put yourself ten years into the future and imagine that, because of your advocacy for special education, a prestigious website wants to present a story on your work and students.

What would you like that headline to be related to your students with special needs and their accomplishments? Write it down.

And before you know it...today's date is July 6, 2033.

Write the story. You are the reporter.

Think about...

• From start to finish, how did your students get here?
• What are they doing?
• What are you doing to support them, yourself, your community, etc.?
• Who was involved in this accomplishment?
• Who were the stakeholders?
• Were other agencies involved?
• What were the headlining student outcomes?
• What did you do to start "today" (which will be 10 years in the past in your story since today is 10 years in the future)?
• What were the challenges?
• What new skills and understandings did you have to learn?