Courses & Seminars
The Ayers Institute for Learning and Innovation offers various courses and seminars to meet the professional learning needs of educators and college access professionals.
While some are online and others are face-to-face, these professional learning opportunities are research-based and include best practices for application into the daily work of those participating.
We invite you to contact us if you would like to work with Ayers Institute to create additional professional learning offerings.
The Teacher Preparation MOOCs are free online courses, open to all for their own professional knowledge or for inclusion in teacher preparation programs. These innovative courses are funded through a grant from the Governor’s Online Innovation Fund and in partnership with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. MOOC courses provide "anytime, anywhere" professional learning.
- More information about the Teacher Preparation courses; including course descriptions.
- Access the Teacher Preparation courses.
The Ayers Institute has partnered with the Tennessee College Access and Success Network to produce an innovative professional learning tool for college access professionals, school counselors or school leaders. Cohorts of professionals become certified as College Access Coaches through our CAP program.
The strand, Introduction to Working with Adult Learners, is intended to provide professionals with the resources needed to support adult learners, new and returning to post-secondary education. The course contains four modules including information on the demographics of adult learners as well as suggested methods to support adults as they navigate their way through various modes of post-secondary education.
- Register for PATH: Introduction to Working with Adult Learners
- Access the PATH strand
Fortify is the annual conference hosted by The Ayers Institute on the Lipscomb University campus. This unique learning experience brings together K-12 and Higher Education professionals to discuss the needs surrounding fortifying educator practices.
The Ayers Institute Instructional Coaching Academy: Coaching Models and Practices is structured to equip new coaches and build capacity in current coaches through interactive instruction and relevant practice focused on the skills necessary for coaching. This is offered at different points in the year.
- For more information access the description and registration page.
- Interested in bringing this seminar to your district? Contact the Ayers Institute - ayersinstitute@lipscomb.edu
Prerequisite: Ayers Institute Instructional Coaching Academy: Coaching Models and Practices
This academy focuses on deepening the skills of listening, paraphrasing, presuming positivity, and providing reflective feedback by engaging in authentic practice of these foundational coaching tools. Participants also focus on essential self-awareness, consider the coaching cycle developed by the Ayers Institute, and consider the various kinds of conversations that lead to growth in those we coach. This is offered at different points in the year.
- For more information access the description and registration page.
- Interested in bringing this seminar to your district? Contact the Ayers Institute - ayersinstitute@lipscomb.edu
The Ayers Institute Technology Coaching Academy: Models and Practices is structured to equip new coaches and build capacity in current coaches through interactive instruction and relevant practice focused on the skills necessary for coaching with a technology integration focus. This is offered at different points in the year.
- For more information access the description and registration page.
- Interested in bringing this seminar to your district? Contact the Ayers Institute - ayersinstitute@lipscomb.edu