Shana Goldwyn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Shana Goldwyn earned her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Florida State University in 2008, where she participated in an interdisciplinary research training fellowship. She received her M.Ed. and B.S. in Elementary and Special Education from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. She is a former special education teacher at the elementary school level. Her research interests include content area knowledge of educational leaders, instructional leadership, data analysis and progress monitoring, and issues in urban educational leadership.

Publications

Goldwyn, S. (2007). Review of the book School Leadership that Works. Journal of Educational Administration, 45(3).

Goldwyn, S. (In Press).Review of the book Educational Administration: Theory, Research, and Practice. Journal of Educational Administration.

Nahmias, C., Goldwyn, S., & DeMeester, K. (2006). Secondary Reading: A Research Review. Florida Department of Education.

Book Chapters

Lang, L.H., Johnson, C., Goldwyn, S. (In Progress) Assumptions of service providers’ competencies and likely program impacts. In Morell, J.A. (Eds.), Case book on evaluation’s response to unforeseen events.

Poster Presentations

Goldwyn, S., Lang, L.H., Connor, C.M. (2008). Understanding the depth of principal knowledge in reading. The Annual Hawaii International Conference in Education, Honolulu, HI. Conference

Goldwyn, S., Lang, L.H. (2007). From application to practice: Does practitioners’ application of data analysis skills impact their gain in knowledge? Annual Meeting of the Institute for Educational Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Goldwyn, S., Wilson, S.B., Lonigan, C.J., Lang, L.H. (2007). Approaches to learning: Do they matter? Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.

Paper Presentations

LaVenia, M., Roehrig, A.D., Brownell, M.T., Goldwyn, S., Lang, L.H. (2008). Professional community in Florida reading first schools: Implications for the intended work between reading coaches and teachers. The Annual Hawaii International Conference in Education, Honolulu, HI. Conference

Goldwyn, S., Huff, J.T. (2007). Measuring instructional leadership: Changing measures of instructional leadership in the context of changing conceptualizations of the principal’s role. The Annual Meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Washington, D.C.

Lang, L.H., Goldwyn, S., Schatschneider, C., Roehrig, A.D., Johnson, C., Ogawa, G., Ossont, D. (2007). Using assessment data to guide school and classroom decision-making: An examination of the effects on student achievement. The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Goldwyn, S., Lang, L.H., Schatschneider, C. (2006). Examining principal knowledge of data use and interpretation. Annual Meeting of the University Council of Educational Administrators, San Antonio, TX.

Hassler, L., Ogawa, G., Ossont, D., Nahmias, C. Goldwyn, S., Diefenbach, B. & Albee, A. (2006). Data-driven school reform and instructional decision-making: Barriers and challenges. The Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Hassler, L, Ossont, D., Ogawa, G., Johnson, C., Nahmias, C, Roehrig-Bice, A., Goldwyn, S. (2005). Using data to drive school and classroom decision-making: Who has the prerequisite knowledge, skills and attitudes? The Meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Nashville, TN.

Honors and Awards

2005 Institute of Education Sciences Pre-Doctoral Interdisciplinary Research: Selected from a pool of doctoral students in education, psychology, and communication disorders as a predoctorial research training fellow. Assisted in ongoing research of faculty in ongoing interdisciplinary research, with specialized training in methodology and research design. Florida State University and the Florida Center for Reading Research.

2007 David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar: Selected from a national pool of doctoral students in educational leadership and/or policy to participate in a two-day seminar of presentations, generative discussion, and professional growth at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting. University Council for Educational Administration.

Education

Institution: Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Ph.D. 2008 Educational Leadership with Policy Certificate

Institution: Lesley University Cambridge, MA M.Ed./B.S 2001 Moderate Special Needs and Elementary Education