Instructional Empowerment
Dodi Davenport, Ed.D. has a diverse work experience in the education field. Most recently, they worked as a School Leadership Coach at Instructional Empowerment, where they provided professional learning and coaching to school leaders to drive change in teacher practice and student achievement. Dodi also served as a District Lead in a multi-school project and implemented a research-based model of school support. Dodi secured contracts for the continuation of their work and added additional contracts in five additional schools. Dodi communicated progress, provided mentorship and coaching to team members, and led assessment teams in conducting comprehensive school needs assessments.
Prior to that, Dodi worked as a District ELA Coordinator at Kansas City Public Schools. Dodi was responsible for coordinating and overseeing English Language Arts programs in the district.
Dodi also worked for Hillsborough County Public Schools for a significant portion of their career. Dodi held various roles, including Leadership Development Specialist/Supervisor of Instructional Mentors and Leadership Training Facilitator. In these roles, they provided professional development to school administrators, supervised a cadre of mentors, and supported high-needs schools through data analysis, planning, and coaching. Dodi was also a Principal at Lake Magdalene Elementary and an Assistant Principal at Roland Park K-8. Dodi started their career as a teacher.
Overall, Dodi Davenport, Ed.D. has extensive experience in education, including leadership coaching, professional development, program coordination, mentorship, and teaching.
Dodi Davenport, Ed.D. earned a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership from the University of South Florida between 2017 and 2020. Prior to that, Dodi pursued a Master of Science (M.S.) in Educational Leadership from the same institution from 1994 to 1996. Furthermore, Dodi completed a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Elementary Education from Florida State University from 1986 to 1989. In addition to their formal education, Dodi obtained a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate from USF Corporate Training and Professional Education in May 2021.
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Instructional Empowerment
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Led by the team from Learning Sciences International (LSI), “Instructional Empowerment” means that all students, teachers, and leaders thrive in a rigorous learning environment that builds agency through providing opportunities to exercise autonomy, develop self-regulation, and support critical thinking. IE’s Partnership Promise: • We meet you where you are, learn your current initiatives, and focus on YOUR instructional vision, initiatives, and goals for improvement. • We walk your schools with you, we own your data with you, and we work side-by-side with you. • We hold ourselves accountable because we are in this together and invested in your overall outcome. • We build effective teams and strengthen leadership, teachers, and students to achieve their compelling purpose. • We work together with leaders and teachers to strengthen core instructional systems and practices to improve outcomes for ALL students. IE will bring you the same instructional expertise we brought you at Learning Sciences International, backed by the same research that our team has developed over the course of 20+ years of working with schools across the country. We will bring you the same evidence-based systems approach to school improvement. We believe true empowerment is achieved when systems and structures align to ensure students engage in rigorous, standards-based tasks that build knowledge with peers in collaborative, interdependent teams. The same award-winning faculty from LSI is transitioning to IE. We are educators who have sat in your seats as former teachers, principals, and leaders and we are excited to continue working shoulder-to-shoulder with you. Research is at the heart of our work. Our partnerships with world-class researchers like Dr. Robert J. Marzano and Dr. Ruth Wageman have transitioned with us to IE. If you believe what we believe, we hope you’ll join us to make the teaching and learning process more empowering for every child and educator.