About the Author
Dr. Jennifer Taylor-Cox is an
enthusiastic, captivating presenter
and well-known educator. She is the
owner of Taylor-Cox Instruction,
LLC. Jennifer serves as a consultant
in mathematics education providing
professional development
opportunities for numerous districts
across the United States. Her keynote
speeches, workshops, seminars,
classroom demonstration lessons, and
presentations are always high-energy and
insightful.Jennifer earned her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland and was
awarded the “Outstanding Doctoral Research Award” from the University
of Maryland and the “Excellence in Teacher Education Award” from
Towson University. She served as the president of the Maryland Council
of Teachers of Mathematics. Jennifer is the author of many professional
articles and books including Math Intervention, Grades PreK–2, 2nd Edition:
Building Number Power with Formative Assessments, Differentiation, and
Games ; Family Math Night, K–5, 2nd Edition: Common Core State Standards in
Action ; Family Math Night: Middle School Math Standards in Action ; Solving
Behavior Problems in Math Class: Academic, Learning, Social, and Emotional
Empowerment, Grades K–12 ; Using Formative Assessment to Drive Mathematics
Instruction in Grades PreK–2 ; and Using Formative Assessment to Drive
Mathematics Instruction in Grades 3–5.Taylor-Cox
Connecting Research INSTRUCTIONand Practice in Education
Jennifer Taylor-Cox, Ph.D., Educational Consultant
Offi ce: 410-729-5599, Fax: 410-729-
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