Jody Guarino

Principals who serve as strong instructional leaders directly impact student learning (Grissom et al., 2021). They make countless decisions daily that directly affect teaching and learning, ranging from larger strategic choices (such as how to prioritize time and resources to establish meaningful learning communities for teachers) to immediate involvement in […]

Many educators are familiar with the concept of “building the plane while flying it” because we often have to learn new curricula and instructional practices while we are implementing them with students. But what if we could do it another way? How would instruction and student learning improve if we […]

With the 2019-20 school year barely behind them, educators look ahead to the next school year with so many questions. There is much we don’t know about what school will be, and yet, there are things we do know for sure. One is that every district needs to have an […]

Like many others around the world, we have moved our busy lives and our research-practice partnership to the planet of distal learning and remote working. While the news about the spreading of the pandemic and the dire economic consequences entered our homes, we did not want to lose what had […]

Administrators are charged with decisions about making continuous improvements in teaching and learning. But as they focus on moving an entire district or school toward a goal, administrators often find themselves spectators to the process of changing classroom teaching practices rather than as active participants. Co-teaching with classroom teachers is […]

In 2016, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District in southern California began the process of adopting a new math curriculum. Teachers and community members were dissatisfied with the existing program because it wasn’t meeting teachers’ instructional needs or students’ learning needs. Public dissatisfaction made it imperative to involve teachers and the […]

Stephanie Hirsh and Tracy Crow of Learning Forward, Eric Hirsch and Lauren Weisskirk of EdReports, and Jody Guarino of Orange County Department of Education help participants deepen their understanding about the research and importance of institutionalizing a coherent and aligned curriculum. Hear about the latest research confirming the importance of […]