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Houston, Texas, United States
About the store
Our Curriculum Director, Shekkola Gray, has worked for over 20 years in education. She began her teaching career as a catechist in high school, helping children prepare for the sacrament of holy communion. Following graduation, she worked for several years as a chemical engineer. In 2003, she transitioned to teaching at a small charter school her children attended. Three years later, she became a teacher and later the Middle School Director at the Post Oak Middle School, a school accredited by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI). She rounded out her early career in education with experience as a science teacher, department chair, and science specialist for public school districts including Houstin ISD and Spring ISD. Shekkola went on to work in corporate settings until her return to the field of education in 2026. She is still enjoying the reunion.
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Gourmet Math Lab: Week 2: Trail Mix Counting and Grouping
The Gourmet Math Lab is an interactive, hands-on learning experience where students explore mathematics through cooking, creativity, and real-world problem solving. It blends culinary arts with practical math skills to make learning engaging, memorable, and meaningful. In the Gourmet Math Lab, students learn by measuring, mixing, calculating, converting, budgeting, sequencing, and analyzing as they prepare simple recipes and food-based projects. Every lesson turns the kitchen into a classroom an
K - 5th
Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations
CCSS, TEKS
4.NBT.B.4
, 5.NBT.B.5
, 5.NBT.B.6
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About the store
Experience
Our Curriculum Director, Shekkola Gray, has worked for over 20 years in education. She began her teaching career as a catechist in high school, helping children prepare for the sacrament of holy communion. Following graduation, she worked for several years as a chemical engineer. In 2003, she transitioned to teaching at a small charter school her children attended. Three years later, she became a teacher and later the Middle School Director at the Post Oak Middle School, a school accredited by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI). She rounded out her early career in education with experience as a science teacher, department chair, and science specialist for public school districts including Houstin ISD and Spring ISD. Shekkola went on to work in corporate settings until her return to the field of education in 2026. She is still enjoying the reunion.
My own education history
EdD, Innovation & Organizational Change – Purdue Global (Expected 2026)
MBA Data Analytics – Texas A&M University (2024)
MEd, Curriculum & Instruction – University of St. Thomas (2012)
BS, Chemical Engineering – Rice University (1995)
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