# The Science of Lesson Planning in the Age of AI with Lori Cohen - 384 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/easy-edtech-podcast-with-monica-burns-939462/the-science-of-lesson-planning-in-the-age-of-ai-with-lori-cohen-384 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/easy-edtech-podcast-with-monica-burns-939462/the-science-of-lesson-planning-in-the-age-of-ai-with-lori-cohen-384.md Podcast: [Easy EdTech Podcast with Monica Burns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/easy-edtech-podcast-with-monica-burns-939462) Published: 2026-08-18T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://classtechtips.com/2026/08/18/science-of-lesson-planning-384/ Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/easyedtechpodcast/Easy_EdTech_Ep_384.mp3?dest-id=1108193 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/easy-edtech-podcast-with-monica-burns-939462/episodes/the-science-of-lesson-planning-in-the-age-of-ai-with-lori-cohen-384 Duration seconds: 1663 ## Resource In this episode, I chat with Lori Cohen, education consultant, coach, and author of The Science of Lesson Planning , about what the science of lesson planning looks like in the age of AI. You'll also hear her human first, human last approach to using AI as a planning companion, where AI falls short, and how rituals can make planning feel sustainable instead of overwhelming. If you want to strengthen your lesson planning practice this school year, this episode has you covered! Show notes: https://classtechtips.com/2026/08/18/science-of-lesson-planning-384/ Sponsored by Work With Monica: https://classtechtips.com/events-and-workshops/ Follow Lori Cohen on social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-cohen-9a447224/ Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classtechtips/ Take your pick of free EdTech resources: https://classtechtips.com/free-stuff-favorites/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/easy-edtech-podcast-with-monica-burns-939462/episodes/the-science-of-lesson-planning-in-the-age-of-ai-with-lori-cohen-384/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/easy-edtech-podcast-with-monica-burns-939462/the-science-of-lesson-planning-in-the-age-of-ai-with-lori-cohen-384.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.