III.+Short+and+Long+Term+Goals

Short Term Career Goals:

 * Add Gifted Education K-12 to my Alabama Teaching Certificate.
 * Add Elementary Education (middle years) to my Alabama Teaching Certificate.
 * Continue to implement and strengthen differentiation strategies for gifted learners in my early childhood classroom.
 * Continue to seek opportunities to lead in my school and district.
 * Collaborate with school personnel and other teachers to help facilitate counseling and mentoring gifted learners.
 * Begin to publish curriculum and other resource materials for teachers and administrators hoping to further differentiation for gifted learners in their programs.
 * Seek an appropriate Doctoral Degree program and enroll. (Educational Policy and/or Law).

Long Term Career Goals:

 * Become a published author.
 * Work as a consultant to schools and districts on best practices for differentiation in classroom and school wide instruction.
 * Represent gifted learners and their advocates at the local, state and national levels in government.