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About Jenny Maguire

Ed.D. Educational Leadership,
Dissertation: Math Camp: Co-Constructing Problem Solving in a Summer Mathematics Program
-Developed and implemented a learning trajectory of themed problem-solving lessons and documented the role of the initial introduction of the problem in the subsequent development and co-construction of teacher and student problem-solving skills

M.S. Education, Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction,
Thesis: The Effects of Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction on Elementary Students’ Mathematics Achievement
-Examined the barriers to elementary teachers’ implementation of standards-based mathematics instruction and the change in student performance when standards-based instruction was implemented.

Positions

Present Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Kalmanovitz School of Education
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Present Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Multiple Subject Program
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Present Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Teachers for Tomorrow Program
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Disciplines

Grants

2003 Individual Teacher Technology
Contra Costa County Office of Education
2003 Mathematics Through Technology
Educational Foundation of Orinda (EFO)
2000 School-Wide Garden Grant for Math in the Garden
Del Rey Elementary School
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2010 - Present Member, Board of Directors, FWRNA
2000 - 2010 District Mathematics Specialist, Orinda Union School District
2006 - 2008 Across grade levels state-wide reviewer of mathematics content for 2009 CA state, Houghton Mifflin California Mathematics Textbooks K-6, 2009 Edition
2005 - 2006 Mathematics consultant and co-author of mathematics lessons, The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley, the Lawrence Hall of Science, and Delta Ed
2002 - 2005 Lesson development, piloting lessons in schools, and curriculum review, Math in The Garden, University of California Botanical Garden and the Lawrence Hall of Science
1993 - 2000 Classroom Teacher, Walnut Creek/Orinda
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Honors and Awards

  • Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, Outstanding Dissertation - Saint Mary's College (May 2011)
  • Teacher of the Year - Orinda Union School District (September 2006)
  • Mathematics Teacher of the Year - Alameda-Contra Costa Counties Mathematics Educators (ACCME) (March 2004)
  • SDB Teacher Recognition Award - Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (April 1999)

Courses

  • MSTE 350
  • MATS 532
  • MATS 531
  • MATS 530
  • LCS 192
  • LCS 129
  • EDUC 124

Education

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May 2011 Ed.D. Educational Leadership, Saint Mary's College of California
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June 2004 M.S. Education, Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction, California State University, East Bay ‐ Education
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June 1984 B.S., University of California, Davis
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Contact Information

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Filippi Academic Hall - 227

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