TeacherVision Contributor, Alex Cohill

Alex Cohill

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About Alex

Alex is an Exceptional Children’s teacher, soccer coach, and aspiring children’s author. He has been teaching Special Education for ten years with the last six spent serving those with severe cognitive disabilities.  He has chaired his school’s intervention team and served at the district level for the Superintendent’s advisory council.  He specializes in phonics instruction, assessment tracking, and functional learning.  

Education and Qualifications

  • B.A in Political Science, The American University
  • Post-Bacc, Special Education K-12 General and Adapted, East Carolina University

Location

Alex lives and works in Nags Head, North Carolina

Certificates and Awards

  • Certified in Foundations of Reading, undergoing Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling intensive
  • NC Certified Beginning Teacher Mentor

TeacherVision Areas of Expertise

Alex specializes in differentiated teaching strategies to reach the most diverse learning populations. He has worked to develop reading intervention programs, behavior-intervention plans, and ELA and Math pacing guides.

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25 Tips and Examples for Student-Centered Learning

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Differentiated Instruction

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Embracing Differentiation: A Mindset for Effective Student-Centered Teaching 

Embracing Differentiation: A Mindset for Effective Student-Centered Teaching Differentiation as a State of Teaching ...

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Integrating play-based learning for older students

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Integrating Play-Based Learning: Not Just for Kindergarten Anymore

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