Abstract
The mission of our Educational Leadership department is to train educational leaders to meet the challenges of our schools, particularly those that struggle to meet standard academic expectations. Our investigation determined whether our leadership graduates are capable of optimizing the success of every student, as specified by the National Educational Leadership Program standards. Such organizational resilience occurs along three leadership skill dimensions: a. Leaders can use data to advocate for a supportive and inclusive school culture, b. They can evaluate educational resources, technologies, and opportunities that support the educational well-being of each student, and, c. They can advocate for equitable, inclusive, and culturally responsive instruction and behavior support practices. Additionally, AI has become ubiquitous in the educational landscape, with educational leaders struggling to integrate AI into school curricula and instruction. To address this nascent challenge, we interjected the following queries: d. Did Leaders received competent guidance on leading schools to integrate AI into the learning and teaching process so each student can be successful? e. Can they apply practical solutions to educators so that they can balance the value and challenges of AI? Our survey of recent graduates indicate that our prospective leaders are adept at advocating for a supportive and inclusive school culture, and are competent at monitoring, cultivating, and advocating for culturally responsive instruction and behavior support practices among teachers and staff. The data also indicates that we are in the very early stages of preparing our leaders for the influence of AI in our urban schools.
Presenters
Douglas HermondProfessor, Educational Leadership, Prairie View A&M University, Texas, United States L.S. Spencer, Jr.
Clinical Instructor and Program Co-Coordinator, Educational Administration, Prairie View A & M University, Texas, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Designing Social Transformations
KEYWORDS
Evaluation, Educational Leadership, AI Integration
