LinkedUp: Breaking Boundaries in Education

Jamie Saponaro
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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!

  1. Oct 9

    The AI Educator

    AI in education is changing faster than most schools can keep up. So what actually deserves educators’ attention right now? This week, we're welcoming Dan Fitzpatrick, The AI Educator, for a practical look at where AI is headed and what it means for teaching, learning, and leadership. Fresh from hosting the Back to School AI Summit, editing the latest edition of "The Educators’ AI Guide," and speaking with leaders shaping the technology, Dan shares what he is seeing from the front row. Together, they explore what is changing faster than many realize, how schools can prepare students for an unpredictable future, and why human judgment and connection must remain at the center. Consider this your AI catch-up session: clear, grounded, and focused on what educators need to know now. --- ABOUT OUR GUEST Dan Fitzpatrick, known as The AI Educator, is an educator, author, speaker, and strategist who helps schools navigate AI with clarity and confidence. A former teacher and assistant headteacher, he has trained more than 150,000 educators across 30+ countries. Dan is a Forbes contributor, founder of AI Educator Tools, host of the AI for Educators Daily podcast, author of Infinite Education, co-author of The AI Classroom, and editor of The Educators’ AI Guide. --- SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠YouTube Music⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ POWERED BY CLASSLINK: ClassLink provides one-click single sign-on into web and Windows applications, and instant access to files at school and in the cloud. Accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠classlink.com⁠⁠⁠.

    The AI Educator

  2. Sep 25

    Make Your Time Precious

    When everything feels urgent, how do you decide what truly deserves your time? This week, Jerri and Jamie sit down with Sean Precious to explore how principals can bring more intention to demanding days and make room for the work that matters most: supporting teachers, connecting with students, and leading learning. Sean shares a practical five-step method for understanding where time goes, creating trusted systems, planning the week, reviewing priorities, and deciding what to prioritize, delegate, defer, or delete. --- ABOUT OUR GUEST Sean Precious is an experienced K–12 education leader with expertise in school supervision, professional learning, educator training, education policy, and adult education. Sean also serves as an adjunct professor at Regis University and CU Denver and is a former board member of Denver Kids. --- SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠YouTube Music⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ POWERED BY CLASSLINK: ClassLink provides one-click single sign-on into web and Windows applications, and instant access to files at school and in the cloud. Accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠classlink.com⁠⁠⁠.

    Make Your Time Precious

  3. Sep 18

    AI in Education Playbook

    Three years after his first LinkedUp appearance, what has actually changed about AI in education? Dr. Wednaud Ronelus, Chief Metaverse Scientist at Alchemist Club Studios and AI Ambassador for the AFT/UFT, rejoins Jerri and Jamie to explore the “cognitive offload crisis,” why keeping students away from AI can do more harm than good, and how educators can redesign curriculum so AI becomes a scaffold instead of a shortcut. Drawing on examples from elementary electromagnetism lessons to a district-wide AI ambassador program in the Bronx, Dr. Ronelus gets practical about responsible AI use. He also examines equity, New York City’s specialized high school admissions crisis, and what it will take for teachers to step confidently into an AI-driven world. --- ABOUT OUR GUEST Dr. Wednaud J. Ronelus is the founder and CEO of Alchemist Club Studios and an AI Ambassador for the AFT/UFT. As a STEM learning scientist, he explores how emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and holographic experiences, can help educators create more immersive and meaningful learning environments. --- SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠YouTube Music⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ POWERED BY CLASSLINK: ClassLink provides one-click single sign-on into web and Windows applications, and instant access to files at school and in the cloud. Accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠classlink.com⁠⁠⁠.

    AI in Education Playbook

  4. Sep 11

    PBL Future Labs

    What happens when we stop asking AI to do things faster and start using it to design learning better? Jerri and Jamie talk with Phillip Alcock, co-founder of PBL Future Labs, about moving beyond one-off prompts and building intentional AI workflows for project-based learning. Together, we explore how AI can help educators strengthen ideas, create meaningful milestones and micro-targets, and design deeper learning without taking over the thinking. This conversation looks at how AI can strengthen instructional design while keeping human judgment, creativity, and authentic student thinking at the center. --- ABOUT OUR GUEST Phillip Alcock is the Co-Founder & Director of Emerging Technology at PBL Future Labs. A learning designer and AI workflow builder, Phillip draws on 17 years of ESL and classroom teaching to help schools, universities, and edtech companies turn complex expertise into clearer, more useful learning experiences. He redesigns learning journeys through project-based, problem-based, and game-based methods, and builds AI-integrated workflows that hold up in practice. --- SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠YouTube Music⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ POWERED BY CLASSLINK: ClassLink provides one-click single sign-on into web and Windows applications, and instant access to files at school and in the cloud. Accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠classlink.com⁠⁠⁠.

    PBL Future Labs

  5. Aug 28

    Unclench Your Fist

    What happens when we stop gripping so tightly to control, perfection, old expectations, and the belief that leaders should have every answer? Jerri and Jamie sit down with educator, leader, and author Glenn Robbins to explore the central idea behind his new book, Unclench Your Fist. Drawing on stories from history and his own leadership journey, Glenn shares practical lessons about trust, intention, and knowing when to let go. The conversation invites leaders, educators, and anyone who supports others to consider a deceptively simple question: What are you holding onto that may be holding you back? Sometimes leadership doesn’t call for a tighter grip. It asks us to open our hands, make room for others, and release some of the pressure we put on ourselves. --- ABOUT OUR GUEST Glenn Robbins is the proud Superintendent of the Brigantine Public School District in Brigantine, New Jersey. He has served as a public school superintendent in New Jersey since 2016. Prior to becoming a superintendent, he was a middle school principal, a high school assistant principal, a high school social studies teacher, and a high school varsity coach. He is also the best selling author of “Calm In The Chaos: Ancient Stoic Wisdom for Successful School Leadership”, “I Won’t Back Down: How Educators Can Turn Rejection Into Redirection”, and “Unclench Your Fist: The Leader’s Guide To Making The Hard Call (And Surviving It). --- SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠YouTube Music⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ POWERED BY CLASSLINK: ClassLink provides one-click single sign-on into web and Windows applications, and instant access to files at school and in the cloud. Accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠classlink.com⁠⁠⁠.

    Unclench Your Fist

  6. Aug 21

    Amplifying Voices

    What if your story could reach far beyond your classroom? In this episode of LinkedUp, Jerri and Jamie sit down with education editor Jacquie Gardy to explore what it takes to turn an educator’s experiences, ideas, and passion into a book that can influence and inspire others. Jacquie takes us behind the scenes of editing and publishing, sharing how editors help authors find their voice, shape their ideas, and bring stories worth telling to a wider audience. Because educators have more than lessons to share, they have experiences that can challenge thinking, inspire others, and add to the larger conversation about education. If you’ve ever thought, “I have something to say, but I’m not sure anyone needs to hear it,” this conversation might change your mind. --- ABOUT OUR GUEST Jacquie Gardy is an editor, learning consultant, and education leader who helps authors, educators, and organizations turn complex ideas into clear, compelling stories. Her career has taken her from Maryland classrooms to global education and professional learning roles, including leading virtual learning initiatives at the U.S. Department of State. A certified ISTE Educator and Community Leader, Jacquie serves on the SXSW EDU Advisory Board and the K12Leaders Board. She was named a 2024 Innovative Leader by Tech & Learning and selected for the 2025 LeveragED Collective. --- SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠YouTube Music⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ POWERED BY CLASSLINK: ClassLink provides one-click single sign-on into web and Windows applications, and instant access to files at school and in the cloud. Accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠classlink.com⁠⁠⁠.

    Amplifying Voices

  7. Aug 14

    Building a Culture of Collaboration

    What if group work keeps failing because we’ve been doing it wrong? In this episode, Jerri Kemble turns the mic on co-host Jamie Saponaro to talk about her new book, Transforming Classrooms: Building a Culture of Collaboration. Drawing on three decades of coaching teachers, Jamie shares why traditional group work falls short and what it takes to build collaboration that actually works. Listen in as Jamie introduces TEAMS, five research-backed pillars for cooperative learning, and QUEST, a framework for collaborative problem-solving and design thinking. Plus, she shares the unexpected cafeteria moment that showed her the approach was working. If you’ve ever wondered why group work falls apart, this episode might change how you think about collaboration. --- ABOUT OUR GUEST Jamie Meola Saponaro is an educator, author, speaker, and Senior Director of Community and Professional Learning at ClassLink with more than 35 years of experience in education. She is the founder of InTECHgration Consulting, cohost of LinkedUp: Breaking Boundaries in Education, and author of Transforming Classrooms: Building a Culture of Collaboration. --- SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠YouTube Music⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ POWERED BY CLASSLINK: ClassLink provides one-click single sign-on into web and Windows applications, and instant access to files at school and in the cloud. Accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠classlink.com⁠⁠⁠.

    Building a Culture of Collaboration

  8. Jul 31

    Make Your Move

    What's keeping you from making your next move? This week, Jerri and Jamie sit down with award-winning educator, inspirational speaker, and author Marlon Styles, Jr. to discuss his new book, Make Your Move, and the mindset shifts that turn intention into action. Drawing on decades of leadership experience, Marlon shares practical strategies for building courage, gaining clarity, and making purposeful decisions that create lasting impact. Whether you're leading a school, an organization, or navigating your own next chapter, his insights will challenge you to stop waiting and start moving forward. This inspiring conversation is a reminder that meaningful change begins with a single step. --- ABOUT OUR GUEST Marlon Styles, Jr. is an award-winning educator, inspirational speaker, and author of Make Your Move. A nationally recognized education leader, he has testified before the U.S. Congress, been named K-12 Dive's Superintendent of the Year, and was recognized as one of District Administration's Top 100 Education Influencers. Marlon is passionate about empowering educators to create meaningful learning experiences and inspiring leaders to make a lasting impact. --- SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠YouTube Music⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ POWERED BY CLASSLINK: ClassLink provides one-click single sign-on into web and Windows applications, and instant access to files at school and in the cloud. Accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠classlink.com⁠⁠⁠.

    Make Your Move
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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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