About Sherry Colarusso

An educator for 33 years, Sherry Colarusso brings a wealth of experiences to each and every workshop she conducts. From Pre-K through the elementary grades, middle school, high school, and college, Sherry has taught them all. This includes college-level Elementary Math Methods courses. Such a broad range of experience gives a complete scope and sequence for learning mathematics to the workshops that Sherry conducts, in addition to a refreshing and balanced delivery. These experiences and expertise culminated two years ago with the development of the Vennlogic Making Math Connections workshops—a Pre-K--Grade 2 version and a Grade 3-5 version. Her thorough knowledge of the mathematics strands Pre-K--Grade 12 makes both Making Math Connections workshops compact and instructionally dense. Data Analysis is woven throughout all strands, with a strong focus on the integration of mathematics through literature, manipulatives, and technology. Overriding all activities is the theme of problem solving and critical thinking. Both pre-service and in-service teachers walk away from the Making Math Connections trainings with a new perspective on infusing mathematics throughout their every day. Read comments from teachers and principals across the state of Florida regarding "Making Math Connections" trainings:

In addition to conducting Making Math Connections workshops, Sherry is a Regionally Certified T³ Instructor, facilitating TI hand-held technology workshops for both middle and high school teachers, as a representative of the Texas Instruments Company. These include using TI graphing calculators, TI InterActive! computer software, and use of the TI Navigator wireless classroom systems.

Books written by Sherry Colarusso include two teacher resource works: Venn Diagrams for Critical Thinking, and Foundations for Critical Thinking: Using Venn Diagrams. She has also written two children's books: Vincent and Viola, published by the Kaplan Early Learning Company, and The Moon Is Broke Together , currently under publication. Both children's books incorporate math and/or science concepts.

The Floor Hoops^TM and Table Hoops^TM featured on this website, in addition to the Numeracy Center sold by the Kaplan Early Learning Company, were all developed by Vennlogic, Inc. Sherry is the author of the teacher resource manual that accompanies Kaplan's Numeracy Center Kits.