165: Differentiating Instruction with Cole Alexander

https://alwaysalesson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cole.jpg () 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 and Small Group) * STEAM/STEM centers * Best Seller Example- https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fairy-Tale-and-Nursery-Rhyme-STEM-STEAM-Activities-3651463 (Fairytales and Nursery Rhymes STEM and STEAM Activities) Gretchen’s Stamp of Approval * Blog Post: https://alwaysalesson.com/blog/dos-donts-using-voxer-app/ (The Do’s and Don’ts of Using the Voxer App) Connect with Cole * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teachglittergrow/ (Teach Glitter Grow) * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachglittergrow/ (Teach Glitter Grow) * TpT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teach-Glitter-Grow (Teach Glitter Grow) Connect with Gretchen * Email: [email protected] * Blog: http://www.alwaysalesson.com (Always A Lesson) * Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alwaysalesson (Always A Lesson) * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gschultek (@gschultek) * Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/always.a.lesson (Always.A.Lesson) * Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchenschultekbridgers/ (Gretchen Schultek Bridgers) * Google+: https://plus.google.com/+GretchenSchultek (Gretchen Schultek Bridgers) * Book: https://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Educ-101-Didnt-College/dp/1478711868 (Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College) Leave a Rating and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2) Why? This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future. How? Search for my show in iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.” Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best) Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast Click ‘Send’