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Jennifer Novak
Jennifer Novak is an educational leader with a passion for supporting quality mathematics education as a supervisor and coach at the district and state levels. Jenny is currently the director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment in Howard County Public Schools in Maryland.
Jennifer Novak
Jennifer Novak is an educational leader with a passion for supporting quality mathematics education. She has dedicated most of her career to supporting students, staff, and families in Howard County, Maryland, where she has served in a variety of roles, including mathematics teacher, mathematics coach, and curriculum coordinator. Jennifer currently serves as the director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment in Howard County Public Schools, providing leadership in the implementation of standards-based curriculum, instruction, professional learning, and school improvement. She has also served as a mathematics education associate for the Delaware Department of Education, as well as an adjunct professor at McDaniel College and University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Jennifer is coauthor of Mine the Gap for Mathematical Understanding, Grades 6–8 and a lead author on the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) article, “Culturally Relevant Leadership in Mathematics Education”.
She has served on a number of organizational boards, including the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Delaware Mathematics Coalition, MATHCOUNTS, and NCSM: Leadership in Mathematics Education, for which she is currently serving as second vice-president.
Jennifer has a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from McDaniel College and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a secondary education concentration from Towson University.
Mathematics at Work™
Mathematics at Work™ experts are practitioners with deep expertise in research-affirmed mathematics instruction and assessment processes that ensure improved student learning. Work with them to develop a collaborative teacher culture focused on engaging instruction and formative feedback assessment practices.
Presentations by Jennifer Novak
- NCSM Virtual Coaching Labs, Leadership Seminars, and Summer Leadership Academies
- Coaching Up Coaches: Protocols for Improving Coaching Practices
- Principles for Principals: Developing Administrator Understanding of Mathematics Teaching Practices
- Strengthening Mathematics Leaders: Enhancing Practice with a Peer-to-Peer Coaching Protocol
- Incredible Math Tasks! Supporting the Productive Struggle in Learning Mathematics
