Some Posts from the Archive

  • Easy to Read Covid-19 Vaccine Resources
    An easy guide "A Guide to your Covid-19 Vaccination" published by Public Health England in January 2021 Easy to read materials about the COVID-19 vaccine are essential for English Language Learners (ELLs) and basic education…
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  • Slow Reveal Graphs: Current Events
    A reminder that data and statistical literacy are skills necessary on the high school equivalency exams as well as our lives. The CUNY Slow Reveal Graph Collection has over a hundred graphs rendered with a…
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  • We Speak NYC, Season 3
    We Speak NYC is an Emmy Award-winning ESL/civics drama series created by The City University of New York in partnership with the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.  Each episode focuses on a particular…
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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)