The Use of Powerful Learning Experiences to Prepare School Leaders for Complex Practice

• In Event: 63.084 - MTCC Roundtable Session 25
  In Roundtable Session: 63.084-3 - Learning and Evaluating Principal Leadership

Abstract

This paper offers a theory-to-practice resource for educational leadership preparation program faculty members to frame ways powerful learning experiences (PLEs) can bolster instructional experiences for leadership candidates to address problems of practice in PK-12 settings. Addressing systemic inequities in schools requires the preparation of leaders who are bold, adaptive, and well-versed in addressing a range of issues from a variety of lenses using a variety of methods. This paper describes nine characteristics of PLEs using examples from winners of UCEA's Exemplary Educational Leadership Preparation Program Award.

Authors

• Bryan A. VanGronigen, University of Delaware

• Kathleen M.W. Cunningham, University of South Carolina

• Pamela D. Tucker, University of Virginia

• Michelle D. Young, University of Virginia