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Charlotte Dungan joins other NC Teacher Fellows at IAIER in Durham.
June 30, 2026

Mark Cuban Foundation CLO Shares Agentic AI Strategies with North Carolina Teacher Fellows

Charlotte Dungan, Chief Learning Officer of the Mark Cuban Foundation, led a 90-minute workshop on agentic AI for teacher leaders from across North Carolina on June 22 at North Carolina Central University’s newly opened Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Research (IAIER) in Durham. 

The session was part of the NCBCE AI Fellows’ June meeting, a group of 30 teacher fellows convened by the North Carolina Business Committee for Education. The NCBCE AI Fellows program operates under the North Carolina Governor’s Office and supports Governor Stein’s Executive Order on advancing AI education statewide. Launched in 2025 in partnership with Google.org, the program selects middle and high school educators each grant year to serve as AI leaders and mentors in their school communities. 

Dungan’s workshop covered the practical and ethical dimensions of agentic AI, including digital safety around deepfakes and lateral reading strategies that teachers can use to help students verify information generated by AI. She also walked educators through configuring AI tools with connections that support automation, as well as career and technical education skill pathways that tie AI skills to students’ future careers, providing tools and methods that these teacher leaders can implement immediately.

The NCBCE Fellows program operates on a train-the-trainer model, equipping its participants to extend AI instruction to teachers and students in parts of the state that are not typically served by local professional development opportunities. Because teacher education is central to expanding student access to AI, the fellows are positioned to carry what they learn back into their own regions.

Megan Johnson, educator programs manager for the NCBCE, thanked Dungan for the session and reflected on its value as the new school year begins. “You gave us all a lot to consider going into a new school year and beyond,” Johnson said, adding that she was glad to count Dungan among the AI Fellows’ friends and to see the session’s value.

To learn more about the Mark Cuban Foundation and its work bringing AI education to students and teachers, visit markcubanai.org.