Marcia B. Imbeau is currently a professor and childhood/elementary education program coordinator in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Arkansas working in their teacher preparation program with over 40 years of education experience. She has been a classroom teacher in public schools, a coordinator of university-based summer/Saturday enrichment programs, an adjunct professor, and regularly presents to teachers, instructional leaders, and administrators throughout the United States and internationally. She directs and teaches courses in the Gifted and Talented Program, as well as courses to pre-service teachers on differentiation, classroom management, and curriculum design. For the last 25 years, she has worked as a university liaison working in local public schools to assist interns and their mentor teachers. This role allows her to work closely with a public-school faculty (many of whom now have been former students) to prepare a new generation of K-6 educators as well as K-12 teachers who work with advanced learners.