I am Anthony Sabedra and I teach Spanish to 6th and 8th graders. I learned that two advanced 8th grade students will be in my class in fall 2024. These students are not heritage/native speakers of Spanish, rather through wonderful opportunities of travel and personal enrichment, they have acquired a solid level of conversational skills. On June 12 and 13 2024, I used these days to evaluate and choose materials and create learning experiences that will sufficiently challenge their five language acquisition skills (conversation, writing, listening and reading comprehensions, and cultural understanding). In the regular 8th grade course, one runs the risk that these students may be bored and unchallenged. The focus here is literary/cultural with grammatical topics woven into the examination of the literature the students will encounter. The two days of work whetted my appetite to pour over appropriate level novels, short stories, poetry, and theater pieces. I pulled books from my book shelves and texts from my files to create the appropriate level for meaningful and authentic challenges. I myself will be reading into the summer. My goal: to plan the first two trimesters in good detail for my students to work independently and with focus (and hopefully enjoyment as well). In the past, I have done similar work with the 8th grade course yet for a student of heritage/native speaker status. My take away: one size does not fit all in differentiation. The needs of an advanced student and a heritage/native speaker are different. My two days of work have underlined my goals of having more flexibility in my curriculum and in meeting the needs of all of my students. I always greet the opportunity to work and collaborate with my colleagues in the World Languages Department especially when a student of advanced standing appears in our courses. Professional Development, whether it be self guided or a led endeavor, is a golden opportunity for me as an educator; personally, it provides a new perspective and enthusiasm to my teaching and recharges my creativity. I would enthusiastically encourage/ recommend this opportunity to young and veteran educators.