwired with neural pathways and synaptic connections that largely determine our behavior. Once those pathways are formed our brains are pathological about following them. This is both good news, efficiency, and bad news because it actively inhibits new ideas and solutions. Real creativity, real problem solving, always comes from exploring the unknown and t...

Hip-hopping his way through life with a big grin on his face is this weeks’ guest - Mervin Jenkins, Senior Brand Ambassador at Nearpod!  Join this podcast to hear about his special talents, some fun details about Flocabulary and Nearpod, and about his gift for bringing joy to learning and motivating others to be the best they can be! Mervin Jenkins (also known as Spectac) is a hip-hop artist...

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 discuss the qualities of good mentorship and the importance of building relationships and posritive cultures in order to create high qualitity, dedicated employees contributing to a positive w...

Character Education has been adopted in many school districts across the country.  Some districts use canned curriculia while others add on a character trait of the week.  In this podcast you will meet school leader Jamie Brown who has worked to embed character education into the curriculum and empower students to lead the charge. Having worked within a State & National School and Di...

What does the research show in regard to how teens' social media use impacts mental health? How can parents support their teens in using social media in healthier ways? How can teens use social media in healthier ways? Jacqueline (Jackie) Nesi, PhD is an Assistant Professor at Brown University in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and a clinical psychologist answers these questions in...

On this podcast Kristin Martinez discusses the essential components of teletherapy and how these virtual services work to meet the needs of students.  While many schools struggle to find specialized speech and language professionals as well as other specialized professionals to serve all students with IEPs or behavioral and mental health needs, many are finding teletherapy provided by clinica...

In 2020, self-care became essential as people worked through the pandemic and the new ways of working and socializing in society.  As we turn the calendar to 2021, self-care is still as important as ever before.  This podcast provides listeners with three fresh ands perhaps new ideas for selfcare in 2021.  Kris Burkholder, an award winner school counselor, demonstrates a new twist o...

Thomas C. Murray serves as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education, located in Washington D.C. Tom serves as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education. He has testified before the US Congress and has previously worked alongside that body and the US Senate, the White House, an...

Fourth Grade Classroom Superhero with Poetry Powers, Toney Jackson is an author, poet, educator and speaker that uses these poetry powers to reach students and get them excited about learning even in a pandemic.   Toney talks about using your unique talents to get students excited about learning. His enthusiasm and energy is contagious  from his rap intro to the energy he shares thr...

We have been working through the challenges of education students during a pandemic for eight months. While there have been many difficulties and concerns about education during this pandemic, many teachers are finding creative solutions to meet the needs of their students and finding new ways to reach students and families. In this podcast four teachers: Kelly Hart, Yaritza Villalba, Samantha Sal...

Flipgrip Ambassador and evangelist Ann Kozma will fill your mind with ideas and share the valuable resources Flipgrid is offering educators from art to zoologgy and everything in between in their Discovery Library  https://info.flipgrid.com/ .  With Flipgrid the learning  possibilities are endless. In this podcast Ann focuses on the importance of student voice, sharing, celebrating,...

Dr. Jill Siler has been serving as the Superintendent of Gunter ISD since 2012 and has been in education for nearly 25 years.    Jill has a passion for helping others reach their goals and has been a frequent speaker at TASA’s First-Time Superintendent Academy, TCWSE and other leadership conferences. She is the Chair of the Future-Ready Superintendent Leadership Network Design Team...

Educators know that ISTE is the premier international conference, but how do you have a conference in a pandemic for over 15,000 people?  Our guest Liz Lee gives us an inside look into ISTE and what is happening in 2020. Liz Miller Lee is the Director of Online Learning at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). She leads ISTE U, ISTE’s online professional learning initi...

LinkedUp goes international for this podcast about the global COVID impacts on schools and families. Jamie and Jerri visit with school leaders Adam Archer from Vietnam, Jeff Kersting from Qutar, Jennifer Surujpaul of Egypt and Mark Goldhawk from the United Kingdom.  These educational leaders discuss the issues they have overcome as they work to educate students around the world  during a...

As a twenty-year coaching veteran, Renee Lopez is an expert in the college recruiting process, leadership development training, and creating positive team environments. As a United States Soccer Federation (USSF)- and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)- licensed coach, she has recruited and produced 3 All-Americans and has been honored as Coach of the Year by her peers. In addi...

George Perreault has been on the leading edge of technology integration in education for over two decades.  In this podcast he brings  the experience of having been the Instructional Technology Director for the 10th largest school district in the country, as he discusses technology integration during the pandemic. George outlines the need for digital learning in the face to face, remote...

Esports has arrived in many schools and they are a game changer.  Listen as you hear from two eSPorts coaches as they talk about the setup, rigor, and positive outcomes of eSPorts. Chris Aviles is a teacher at Knollwood middle school in Fair Haven, New Jersey. There he runs the renowned Fair Haven Innovates program he created in 2015. Part of his FH Innovates program includes the FH Knights,...

In this insightful eposide, dIgital sociologist, Dr. Julie Albright discusses the unseen opportunities in digital infrastructure - which she calls "the best job nobody knows about." She digs deep into how young people - and even older, more experienced people - have no idea that there is an entire suite of people and technologies running the apps they use on their phones everyday. Dr. ALbright dis...

Parents, grandparent, and siblings are now part of the educational and instructional landscape! Join this webinar to hear from parents, grandparents, and experts in the field here about their successes, challenges, and tips for all! This episode features former teacher and school counselor after 43 years in education Paula Henderson. Retired and now living in Lawrence, Kansas.  Loved my 43 ye...

In this episode,Internet Safety: Keeping our Kids Safe Online, Gretchen Thompson uses the analogy that our students are on-line the new internet playground, yet who is on recess duty to alert listeners to concerns now that almost all students are spending educational time online.  Gretchen doesn’t only speak of the perils, she also provides tips to help parents keep their children safe during...

Ken Shelton is an educator, Ted X speaker, International speaker and very involved in the educational  technology community. Ken is especially involoved at the intersection of where technology,education, and equity meet. In this episode, Ken discusses systemic racism,   the tough questions educators should  ask in order to make  the policy decisions that will disrupt racis...