Podcasts for professional growth

Ayers Institute for Teacher Learning & Innovation

Podcasts are a convenient way to expand your knowledge and extend your personal learning network. Whether you listen while on-the-go or while at your computer, a podcast can bring expert voices and meaningful information straight to you.

Ayers Institute Lunch & Learn (A.L.L.) podcast:

Where we're A.L.L. about education!

The "Lunch & Learn" podcast from the Ayers Institute provides bite-sized portions of professional learning. Each episode is 10-15 minutes long, focuses on a topic that is relevant to professional educators and concludes with a prompt to generate discussion within your community of practice.

A professional learning guide document for each episode can be downloaded from the eduTOOLBOX podcast page.

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Ayers Institute podcast sponsors:

Edsouth promotes interest and awareness of higher education opportunities to students, families and schools. Working with high school counselors, college and university administrators and industry partners, Edsouth enables students to maximize their potential and fulfill their goals in life through higher education.

Lipscomb is one of only four teacher-preparation colleges in the U.S. to receive the highest four-star rating from the National Council of Teacher Quality. We attribute that, in large part, to our emphasis on community engagement and cultural understanding–our graduates gain the skills and the sensitivity to improve students' lives all over the world.

Podcast series

Instructional Practice

Effective and intentional instructional practices are key to achieving desired student outcomes. Instructional practices include what the teacher does before, during and after the formal instructional time.

Educational Leadership

Educational leaders set a vision of high expectations and maximize the talents and energies of teachers, students, parents and community members toward achieving common educational goals.

Coaching

Coaching moves people toward the realization of the best version of themselves. Coaches work as thinking partners to boost performance in others, while building capacity rather than dependency.

College Access

College access efforts focus on creating college-going cultures, removing barriers to higher education, promoting college persistence and increasing postsecondary completion rates.

Recent episodes

What Can Tech Coaching Do for You? - Part 1

Jul. 14, 2017 — Coaching | Educational Leadership | Instructional Practice

Learn about the role and benefits of coaching with a focus on technology integration and student learning.
Duration: 9:54 min. | File size: 5.68 MB

Approaching Leadership with a Coaching Mindset - Part 3

Jun. 9, 2017 — Coaching | Educational Leadership

How one approaches leadership is key to influencing others.
Duration: 9:52 min. | File size: 6.26 MB

Approaching Leadership with a Coaching Mindset - Part 2

May. 9, 2017 — Coaching | Educational Leadership

How one approaches leadership is key to influencing others.
Duration: 16:34 min. | File size: 10.44 MB

Approaching Leadership with a Coaching Mindset - Part 1

Apr. 20, 2017 — Coaching | Educational Leadership

How one approaches leadership is key to influencing others.
Duration: 11:35 min. | File size: 7.26 MB

Motivating Students to Read

Mar. 9, 2017 — Instructional Practice

Motivating students to read is a critical element in creating life-long learners.
Duration: 16:55 min. | File size: 9.78 MB

Student Motivation - Part 2

Feb. 9, 2017 — Instructional Practice

Student motivation is a key component to educational success.
Duration: 11:22 min. | File size: 6.5 MB