Principals and AI: 7 in 10 Are Already In
Only 18% of principals say they feel very confident about leading AI this school year — but 7 in 10 schools are already immersed in figuring it out. SPONSORED: Ellis, a program of Children's Health Council, sponsored this week's shows on the 10 Minute Teacher. All opinions are my own and that of the guest.
Ronn Nozoe, CEO of the National Principals Association, joins me to unpack a survey we ran together across his members and my Classroom Matters subscribers. What we found is more encouraging than the headline number suggests: the schools making progress with AI aren't the ones with all the answers. They're the ones where principals and teachers are figuring it out side by side.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why only 18% of principals feel "very confident" leading AI — and why overconfidence would be the real warning sign
- What 7 in 10 schools are already doing, and what the other 3 in 10 say they're waiting on
- The number one thing principals asked for in the survey — it isn't funding and it isn't tools
- What happened when Ronn convened a teacher round table as a state deputy superintendent
- The exact words to use when you want to help your principal — and why you shouldn't say them in a faculty meeting
- Why "we were supposed to be good soldiers" is the wrong model for a profession trying to grow leaders
Ronn Nozoe has been a teacher, a principal, deputy state superintendent in Hawaii, and a leader at the U.S. Department of Education. He now leads the National Principals Association, which serves about 17,000 school leaders across the country.
Full show notes, resources, and the complete transcript: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e973
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