The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders

Award-winning writer, teacher, and sought-after speaker Elizabeth Jorgensen is this episode’s guest. She joins the show to discuss Hacking Student Learning Habits, her book on process-based assessment published by Times 10 Publications.    Ross and Elizabeth discuss:   How to introduce small, measurable, progress-driven goals while de-emphasizing grades as the outcome A relevant story from James Clear’s Atomic Habits that illustrates key concepts about student learning The standards of evaluation for process-based assessment Helping students build daily habits that encourage progress, not perfection Why it would be counterproductive to accept late student work Transferring control to the student “Trust the process.”   Hacking Student Learning Habits: 9 Ways to Foster Resilient Learners and Assess the Process, Not the Outcome is available from Times 10 Publications. Get it HERE.   Visit Elizabeth’s website: https://lizjorgensen.weebly.com/   Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.   About today’s guest Elizabeth Jorgensen is an award-winning writer and teacher. In 2021, she was named one of 20 of America’s Most Inspiring Educators (The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation Teacher Innovator Awards). She was also named a PBS Innovative Educator, among several other awards. Her memoir was released in 2019. Narrated in alternating voices, Go, Gwen, Go: A Family’s Journey to Olympic Gold (Meyer & Meyer Sport), is an inspiring story about Olympian Gwen Jorgensen and her family. Follow her on Twitter @LyzaJo   About the host Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies LLC, a consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano

Show Notes

Award-winning writer, teacher, and sought-after speaker Elizabeth Jorgensen is this episode’s guest. She joins the show to discuss Hacking Student Learning Habits, her book on process-based assessment published by Times 10 Publications. 

 

Ross and Elizabeth discuss:

 

  • How to introduce small, measurable, progress-driven goals while de-emphasizing grades as the outcome
  • A relevant story from James Clear’s Atomic Habits that illustrates key concepts about student learning
  • The standards of evaluation for process-based assessment
  • Helping students build daily habits that encourage progress, not perfection
  • Why it would be counterproductive to accept late student work
  • Transferring control to the student
  • “Trust the process.”

 

Hacking Student Learning Habits: 9 Ways to Foster Resilient Learners and Assess the Process, Not the Outcome is available from Times 10 Publications. Get it HERE.

 

Visit Elizabeth’s website: https://lizjorgensen.weebly.com/

 

Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.

 

About today’s guest

Elizabeth Jorgensen is an award-winning writer and teacher. In 2021, she was named one of 20 of America’s Most Inspiring Educators (The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation Teacher Innovator Awards). She was also named a PBS Innovative Educator, among several other awards. Her memoir was released in 2019. Narrated in alternating voices, Go, Gwen, Go: A Family’s Journey to Olympic Gold (Meyer & Meyer Sport), is an inspiring story about Olympian Gwen Jorgensen and her family. Follow her on Twitter @LyzaJo

 

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies LLC, a consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano


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Creators and Guests

Host
Ross Romano
Co-founder of Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies. Strategist, consultant, and performance coach.
Guest
Elizabeth Jorgensen
Teacher and author, passionate about sijo, my family & dog, food, documentaries, Bravo, working out and track and field.

What is The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders?

Are you looking for proven ideas to increase your influence, hire and develop an excellent staff, build a stronger culture, lead meaningful change, and form a strong foundation for learning and leadership success? This is the podcast for you.

Whether you're a leader to seeks to refine your command of core educational strategies, learn new management techniques from those who have used them at some of the world's largest corporations, gain fresh perspectives on personal development or student success from practitioners across fields, or a little bit of everything, you'll find powerful content on The Authority.

Join leadership coach, storytelling strategist, and edtech advisor Ross Romano as he interviews the prominent education authors you already admire, up-and-coming voices, and experts from the worlds of business, personal development, and beyond — including Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon bestsellers — to take a deep dive into their wealth of practical insights.