2011 - 2012 End of Year Survey

Thank you for being part of the NEED program. NEED is always looking for ways to improve our curriculum, training and teacher and student opportunities. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey to help us improve and share your success stories. All surveys received by June 30, 2012 will be entered into a drawing to win a free NEED science kit! NEED will select up to 10 winners.
1. First Name:
2. Last Name:
3. State:
4. School Name:
5. Phone Number:
6. Email address:
7. Number of students taught this year:
8. Grade(s) Taught:
9. What level of NEED curriculum do you most often use with your students?
10. Subject:
11. How did you find out about NEED?
12. How long have you been using NEED curriculum?
13. How/Why do you teach energy? (Check all that apply)
14. Did you participate in NEED training this year?
15. Are there content areas you would like NEED to offer training on to improve your knowledge? (Examples: photovoltaics, fossil fuels, building science)
16. The most valuable part of the teacher training is the: (skip if you have not attended a NEED teacher training)
17. Is the format of the state correlations on the NEED website helpful?
18. My class does community outreach with NEED.
19. Do the materials help students succeed on state testing?
20. Does using the NEED curriculum increase your students' knowledge and understanding of energy?
21. My students are more educated and aware of current energy events.
22. My students share their energy lessons with their families.
23. I believe the NEED program has positively impacted the community that the school serves.
24. Does using the NEED curriculum increase your knowledge and understanding of energy?
25. I believe the most valuable part of NEED is the:
26. The part of NEED that needs the most improvement is the:
27. In your classroom do students primarily record their work:
28. Please rate the following.
Too lowA little too lowJust RightA little too highToo high
Is the content level of NEED materials the correct level for your classroom?
29. What NEED kits did you use during the 2011-2012 school year?
30. What NEED curriculum did you use during the 2011-2012 school year?
31. Where do you get your NEED materials?
32. What other curriculum and training resources would be helpful to you to teach energy?
33. Would you prefer to receive the newsletters electronically or via regular mail?
34. Did you use the NEED Pre/Post Poll to assess student energy knowledge?
35. What forms of instructional software and technology do you use in your classroom?
36. What sections of the NEED website do you use the most?
37. What additional resources would you like to see on the NEED website?
38. Do you believe NEED fulfills its mission of designing and delivering comprehensive energy curriculum and training?
39. Please provide comments and suggestions for improvement of NEED programs.
40. If you win the NEED drawing, which NEED kit would you like to receive?