Lecturers

Jody Guarino
Lecturer
School of Education

Email: jguarino@uci.edu
phone: (949) 824-5118
office: 2001 Education

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Biography

Dr. Jody Guarino is a former National Board Certified Teacher with an Early Childhood Generalist Certificate who has a passion for connecting research to practice. She holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) from Azusa Pacific University, a Master of Science Degree (M.S.) in Education from California State University at Fullerton, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree (B.A.) in Communications and Sociology from the University of Southern California.
 
Interested in teacher and student learning, Dr. Guarino has spent more than twenty years in education, working with early childhood through graduate students. She has been a classroom teacher, district mentor, teacher on special assignment, and administrator. Working at district, state, and national levels, Dr. Guarino has developed and implemented research-based professional learning with preservice and inservice teachers across the country. She has been involved in several research projects, understanding how teachers can learn to learn from mathematics teaching, investigating the use of video to support teacher learning, understanding the affordances of paired-collaborative clinical placements, and exploring professional learning that supports discourse and argumentation in elementary classrooms.
 
Currently a mathematics coordinator at Orange County Department of Education, Dr. Guarino considers teaching and learning central to all of her work. She believes children are sense makers and bring intuitive knowledge to their classrooms. Through the development of content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, knowledge for teaching, and understanding student thinking, her goal is for all students to be mathematically proficient. Dr. Guarino works with teachers and districts across the Orange County and national organizations including Student Achievement Partners, Illustrative Mathematics, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, and New Leaders.
 
Since joining UCI in 2005, Dr. Guarino has taught courses in the multiple subject and secondary programs, supervised student teachers, and been a mentor teacher, experiencing many facets of the Master of Arts in Teaching program through multiple perspectives. In addition to teaching courses in the classroom and teaching methods strand, she also teaches the complete sequence in the research and inquiry strand, supporting candidates to become teacher leaders who can understand and solve problems of practice. Interested in equity and teacher learning, she collaborates with teacher educators across a variety of settings to understand and support the specialized content knowledge (SCK) needed for teaching. ​

Professional Affiliations

• Association of Math Teacher Educators
• California Math Council
• Learning Forward
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• National Council Supervisors of Mathematics
• Orange County Math Council
• California Council on Teacher Education

Selected Publications

• Rumsey, C, Guarino, J., Adams, R., Cho, C. & Lockhart, B. (under review). Incorporating Mathematical Argumentation in Grades K-2
• Rumsey, C, Guarino, J., Cerrahoglu, V. (under review). Meaningful classroom discourse through professional learning.
• Yeh, C., Henry, V. & Guarino, J. (in preparation). A week in the life: Building preservice teacher capacity to teach responsively.
• Guarino, J., Rumsey, C, Gray, K., Beltramini, J., Cole, S., & Miller, A.  (2017). Adapting a number sense task to learn more about K-5 student reasoning. Colorado Mathematics Teacher.  7-15.
• Rumsey, C, Guarino, J., Beltramini, J., Cole, S., Farmer, A., Gray, K., & Saxby, M.  (2016). Assessing students’ understanding of fraction multiplication. Teaching Children Mathematics, 23(3), 166-173.
• Guarino, J.  (2014). Clocks:  For more than telling time. Teaching Children Mathematics, 21(1), 64.
• Guarino, J. & Sykes, M. (2013). Creating coherence through aligned clinical placements. PDS Partners, National Association for Professional Development Schools.
• Guarino, J., Sykes, M., Santagata, R.  (2013). Student and teacher learning from why. Networks:  An Online Journal for Teacher Research, University of Wisconsin, 15(2), 1-9.
• Santagata, R. & Guarino, J.  (2012). Preparing future teachers to collaborate. Issues in Teacher Education, 21(1), 59-69.
• Giguiere, C. & Guarino, J. (2011).  School sites as a site for student learning and preservice teacher learning. CCNews, 22(4), 1.
• Santagata, R. & Guarino, J. (2011). Using video to teach future teachers to learn from teaching. ZDM International Journal on Mathematics Education, 43(1), 133-145.
• Guarino, J.  (2011). A Phenomenological Study of the Perceptions of Paired Student Teachers: How Does Participation in a Paired Collaborative Fieldwork Experience Contribute to Preservice Teacher Learning? Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Azusa Pacific University.

Selected Presentations

• Guarino, J. (2017). Argumentation in Primary Classrooms. Cognitively Guided Instruction National Conference. Seattle, WA.
• Guarino, J. & Gray, K. (2017). Getting to the Math in a Professional Learning Community. National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, San Antonio, TX.
• Cerrahoglu, V. & Guarino, J. (2017). Coaching Teachers on the Topics of Fractions, Ratios, and Rates. National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, San Antonio, TX.
• Guarino, J., & Beltramini, J. (2017). Dive into Embedded Professional Learning Session Plans in Illustrative Mathematics’ New Curriculum. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
• Guarino, J. (2017). Tasks, Tools, and Talk: Supporting Elementary Students to Construct Viable Arguments. UCLA Curtis Center Math & Teaching Conference.
• Henry, V., Guarino, J. & Guerrero, K. (2017). Equitable Basic Facts Fluency with a Focus on Properties of Operations. California Instructional Steering Committee. Anaheim, CA.
• Guarino, J., Cerrahoglu, V. & Weisskirk, L. (2017). Adopting Instructional Materials: Making Decisions that can Impact a Generation of Students.  California Instructional Steering Committee. Anaheim, CA.
• Cho, C. & Guarino, J. (2017). Orchestrate Meaningful Discussions: Select and Sequence Student Solution Strategies. Orange County Math Council. Tustin, CA.
• Guarino, J., Cho, C., & Cavallaro, J. (2017). What’s Data Got to do With It? Computer Using Educators, Palm Springs, CA.
• Cerrahoglu, V, Guarino, J., (2016). Arguing with Little Ones. Orange County Department of Education STEM Summer Camp. Tustin, CA.
• Cerrahoglu, V, Guarino, J., & Salgo, A. (2016). Strengthen Your Lesson, Strengthen Your Practice. Student Achievement Partners Elevating Instructional Advocacy. Denver, CO.
• Guarino, J. (2016). Fluency in CCSSM: Connecting Instruction and Assessment. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting.  San Francisco, CA.
• Whitesides, E., Guarino, J., Beltramini, J., Gray, K., & Greenstein, M. (2016). Adapting Curriculum Materials: Engaging in a Collaborative Process. National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. Oakland, CA.
• Guarino, J., Beltramini, J., Cole, S., Farmer, A., Gray, K., & Rumsey, C. (2016). Virtual Lesson Studies: Expanding the Reach of Coaching. National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. Oakland, CA.
• Beltramini, J., Cole, S., Farmer, A. Gray, K., Guarino, J., & Rumsey, C. (2016). Lesson Study Collaboration: Creating a Teaching “Take Two.” National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
• Guarino, J. (2016). Learning Mathematics in General Education versus Special Education: Is it Different? Should it be? Chapman University 2016 Education Summit: Challenging Myths of Diversity and Instruction. Orange, CA.
• Guarino, J. (2016). Diving in to the SBAC Digital Library: Exploring How to Illustrate Fluency and Build Mathematical Understanding. Irvine Math Network Meeting, Irvine, CA.
• Guarino, J & Lockhart, B. (2016). Illustrating Fluency in CCSS. Orange County Math Council Symposium. Costa Mesa, CA.
• Soto, M., Chao, T., Murray, E., Yeh, C. Henry, V. & Guarino, J. (2016). Technology-based ways to Develop Pre-Service Teacher Noticing in Three Elementary Methods’ Courses. Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Irvine, CA.
• Guarino, J. & Henry, V. (2015). Illustrative Mathematics Fluency Module. Presented a webinar at Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Digital Library Spotlight Webinar and Forum.
• Guarino, J. & Yeh, C. (2015). Fluency in CCSS, Connecting Instruction and Assessment. Presented at California Mathematics Council – South Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
• Guarino, J. Yeh, C. (2015). Orchestrating Powerful Discussions: Building a Discourse Community. Cognitively Guided Instruction National Conference, Lawndale, CA.
• Guarino, J. & Umland, K. (2015).  Connecting Practice Standards to Content.  Presented at Student Achievement Partners National Core Advocates Conference.  Denver, CO.
• Beske, B. & Guarino, J. (2015). Are Fractions Numbers? Presented at Student Achievement Partners National Core Advocates Conference. Denver, CO.
• Guarino, J. & Yeh, C. (2015). Beyond Show and Tell: Orchestrating Powerful Discussions. Presented at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.
• Guarino, J. & Yeh, C. (2014). Orchestrate Powerful Discussions: Move Beyond Show and Tell. Presented at California Mathematics Council – South Conference. Palm Springs, CA.
• Guarino, J. (2014). Illustrating Common Core Standards Through Math Tasks. Presented at California Mathematics Council – South Conference.  Palm Springs, CA.
• Guarino, J. & Yeh, C. (2014). Rich Mathematical Tasks: Developing the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Presented at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
• Guarino, J. (2014). Developing Rich Tasks with Illustrative Mathematics. Presented at Orange County Math Council Symposium. Costa Mesa, CA.
• Guarino, J., Henry, V.J., Sun, J. & Yeh, C. (2014). Design, Tools, and Implications for Developing Preservice Teachers’ Noticing of Student Thinking.  Presented at Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Conference. Irvine, CA.
• Guarino, J. & Yeh, C. (2013).  “Juicy” Tasks and Rich Discussions: Building Strong Foundations for Mathematical Proficiency. Presented at California Mathematics Council – South Conference. Palm Springs, CA.
• Guarino, J. & Sykes, M. (2013). Making Student Thinking Visible. Presented at Orange County Math Council Symposium. Costa Mesa, CA.
• Guarino, J. (2012). The Value of 5 and 10. Presented at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference. Hartford, CT.
• Guarino, J. (2012). Learning in Practice from Practice. Presented at California Mathematics Council – South Conference. Palm Springs, CA.
• Guarino, J. (2012). Learning in Practice. Presented at UCI Department of Education Alumni Event. Irvine, CA.
• Giguiere, C. & Guarino, J. (2012). Mitigating the Dissonance through P-20 Partnerships. Presented at Professional Development Schools National Conference. Las Vegas, NV.