Goals

 Future Goals:
  1. To receive a teaching job in Missoula County in which I can collaborate and co-teach with other education professionals.  
  2. To facilitate partnerships between general education and special education professionals.
  3. To continue my professional development and further my education.
  4. To receive a Master's Degree.
Student Teaching Goals (for both Elementary Education and Special Education):
  1. To continue to gain experience with the practicalities of embedding Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in classroom curriculum.
  2. Working to ensure inclusion is a meaningful experience for all children and educators, and that it guarantees access to the general education curriculum.
  3. Building my knowledge and comfort with the use of Positive Behavior Supports (PBS).
  4. To meaningfully use data and assessment to inform my teaching.
 300 Block Goals:
  1. Gain an understanding of how to successfully address different learning styles and multiple intelligences.
  2. Learn how to embed UDL into the classroom curriculum as much as possible.
  3. Build a better understanding of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators, and how to use them successfully.
  4. Build a repertoire of classroom management techniques and PBS.
200 Block Goals:
  1. Read There Are No Shortcuts, by Rafe Esquith.
  2. Learn more about intrinsic versus extrinsic motivators and decide which discipline strategies I will use in my classroom.
  3. Learn more about different learning styles and incorporate different teaching methods into my lesson plans.
Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion.  You must set yourself on fire.  ~Arnold H. Glasow