Karen Linville Doty has served as an IE consultant since 2017. She currently serves as District Lead and School Leadership Coach. She also facilitates on-site and virtual professional development in the areas of Dr. Marzano’s Focused Teacher Evaluation (FTEM) Model, Leadership Development, and Model of Instruction for Deeper Learning. Coaching school-level and district-level administrators focuses on implementing best. Leadership Development and resources to support leaders is part of the coaching done as well.
Karen Linville Doty has a wide variety of experiences across the country that include working in long-term (2-4 year projects) as well as annual professional development sessions since 2017. Her long-term project work includes serving as a faculty coach in Des Moines, Caroline County, and serving as a district lead and school leadership coach in Elgin, Illinois.
Prior to consulting with Instructional Empowerment, Karen served as a principal (elementary, middle, and high school) and teacher (special education and middle grades). She earned National Board Teaching Certification the first year it was offered (1993) and served on the Georgia Professional Standards Commission as well as mentored many teachers across the state of Georgia and Indiana. She also taught in the College of Education at Georgia Southern University when she worked at the laboratory school on the campus.
Karen is a lover of learning, earning her Ed.D. from Georgia Southern University in the area of Curriculum and Administration. She also holds Masters and Specialist degrees in the areas of special education, elementary, and middle grades. She earned her ELL endorsement, as a principal, to better understand the program and families in the school where she was principal. All of her education and experiences have given her a wide lens with which to enter new situations and coach for greater learning and leadership.
