165: Differentiating Instruction with Cole Alexander

Cole graduated from the University of Houston – Downtown with a bachelor’s degree in Urban Education. She spent the last 7 years teaching Pre-K and Kindergarten in Title 1 schools in Houston, Texas and the last two years teaching in the STEAM lab in an Early Childhood Center. Cole is passionate about giving students hands-on learning experiences and differentiating instruction. When she is not teaching, you can find her chasing around her sweet 1 year old boy, drinking LOTS of coffee, creating products to share with other educators, or catching up on her guilty pleasure – reality TV!

Quotables

• Have a passion and love for kids
• Show up and do your best for kids every day
• Be consistent with the quality of lessons you put out
• Kids thrive in an environment when they know what is expected of them
• Curveballs are thrown at you all the time…expect the unexpected and roll with the punches
• Learn as much as you can, but don’t try to implement what you learned all at once

Cole’s Stamp of Approval

• Facebook Group-
• Individualized Instruction for Students (Differentiation & Small Group)
• STEAM/STEM centers
  • Best Seller Example- Fairytales and Nursery Rhymes STEM & STEAM Activities

Gretchen’s Stamp of Approval

• Blog Post: The Do’s & Don’ts of Using the Voxer App

Connect with Cole

• Facebook: Teach Glitter Grow
• Instagram: Teach Glitter Grow
• TpT: Teach Glitter Grow

Connect with Gretchen

• Email: [email protected]
• Blog: Always A Lesson
• Facebook: Always A Lesson
• Twitter: @gschultek
• Instagram: Always.A.Lesson
• Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
• Google+: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
• Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College

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