Embracing Invitational Education Principles and AI to Help Teachers and Learners Ethically Utilize Generative Artificial Intelligence

A Professional Learning Community (PLC) invites learning by doing and that process is optimized through intentional, caring, optimistic, respectful, and trustworthy (I-CORT) mindsets (Purkey & Novak, 2015; Anderson, 2021), which fosters a positive and supportive learning environment. A school having a PLC focusing on generative artificial intelligence (AI) policy development and best-practice curriculum integration can identify where additional support or training is needed. Generative AI-driven educational software is going to become more, not less, pervasive. So, educators need to be highly trained in effective implementation of evolving teaching and learning applications. Therefore, effective pedagogy involves more than telling a student to access an application. Teacher preparation programs and institutional policies should lead these professional development endeavors. Several suggestions, approaches, and models are provided herein to promote best practices that align Invitational Education (IE) theory, with utilization of AI.