Post-Program Evaluation - Teacher

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* 1. Please rate the quality of the following:

	Poor	Okay	Good	Excellent
The overall organization of the program	The overall organization of the program Poor	The overall organization of the program Okay	The overall organization of the program Good	The overall organization of the program Excellent
The graduate student presentations	The graduate student presentations Poor	The graduate student presentations Okay	The graduate student presentations Good	The graduate student presentations Excellent
The faculty researcher presentations	The faculty researcher presentations Poor	The faculty researcher presentations Okay	The faculty researcher presentations Good	The faculty researcher presentations Excellent
Programmatic support from staff	Programmatic support from staff Poor	Programmatic support from staff Okay	Programmatic support from staff Good	Programmatic support from staff Excellent
Your overall experience at the workshops	Your overall experience at the workshops Poor	Your overall experience at the workshops Okay	Your overall experience at the workshops Good	Your overall experience at the workshops Excellent

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* 2. Please rate your response to the following questions:

	Not at all	A little	Somewhat	Very
After completing this program, do you feel prepared to teach your students topics in nanoscience and nanotechnology?	After completing this program, do you feel prepared to teach your students topics in nanoscience and nanotechnology? Not at all	After completing this program, do you feel prepared to teach your students topics in nanoscience and nanotechnology? A little	After completing this program, do you feel prepared to teach your students topics in nanoscience and nanotechnology? Somewhat	After completing this program, do you feel prepared to teach your students topics in nanoscience and nanotechnology? Very
Do you feel confident bringing a nanoscience and nanotechnology experiment (from any source) into your class curriculum?	Do you feel confident bringing a nanoscience and nanotechnology experiment (from any source) into your class curriculum? Not at all	Do you feel confident bringing a nanoscience and nanotechnology experiment (from any source) into your class curriculum? A little	Do you feel confident bringing a nanoscience and nanotechnology experiment (from any source) into your class curriculum? Somewhat	Do you feel confident bringing a nanoscience and nanotechnology experiment (from any source) into your class curriculum? Very
Were you given the tools and support infrastructure to enable you to teach science fundamentals (or standards) in a more stimulating fashion?	Were you given the tools and support infrastructure to enable you to teach science fundamentals (or standards) in a more stimulating fashion? Not at all	Were you given the tools and support infrastructure to enable you to teach science fundamentals (or standards) in a more stimulating fashion? A little	Were you given the tools and support infrastructure to enable you to teach science fundamentals (or standards) in a more stimulating fashion? Somewhat	Were you given the tools and support infrastructure to enable you to teach science fundamentals (or standards) in a more stimulating fashion? Very

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* 3. Please rate how well you understand the following nanoscience concepts:

	Not at all	A little	Somewhat	Very well
Nanostructures have very large surface to volume ratios	Nanostructures have very large surface to volume ratios Not at all	Nanostructures have very large surface to volume ratios A little	Nanostructures have very large surface to volume ratios Somewhat	Nanostructures have very large surface to volume ratios Very well
The surface determines the properties for most nanomaterials	The surface determines the properties for most nanomaterials Not at all	The surface determines the properties for most nanomaterials A little	The surface determines the properties for most nanomaterials Somewhat	The surface determines the properties for most nanomaterials Very well
Different forces dominate at the nanometer scale	Different forces dominate at the nanometer scale Not at all	Different forces dominate at the nanometer scale A little	Different forces dominate at the nanometer scale Somewhat	Different forces dominate at the nanometer scale Very well
Nanomaterials can dissolve without breaking into their atomic or molecular components	Nanomaterials can dissolve without breaking into their atomic or molecular components Not at all	Nanomaterials can dissolve without breaking into their atomic or molecular components A little	Nanomaterials can dissolve without breaking into their atomic or molecular components Somewhat	Nanomaterials can dissolve without breaking into their atomic or molecular components Very well
Surfaces coated with nanostructures have unique interactions with liquids	Surfaces coated with nanostructures have unique interactions with liquids Not at all	Surfaces coated with nanostructures have unique interactions with liquids A little	Surfaces coated with nanostructures have unique interactions with liquids Somewhat	Surfaces coated with nanostructures have unique interactions with liquids Very well
Electrons move differently within small structures	Electrons move differently within small structures Not at all	Electrons move differently within small structures A little	Electrons move differently within small structures Somewhat	Electrons move differently within small structures Very well
Nanostructures are of similar sizes to cellular components and therefore they interact with cells in unique ways	Nanostructures are of similar sizes to cellular components and therefore they interact with cells in unique ways Not at all	Nanostructures are of similar sizes to cellular components and therefore they interact with cells in unique ways A little	Nanostructures are of similar sizes to cellular components and therefore they interact with cells in unique ways Somewhat	Nanostructures are of similar sizes to cellular components and therefore they interact with cells in unique ways Very well

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* 4. Please rate how well you can describe the following expected impacts of nanoscience and nanotechnology to your students:

	Not at all	A little	Somewhat	Very well
Nanomaterials are important for solving the energy crisis	Nanomaterials are important for solving the energy crisis Not at all	Nanomaterials are important for solving the energy crisis A little	Nanomaterials are important for solving the energy crisis Somewhat	Nanomaterials are important for solving the energy crisis Very well
Nanoscience is important for medicine	Nanoscience is important for medicine Not at all	Nanoscience is important for medicine A little	Nanoscience is important for medicine Somewhat	Nanoscience is important for medicine Very well
There are nanostructures inside all the microchips in computers and electronic devices	There are nanostructures inside all the microchips in computers and electronic devices Not at all	There are nanostructures inside all the microchips in computers and electronic devices A little	There are nanostructures inside all the microchips in computers and electronic devices Somewhat	There are nanostructures inside all the microchips in computers and electronic devices Very well

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* 5. Please rate how well this program did the following:

	Not at all	A little	Somewhat	Very well
Improved my understanding of nanoscience and nanotechnology	Improved my understanding of nanoscience and nanotechnology Not at all	Improved my understanding of nanoscience and nanotechnology A little	Improved my understanding of nanoscience and nanotechnology Somewhat	Improved my understanding of nanoscience and nanotechnology Very well
Presented the state-of-the-art research activities happening within the science community	Presented the state-of-the-art research activities happening within the science community Not at all	Presented the state-of-the-art research activities happening within the science community A little	Presented the state-of-the-art research activities happening within the science community Somewhat	Presented the state-of-the-art research activities happening within the science community Very well
Created network opportunity with a community of science teachers with similar enthusiasm for curriculum innovation	Created network opportunity with a community of science teachers with similar enthusiasm for curriculum innovation Not at all	Created network opportunity with a community of science teachers with similar enthusiasm for curriculum innovation A little	Created network opportunity with a community of science teachers with similar enthusiasm for curriculum innovation Somewhat	Created network opportunity with a community of science teachers with similar enthusiasm for curriculum innovation Very well
Had experts explain and share recent science and technology advances	Had experts explain and share recent science and technology advances Not at all	Had experts explain and share recent science and technology advances A little	Had experts explain and share recent science and technology advances Somewhat	Had experts explain and share recent science and technology advances Very well
Had experts share teaching resources on scientific topics	Had experts share teaching resources on scientific topics Not at all	Had experts share teaching resources on scientific topics A little	Had experts share teaching resources on scientific topics Somewhat	Had experts share teaching resources on scientific topics Very well
Offered unique experiences to my students, different from the typical class assignments	Offered unique experiences to my students, different from the typical class assignments Not at all	Offered unique experiences to my students, different from the typical class assignments A little	Offered unique experiences to my students, different from the typical class assignments Somewhat	Offered unique experiences to my students, different from the typical class assignments Very well
Brought the latest scientific and technological progress to my students	Brought the latest scientific and technological progress to my students Not at all	Brought the latest scientific and technological progress to my students A little	Brought the latest scientific and technological progress to my students Somewhat	Brought the latest scientific and technological progress to my students Very well
Provided instructions and guidance for incorporating this program’s materials into my classroom	Provided instructions and guidance for incorporating this program’s materials into my classroom Not at all	Provided instructions and guidance for incorporating this program’s materials into my classroom A little	Provided instructions and guidance for incorporating this program’s materials into my classroom Somewhat	Provided instructions and guidance for incorporating this program’s materials into my classroom Very well

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* 6. Please rate your agreement with the following statement:

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree
I have sufficient teaching materials to explain nanoscience and nanotechnology to my students	I have sufficient teaching materials to explain nanoscience and nanotechnology to my students Strongly Disagree	I have sufficient teaching materials to explain nanoscience and nanotechnology to my students Disagree	I have sufficient teaching materials to explain nanoscience and nanotechnology to my students Agree	I have sufficient teaching materials to explain nanoscience and nanotechnology to my students Strongly Agree

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* 7. Are you getting any resistance from your department to bringing this new information to your class?

Yes

Maybe

No

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* 8. Have you recommended this program to your colleagues?

Yes

Maybe

No

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* 9. Do you plan to recommend this program to your colleagues?

Yes

Maybe

No

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* 10. Please rate the support you are getting from your school for integrating this new content into your class(es):

Strong Support

Some Support

Small Resistance

Strong Resistance

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* 11. How many of these experiments do you plan to incorporate into your curriculum next year?

Self Assembly

Solar Cell

Superhydrophobic

Photolithography

Nanowire pH Sensor

Biotoxicity

Magnetic Fluids

Water Filtration

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* 12. Please rate this program relative to other science teacher training workshops you have completed.

N/A

The Worst

Worse

Equal

Better

The Best