Jennifer R. Novak

Jennifer Rose Novak is a mathematics education associate for the Delaware Department of Education, where she provides leadership in implementing standards-based curriculum, instruction, and professional development in mathematics across the state’s 19 school districts and various charter schools. She has previously served as a supervisor and coach in Howard County, Maryland, and as an adjunct professor at McDaniel College and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

Novak is the coauthor of Mine the Gap for Mathematical Understanding, Grades 6–8: Common Holes and Misconceptions and What To Do About Them (Corwin Mathematics Series), published in 2017. In addition to her writing, she serves on several mathematics education boards, including MATHCOUNTS, the Delaware Mathematics Coalition, and the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics, where she has served as president.