I feel like I can’t say this enough, my experience was amazing!  My biggest aha moment was when I finally understood what I was doing on my externship and I was able to see how I was going to incorporate it into my curriculum.  I was very nervous about what I was going to be doing for the summer (now I know that the mentors didn’t know either!)  But after I was able to see that it was something that I could easily implement into my classroom, I felt so much better and I was able to see clearly and plan out 4 lessons.  The aha came when Dr. Gates explained what he wanted from us and it all made sense.  I remember saying “oooooohhhh I get it” out loud! I am so excited to implement my lessons in my classroom and be able to get real data that I can share with my mentor.