Trina Fortner Wood, Ed.D.
Lecturer, Assistant Department Chair
678-839-6060
twood@westga .edu
Education Annex - Room 222
Office Hours
By Appointment
Dr. Trina Wood is a Lecturer and Assistant Chair in the Department of Special Education in the College of Education. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama where she earned her doctorate in educational and instructional leadership. Dr. Wood also holds advanced degrees in mild learning and behavior disorders. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses for pre-service and in-service teachers in the field of special education.
Prior to moving into higher education, Dr. Wood served for twenty-five years in Alabama public education as a science teacher, special education teacher, assistant principal, director of special education, curriculum director, assistant superintendent, and interim superintendent. After retiring from Alabama, Dr. Wood began a second career in Georgia and served five years as a career transition specialist, career and technical instructor coordinator, and director of special education, while concurrently serving as an adjunct professor at UWG in the Department of Educational Leadership and Department of Literacy and Special Education.
Dr. Wood’s passion and areas of expertise include special education leadership, curriculum design and instruction, collaboration/facilitation, and IDEA and 504 policies, procedures, and compliance. Dr. Wood completed training in Essential Facilitation for Individualized Education Program Meetings, Capturing Kids’ Hearts, Alabama Superintendents’ Academy, Alabama Community College Leadership Academy, Georgia School Superintendents Association District Office Professional Development Program, and Georgia Special Education and Leadership Development Program. She is an active member of the Council for Exceptional Children, National Association of Special Education Teachers, and Council for Administrators of Special Education.
- B.S., Secondary Education - Biology, University of Alabama, 1990
- M.A., Specific Learning Disabilities, University of Alabama, 1993
- Ed.S., Mild Learning and Behavior Disorders, University of Alabama, 1995
- M.A., Educational Leadership, University of Alabama Birmingham, 1996
- Ed.S., Educational Leadership, University of Alabama, 1998
- Ed.D., Instructional Leadership, University of Alabama, 2000
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics)
- HESA-9999 (Dissertation)
- SPED-3713 (Intro to Spec Educ & Mild Disa)
- SPED-4713 (Collaboration in Sch Settings)
- SPED-4760 (Curric & Method II: Severe Dis)
- SPED-4789 (Internship Seminar)
- SPED-6705 (Comp Exam for MAT in Spec Ed)
- SPED-6767 (Adv Crrlum & Mthds: Gen Crrlum)
- SPED-6792 (Practicum I: Special Education)
- SPED-6793 (Practicum II: Special Educ)
- SPED-6795 (Comp Exam for MED in Spec Ed)
- SPED-7701 (Program Planning & Evaluation)
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm)
- SPED-7720 (Assess of Stud w/ Severe Disa)
- SPED-7722 (Collaboration in Spec Edu)
- SPED-7785 (Special Topics SPED: Dyslexia)
- SPED-8771 (Curriculum Design & Implement)
- SPED-8795 (Comp Exam for EDS: Spec. Ed.)
Fall 2023 Sections
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7722 (Collaboration in Spec Edu) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7722 (Collaboration in Spec Edu) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7722 (Collaboration in Spec Edu) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-8771 (Curriculum Design & Implement) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-8771 (Curriculum Design & Implement) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-8771 (Curriculum Design & Implement) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- SPED-4760 (Curric & Method II: Severe Dis) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- HESA-9999 (Dissertation) Section: E11 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- SPED-4789 (Internship Seminar) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-6705 (Comp Exam for MAT in Spec Ed) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-6795 (Comp Exam for MED in Spec Ed) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-8795 (Comp Exam for EDS: Spec. Ed.) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- HESA-9999 (Dissertation) Section: E10 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- SPED-6705 (Comp Exam for MAT in Spec Ed) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7722 (Collaboration in Spec Edu) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7722 (Collaboration in Spec Edu) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7785 (Special Topics SPED: Dyslexia) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-8771 (Curriculum Design & Implement) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- SPED-6705 (Comp Exam for MAT in Spec Ed) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-8771 (Curriculum Design & Implement) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-8771 (Curriculum Design & Implement) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-8771 (Curriculum Design & Implement) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- SPED-3713 (Intro to Spec Educ & Mild Disa) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-4713 (Collaboration in Sch Settings) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-4713 (Collaboration in Sch Settings) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-8771 (Curriculum Design & Implement) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- SPED-7701 (Program Planning & Evaluation) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-8771 (Curriculum Design & Implement) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-8771 (Curriculum Design & Implement) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- SPED-3713 (Intro to Spec Educ & Mild Disa) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-6792 (Practicum I: Special Education) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-6793 (Practicum II: Special Educ) Section: E05 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- SPED-3713 (Intro to Spec Educ & Mild Disa) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-4713 (Collaboration in Sch Settings) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-4713 (Collaboration in Sch Settings) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SPED-7720 (Assess of Stud w/ Severe Disa) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2020 Sections
- SPED-7701 (Program Planning & Evaluation) Section: E01
- SPED-8771 (Curriculum Design & Implement) Section: E02
Spring 2020 Sections
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E02
- SPED-7704 (Ldrshp & Adm Spec Edu Prgm) Section: E01
Fall 2019 Sections
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E03
- SPED-6767 (Adv Crrlum & Mthds: Gen Crrlum) Section: E01
Summer 2019 Sections
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E04
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E05
Spring 2019 Sections
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E02
Fall 2018 Sections
- EDLE-6316 (School Law, Policy, and Ethics) Section: E03
Conference Proceedings/Peer Reviewed
Multiple AuthorsBaylen, D. M., Wood, T., Paul, I., Mormah, F., Mutelo, S. M., & **Gordon, A. (2023). Inquiry on technology use and practices during the pandemic: Experiences and challenges from selected countries. In M. Simonson & D. J. Seepersaud (Eds.), 45th Annual proceedings of selected research and development papers, Volume 1 (pp. 42-49). AECT.