Karen Barker, Ed.D.
Faculty
678-839-6180
kbarker@westga.edu
Education Annex - Room 221
Office Hours
By appointment
Dr. Karen Barker currently serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership, Research, and School Improvement. With more than 35 years of service in public education, she has served as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, curriculum director, and assistant superintendent, providing a comprehensive perspective on the challenges and opportunities within today’s schools. Dr. Barker has extensive experience in curriculum and instruction, literacy, professional learning, and leadership development, having led initiatives that strengthened both student outcomes and educator effectiveness.
- B.S., Early Childhood Education, Shorter College, 1990
- M.Ed., Early Childhood Education, West Georgia College, 1995
- Certificate, Educational Leadership, State University of West Georgia, 1998
- Ed.D., Doctorate of Education, Nova Southeastern University, 2006
- ECSE-4764 (Literacy Dual Certificate)
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp)
- EDLE-7000 (Principles of Instruct Ldrshp)
- EDLE-8301 (Ed. Leadership Residency Lab I)
- MEDT-7464 (Design Tech Enhanced Instr)
- MEDT-8461 (Diffusion of Innovations)
- READ-7201 (Teacher as Lang & Litrcy Ldr)
- READ-7263 (Comp Lang&Ltrcy Assess&Interv)
- READ-7271 (Theo&Ped Apprch to Lang&Lit In)
Fall 2025 Sections
- EDLE-7000 (Principles of Instruct Ldrshp) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-7000 (Principles of Instruct Ldrshp) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-8301 (Ed. Leadership Residency Lab I) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-8301 (Ed. Leadership Residency Lab I) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2025 Sections
- READ-7201 (Teacher as Lang & Litrcy Ldr) Section: E06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- READ-7201 (Teacher as Lang & Litrcy Ldr) Section: E07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2024 Sections
- READ-7263 (Comp Lang&Ltrcy Assess&Interv) Section: E07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- READ-7263 (Comp Lang&Ltrcy Assess&Interv) Section: E08 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E11 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- EDLE-6312 (Princ of Instructionl Leadrshp) Section: E09 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- READ-7271 (Theo&Ped Apprch to Lang&Lit In) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-8461 (Diffusion of Innovations) Section: E13 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- MEDT-7464 (Design Tech Enhanced Instr) Section: E07 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MEDT-7464 (Design Tech Enhanced Instr) Section: E08 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- ECSE-4764 (Literacy Dual Certificate) Section: 91 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource