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The Shake Up Learning Show with Kasey Bell

Practical AI tools, Google Workspace tips, and time-saving strategies for busy K-12 teachers.

Tired of feeling behind on AI and classroom technology? Kasey Bell breaks it all down for busy K-12 teachers — practical AI tools for teachers, Google Workspace tips, Gemini AI, ChatGPT, and time-saving strategies for lesson planning and classroom management that actually work. No fluff, no overwhelm. Just honest, teacher-friendly professional development from a Google Certified Trainer, edtech author, and international speaker who gets what teachers need.

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Host

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Kasey Bell

Google Certified Trainer, edtech author & international speaker

📍 Texas, USA

Kasey Bell is a former middle school teacher turned Google Certified Trainer, edtech author, and international speaker. She is the founder of Shake Up Learning and is known for delivering honest, teacher-friendly professional development that helps busy K-12 educators stay ahead in education technology.

Featured guests

2 guests
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Joe Merrill

Teacher, author & co-creator, InterACTIVE Class

📍 United States

Joe Merrill is a teacher, author, and the co-creator of the InterACTIVE Class series. He blends emerging AI tools with meaningful, student-driven creation to meet every learner where they are.

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Kristen Merrill

Teacher, author & co-creator, InterACTIVE Class

📍 United States

Kristen Merrill is a teacher, author, and the co-creator of the InterACTIVE Class series. She designs classroom strategies that move students beyond passive consumption into authentic creation using modern tools.

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All episodes

8 episodes
  1. E250

    Creation in a World of AI

    Joe and Kristen Merrill — teachers, authors, and the dynamic duo behind the InterACTIVE Class series — show how to put creativity at the center of an AI-powered classroom. They blend emerging AI tools with meaningful, student-driven creation, exploring how to move students beyond passive consumption into authentic creation using tools like Canva, Adobe Express, School AI, Book Creator, Snorkl, and Padlet.

    June 2, 2026·49:00·With Joe Merrill, Kristen Merrill
  2. E249

    How to Use Gamma AI to Create Beautiful Presentations and Classroom Materials

    Kasey Bell walks through Gamma, an AI-powered tool that creates beautiful, professional-looking presentations, handouts, and pages in minutes. Whether you want to generate a lesson slideshow from a single prompt or paste in your existing Google Doc and let Gamma design it for you, this tool is one of the most practical AI tools for teachers.

    May 19, 2026·31:00
  3. E248

    Build Your Own AI Agents with Google Workspace Studio

    Kasey Bell breaks down Google Workspace Studio, Google's new no-code AI agent builder available to teachers on Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals. No coding required, no extra cost — just smart automation powered by Gemini that runs in the background while you teach.

    April 28, 2026·28:00
  4. E247

    How to Choose Summer PD That's Actually Worth Your Time

    Summer PD sounds great until you waste your time on the wrong thing. Kasey Bell shares how to choose summer professional learning that is actually worth your time, energy, and attention — and how to avoid the fluffy, forgettable stuff that won't make a difference in August.

    April 14, 2026·26:00
  5. E246

    AI for Classroom Management: The Spring Survival Plan

    After spring break and during testing season, classroom management can start to unravel. Kasey Bell shares a practical late-spring survival plan to help teachers reset expectations, reinforce routines, support student behavior, simplify parent communication, and protect their own energy with the help of AI.

    March 31, 2026·29:00
  6. E245

    Spring Cleaning for Teachers: Declutter Your Digital Files, Classroom, and Systems

    Feeling buried by digital chaos, classroom clutter, and routines that just aren't working anymore? Kasey Bell walks through a realistic teacher spring reset — how to clean up your digital files, declutter your classroom in small, doable chunks, and simplify the systems that keep creating mess in the first place.

    March 17, 2026·28:00
  7. E244

    Choice Boards for Test Review: What Works + What Flops

    Choice boards can be a total game-changer for pre-test review — or a chaotic mess. Kasey Bell shares exactly what makes review choice boards work, what causes them to flop, and how to structure them so they boost test prep without creating extra stress.

    February 3, 2026·43:00
  8. E243

    Gemini AI in Google Classroom: The New Tools You Don't Want to Miss!

    Kasey Bell breaks down the new Gemini AI tools built directly into Google Workspace for Education — no extensions or extra accounts needed. Discover how to access Gemini inside Google Classroom, use features like outline lesson plans and audio lessons, and export AI-generated content into Google Docs, Forms, and Classroom.

    January 20, 2026·34:00