As a Learning Sciences International Consultant, Dr. Dodi Davenport works with school leadership teams to ensure that teachers have exposure and experience with the newest evidence-based actions that have proven to change instructional outcomes for students. Her depth of knowledge of core instructional best practices, expertise in utilizing teacher and leader evaluation models as a tool to improve instructional effectiveness, and experiences as a professional coach to educators in many different roles have proven to be of great impact to the districts she has served.

Dr. Davenport’s 31 years in education include experience as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and in district-level leadership. In each of her roles, she was very active in ensuring teachers and leaders benefited from access to high-quality professional learning experiences to strengthen their instructional practice.

Dr. Davenport earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Florida State University. She went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and her Ed.D. in Educational Program Development, both from the University of South Florida.