 Educators face many obstacles in today's dynamic and connected classroom. Not only must we continually aim to motivate and engage our students, but we must also help our students gain the skills needed to learn and thrive in a digitally connected world. Developing effective instructional strategies to manage our classes and collaborate with parents for student success may seem overwhelming with the need to also keep up with the technology we are expected to use to provide students with meaningful learning experiences. Instead of dealing with all of these issues at once, teachers should aim to tackle a new challenge each week and set small achievable steps that will enhance their instructional practice. For example, if my classroom goal is to improve student motivation and bond with my students, I can challenge myself for the week to high five each of my students and let them know I care. This small action helps me tackle the grander goal of enhancing student and teacher relationships. Additionally, at the end of the day, I feel the excitement and success of accomplishing this step. When teachers achieve several victories throughout the year, then they focus on these wins. This makes us more confident and effective teachers who develop several strategies for meeting our many expectations and playing our many roles. The goal-minded teacher course was created to help teachers walk through the process of regularly establishing small achievable steps to accomplish larger instructional goals throughout their teaching career. My name is Shelly Sanchez-Terrell and together with Kelly Jake Duncan and Fabiana Cassella, we will guide you through the course objectives. Our aim is to provide you the environment and this exciting opportunity to set up and accomplish goals alongside passionate educators with the same mission. If you want to experience first hand the power of community goal setting, then join this course. Or if you want to feel more confident as a teacher and experience the joy of enhancing your instructional strategies through various victories throughout the year, then this course is for you. Also, if you would like to approach developing strategies for integrating technology more effectively in the curriculum in a motivating and engaging way, then this course is for you. We hope to see you there and learn alongside with you.