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1. 2017 EARTH Teacher Workshop - Presurvey

Thank you for joining us for the 2017 EARTH workshop. We are looking forward to a great workshop co-hosted by MBARI (with funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation), USC (with funding from National Science Foundation (NSF)  C-DEBI program) and Rutgers University with funding also from NSF - Polar Programs). As part of this federal funding (NSF), we are required to conduct program evaluation activities - these are being coordinated by Dr. Pam Van Dyk (evaluationresources@msn.com).
Please take a few minutes to create a unique identifier that only you will remember. For example, month and date of birth and first initials of your name (e.g. 0828gim).
This unique identifier will allow us to match your pre and post answers while keeping your identity anonymous. We are asking you to complete this survey prior to the beginning of the workshop - by answering these questions and submitting your answers you are agreeing to participate in the survey. 

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1. Please enter your unique identifier that you have chosen for yourself (keep a copy somewhere). If you wish a specific response then please use your last name so that we can respond as needed. 

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2. What is your training/schooling in the sciences. Check all that apply.

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3. Are you ...?

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4. If you are a formal educator - what grade/grade level will you be teaching during the next school year (2016-2017) (check all that apply)?

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5. How many years have you been teaching (check one)?

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6. What is your school setting (check one)?

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7. What subject(s) will you be teaching next year?

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8. What is the racial/ethnic mix of students at your school (use percentages - approximations are fine)? If you are not sure or are not currently teaching you can leave this question blank.

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9. How do you currently teach your students about the process of science?

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10. What is a LTER?

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11. Rate your content knowledge (1 - I'm a total novice to 7 - I'm an expert) on the following:

  I'm a total novice 2 3 4 5 6 7
Polar Ecosystems
Antarctica
United States Antarctic Program
Microbes
Phytoplankton
Zooplankton
Penguins
Whales
Sea Ice
Polar weather
Surface currents in the polar regions
Climate change in the polar regions

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12. Please tell us why you are attending this EARTH workshop - what do you hope to get as a result of your participation?

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13. On a scale of 1 (very poor) to 5 (very good), please rate how confident you feel teaching about:

  Very Poor Poor Fair Good Very Good
accessing real data for science investigations
using real data to develop testable questions
designing an investigation to explore a question with data
conducting a self-designed investigation
creating data visualizations
interpreting data
synthesizing data
presenting results from an investigations to peers

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14. Have you attended a MBARI EARTH teacher workshop in the past? (check one)

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15. If you did attend an EARTH workshop previously, what resources (if any) did you generate beyond the EARTH activity, plan, or resource that you created during the workshop?

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16. If so (or even if you haven't attended) - is there a particular topic/theme/idea/subject that you are interested in but haven't had the time to develop into an activity or lesson plan?

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17. Did you use a MBARI EARTH Unit Plan, Lesson, or Activity during this past school year (check one)?

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18. NOTE: For those that check NO to Question #17: Why didn't/couldn't you use any EARTH materials during this past school year?

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19. Note: if you checked YES to Question #17: Which MBARI plan(s) did you use this past school year (2016-17)?

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20. How did you find/access activities on the website?

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21. What curriculum standards will you be using next year?

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22. What is your training/schooling in computer and technology use?

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23. What is the computer/technology setup at your school?

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24. And for you and your students - what type of platform do you use primarily in your teaching?

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25. How often do you have your students use computers at school as part of their lesson?

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26. How often do you have your students use the internet/world wide web as part of their lesson?

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27. How often do you have your students:

  Never Less than once a month Once a month 2-3 times/month Once a week 2-3 times/week Daily
collect data outside
collect data in the lab/classroom
find real-time or archived data from online sources
analyze data that they collected
analyze real-time or archived data from online sources

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28. What skills do you think your students need to be able to investigate an open-ended science investigation question?

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29. If you have used real-time or near-real-time data in your teaching, please tell us what type of data and from which sources?

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30. Identifying as a Scientist: Please rate the following statements.

  Strongly Disagree Disagree Not sure Agree Strongly Agree
Scientists usually like to go to their labs when they have a day off.
I would prefer to find out why something happens by doing an experiment rather than being told.
I enjoy reading about things which disagree with my previous ideas.
Scientists are about as fit and healthy as other people.
Doing experiments is not as good as finding out information from experts.
I dislike repeating experiments to check that I get the same results.
Scientists do not have enough time to spend with their families.
I would prefer to do experiments than to read about them.
I am curious about the world in which we live.
Scientists like sports as much as other people do.
I would rather agree with other people than do an experiment to find out for myself.
Finding out about new things is unimportant.
Scientists are less friendly than other people.
I like to listen to people whose opinions differ from mine.
Scientists can have a normal family life.
I would rather find out about things by asking an expert than by doing an experiment. 
I find it boring to hear about new ideas.
Scientists do not care about their working conditions.
I would rather solve a problem by doing an experiment than to be told the answer.
In science experiments, I like to use new methods which I have not used before.
Scientists are just as interested in art and music as other people.
It is better to ask an expert the answer than to find it out by doing experiments.
I am unwilling to change my ideas when evidence shows that the ideas are poor.
Few scientists are happily married. 
I would prefer to do an experiment on a topic than to read about it in a science magazine.
In science experiments, I report unexpected results as well as expected ones.
If you met a scientist, s/he would probably look like anyone else you might meet.
It is better to be told scientific facts than to find them out from experiments.
I dislike listening to other people's opinions. 

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31. Thank you for completing this survey. Feel free to leave any additional comments in the box below. 

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