The Ayers Institute for Teacher Learning and Innovation is excited to announce our newly released videos, facilitator resources, and a second round of videos coming this summer and fall. 

Our newly uploaded INVEST videos include: 1st Grade Reading, 3rd Grade Social Studies, Algebra I, Chemistry I, English II, Professional Learning Community (PLC) Planning, Professional Learning Community (PLC) Reflection.

We are thrilled to offer a wide range of subjects and grade levels, and especially happy about the PLC videos, which will help your pre-service teachers understand the importance of collaboration in terms of improved student outcomes and increased teacher satisfaction.  The addition of the secondary lessons brings a well-rounded, practical approach to CCSS implementation at the upper grades.  In fact, two of the secondary lessons, English II and Chemistry I, are the result of the collaboration we see in the PLC videos, adding another layer of significance to the teacher collaboration we captured there. 

Our TEAM section in the Facilitator’s Guide is another exciting edition to the INVEST Year 2 Facilitator’s Guide.  For all the videos added this year, we have engaged three certified TEAM evaluators to view and score the lessons.  The scores and evaluator notes are included, and we believe they will be a valuable resource for your teacher candidates.  The Ayers Institute has also created activities that one could use with students to familiarize themselves with the rubric and to understand the connection between TEAM and CCSS. 

All of the newly released videos and Facilitator's Guide additions can be found in our INVEST Video Library.

Finally, we are anxious to inform you of the videos we are currently creating: TEAM, 1st Grade Reading, 3rd Grade Reading, High School Career and Technical Education (CTE), High School Social Studies. 

For the TEAM video, we have engaged Dr. Candice McQueen, Senior Vice President, Dean of the College of Education, and Executive Director of the Ayers Institute for Teacher Learning and Innovation at Lipscomb University, Dr. Darwin Mason, Assistant Principal at Cedar Grove Elementary and Certified TEAM Evaluator, Dr. Hank Staggs, Former Principal, Certified TEAM Evaluator, and Program Director of Leadership at Lipscomb University, and Catherine Stephens, Associate Director for Teaching and Learning, and Certified TEAM Evaluator in Franklin Special School District. 

These experts have viewed all the videos from Year 1 and Year 2 and will provide perspectives for teachers and leaders on the rationale behind TEAM, the focus of the TEAM rubrics, and what to look for when gathering evidence for the descriptors on the Instruction Rubric. 

This suite of videos is set to be released in summer and fall 2014.