{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders","title":"How Do We Know Students Are Actually Learning?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1987,"description":"How Do We Know Students Are Actually Learning?\nThe Authority Companion Episode\n\nHow do we know students are actually learning, rather than simply completing assignments, following directions, or producing the right answers?\nLindsey and Tasha continue their conversation, inspired by Lori Cohen and The Science of Lesson Planning, exploring what happens when educators design lessons around evidence of student understanding.\nTogether, they discuss practical ways teachers can make thinking visible, how school leaders can encourage reflection without introducing another overwhelming initiative, and why protecting human judgment matters as AI becomes more common in classrooms.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\nWhy compliance, engagement, and completed assignments are not necessarily evidence of learning\nHow hinge questions help teachers see what students understand and determine what should happen next\nWhy educators need to plan their response to student understanding, not just plan the learning activity\nHow instructional practices can become automatic when teachers lose sight of why they use them\nWhy leaders can encourage deeper professional thinking by asking curious, open-ended questions rather than prescribing solutions\nHow psychological safety gives both teachers and students permission to take risks, make mistakes, and grow\nWhy Lori's lesson-planning framework may look different for new teachers, veteran teachers, and educators working with prescribed curricula\nHow instructional systems can emerge from effective practices rather than being imposed before schools understand what works\nWhy AI has exposed existing questions about critical thinking, student ownership, and evidence of learning\nHow teachers can use AI as a thinking partner without outsourcing professional judgment\nWhy meaningful relevance can come from helping students understand how today's learning connects to tomorrow's work\nHow leaders can introduce instructional improvements through small,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dTOKoLexSWdGS9m1xLLhBBOf_FONz2hkdXtwCfQ_FHk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTUwLzE2ODM5/MDYwNDAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}