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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