Some Posts from the Archive

  • Everyday Numbers
    ABC Everyday Numbers is a numeracy program based in Canada that offers free resources to adult learners looking to improve their math skills. Learners can download free workbooks or take online courses on their own. The workbooks are…
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  • Teaching about the Election
    If you're like me, you're compulsively reading news about the candidates for president, thinking about the state of our democracy and anxiously waiting for Election Day. Recent news has probably come up in discussion among…
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  • Create your own Rubrics!
    Research tells us that writing instruction is most effective when teachers and students consistently use rubrics as learning and assessment tools. If you are an HSE teacher, you should be using the HSE Essay Scoring…
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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 & Letterboxd (@mtrushkowsky)