All posts by Mark Trushkowsky

About Mark Trushkowsky

Mark enjoys doing math problems that take weeks, family sing-a-longs and reading late into the night. At 16, he believed the next American revolution would be waged through poetry. Now he believes it is adult basic education. But he still likes poetry. Mark has worked in adult literacy and HSE since 2001. He is a founding member of the Community of Adult Math Instructors (CAMI) and a board member of the Adult Numeracy Network (ANN). He was born and raised in Brooklyn and currently lives happily ever after in Minnesota with his partner Sarah, their daughter Liv, 4 chickens, 2 bunnies, and a dog named French Fry. Follow him on Bluesky (@mtrushkowsky)

Developing Students into Deep Mathematical Problem-Solvers

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Inside Mathematics

Inside Mathematics identifies itself as “a professional resource for educators passionate about improving students’ mathematics learning and performance”. The goal of the site is to help educators continue to grow and transform their teaching practice. To accomplish this there are a lot of resources, including  lessons, challenging math problems, videos of classroom instruction, videos of teachers planning lessons, videos of teachers reflecting on lessons they just taught, etc. Continue reading Developing Students into Deep Mathematical Problem-Solvers →

Scientific Misconceptions and Wonder in the Everyday

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Veritasium

Veritasium is a YouTube channel of science videos, focused mainly on physics, created by the charismatic Dr. Derek Muller. As of this review, there are 199 incredibly engaging and visual videos, with more being added all the time. One of the things I really like about the Veritasium videos is the way they focus on drawing out and breaking down common misconceptions about science and how the physical world works. Continue reading Scientific Misconceptions and Wonder in the Everyday →