Goldman, Shelley
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Director, Learning Design and Technology Program
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Research
Dr. Goldman is an educational anthropologist interested in the idea that learning takes place when students are actively engaged with each other, their teachers, and others in conversations, activities and content. She is very interested in the power of real-world contexts to drive learning, and researches how people learn in and out of school. She currently studies how families engage with mathematics in the course of everyday problem-solving. Her quest to give people the tools they need to collaborate and accomplish learning has led her to study and design computer technologies. Goldman is currently the faculty sponsor for the Stanford K-8 charter school.
Use and integration of digital technologies for teaching and learning; learning in informal settings, especially learning mathematics within families; bringing the tools and mindsets of design thinking to K-12 classrooms.
Quote
"Ultimately, respecting, researching, and building from family math practices could reduce the exclusivity of the school as the only legitimate math setting, decrease the sense of alienation that both teachers and families feel from each other, and generally increase everyone's access to additional math materials, practices and learning environments."
- from "Factoring Families into the School Math Success Equation" (with Angela Booker)
Education
- EdD (Family and Community Education), Columbia University, 1982;
- MEd (Family and Community Education), Columbia University, 1979;
- MS (Urban School Administration and Supervision), Florida International University, 1978;
- BS (Elementary Education and Educational Psychology), State University of New York at Oneonta, 1972.
Time at Stanford
Since 1994:
Consulting Associate Professor (1994-2000);
Associate Professor, Teaching (2001-2006);
Professor, Teaching (2006-).
Professional Experience
Elementary and Middle School Teacher (1973-1978);
Director, Public Schools Project, College for Human Services, New York (1983-1985);
Research Scientist, Center for Children and Technology, Bank Street College of Education, New York (1985-1989);
Director of School and Community Programs and Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Research on Learning, Menlo Park, CA (1989-2000).
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Qualitative Research (ED250C)
- The Conduct of Qualitative Inquiry (ED 327A,B,C)
- Collaborative Design and Research of Technology-Integrated Curriculum (ED 124)
- LSTD Seminar (ED 291C)
- Imagining the future of Learning (ED 333B)
Current Syllabus: ed124x syllabus 2004.pdf
Recent Publications
Goldman, S. & Booker, A. (forthcoming). "Making Math a Definition of the Situation: Families as Sites for Mathematical Practices." Anthropology & Education Quarterly.
Martin, L., Goldman, S., & Jimenez, O. (forthcoming). "The Tanda: A Practice at the Intersection of Mathematics,
Culture, and Financial Goals." Mind, Culture & Activity, 16(4).
Di Giano, C., Goldman, S. & Chorost, M. (Eds.), (2009). “Educating New Learning Technology Designers.” New York: Routledge.
Goldman, S., Booker, A. & McDermott, M. (2007). "Mixing the Digital, Social and Cultural: learning, identity and agency in youth participation." In Buckingham, D. (Ed.), Digital Youth: Learning and Identity. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Goldman, S. & McDermott, R. (2007). “Staying the Course with Video Analysis.” In Goldman, R., Pea, R., Barron, B. and Derry, S. (Eds.), Video Research in the Learning Sciences. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Goldman, S. (2006). “A New Angle on Families: Connecting the Mathematics in Daily Life with School Mathematics.” In Bekerman, Z., Burbules, N., Silberman-Keller, D. (Eds.), Learning in Places: The Informal Education Reader. Bern: Peter Lang.
McDermott, R., Goldman, S. & Varenne, H. (2006). “The Cultural Work of Learning Disabilities.” Educational researcher. 35(6): 12-17.
Goldman, S., Pea, R. & Maldanado, H. (2004). "Emerging Social Engineering in the Wireless Classroom." Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences.
Goldman, S., Knudsen, J. and the Middle School Mathematics through Applications Project. (2002). “Middle School Mathematics: What Every Parent Should Know and Can Do.” Stanford University.
Goldman, S. (2002). “Instructional Design: Learning through Design.” In J. Guthrie, (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Education. Second Edition. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. 1163-1169.
Greeno, J. & Goldman, S. (Eds.), (1998). “Thinking Practices in Mathematics and Science Learning.” Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Current Activities
LIFE Center: Family Math: understanding mathematical problem-solving contexts and practices.
Research and Design on the potential of hand-held and mobile technologies.
Bringing Design Thinking to School
Faculty Sponsor, East Palo Alto Academy: Elementary School
