Exit this survey 2015 EARTH Workshop Presurvey 1. 2015 EARTH Teacher Workshop - Presurvey Question Title 1. Please type in your first name Question Title 2. Please type in your last name Question Title 3. Have you participated in a Professional Development (PD) workshop before? YES NO - if no, please skip to question #6 Question Title 4. If you have engaged in more than 1 PD workshop think about on average or your overall experience with PD when answering these next questions: Write 10 adjectives or simple descriptors that represent your experience of PD Question Title 5. If you have engaged in more than 1 PD workshop think about on average or your overall experience with PD when answering this question. Was the PD facilitator centered or participant centered? Please give us one or more specific examples to help us understand your response. Question Title 6. 21st Century skills are often said to emphasize higher order cognitive processes, such as: critical thinking, creative and innovative thinking, inquiry and problem solving, information literacy, reasoning, and argumentation. With this in mind, how successful have you been in bringing 21st century skills into your classroom? Question Title 7. In your experience of PD - how important is it to you to collaborate and be able to share what you have learned? Please explain to help us better understand your response. Question Title 8. Have you attended a MBARI EARTH teacher workshop in the past? (check one) Yes No Question Title 9. 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? Question Title 10. 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? Question Title 11. Please tell us why you are attending this EARTH workshop - what do you hope to get as a result of your participation? Question Title 12. Did you use a MBARI EARTH Unit Plan, Lesson, or Activity during this past school year (check one)? Yes No Question Title 13. NOTE: For those that check NO to Question #9: Why didn't/couldn't you use any EARTH materials during this past school year? Question Title 14. Note: if you checked YES to Question #9: Which MBARI plan(s) did you use this past school year (2014-15)? Marine Biology - Microbiology Marine Biology - Classification Marine Biology - Coastal Processes Marine Geology Marine Chemistry - Iron Fertilization Marine Chemistry - Coastal Processes Physical Oceanography - upwelling Marine Technology - Ocean Observatories Marine Technology - Eye-In-The-Sea Marine Technology - Environmental Sample Processor Marine Technology - Satellites Marine Technology - AUVs and gliders Marine Policy and Socioeconomics - Career Exploration Other (please specify) Question Title 15. How did you find/access activities on the website? Used activity/activities that I've used before Search the website by subject area Found and used activity/activities recommended by previous participants Browsed the website Used a rough draft from a previous workshop Other Other (please specify) Question Title 16. Are you ...? A K-12 classroom teacher? College educator An informal educator? Another educator and/or education professional? Other (please specify) Question Title 17. If you are a formal educator - what grade/grade level will you be teaching during the next school year (2015-2016) (check all that apply)? K-2 3-5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13-16 Other (please specify) Question Title 18. What is your school setting (check one)? Rural Suburban Urban Other (please specify) Question Title 19. What is the racial/ethnic mix of students at your school (use percentages - approximations are fine)? Asian/Asian-American Black/African-American Hispanic/Latino Native American Pacific Islander White/Caucasian Other Question Title 20. What subject(s) will you be teaching next year? General science/integrated science all subjects Biology Zoology Chemistry Physical Science Earth Science Marine Biology Marine Science Environmental Science Advanced Placement classes English Art Other (please specify) Question Title 21. How many years have you been teaching (check one)? New teacher - this will be my first year 1-2 years 3-5 years 6-8 years 9-15 years 16-20 years 20-29 years 30+ years Question Title 22. What curriculum standards will you be using next year? District State Next Generation Science Standards Other Other (please specify) Question Title 23. What is your training/schooling in the sciences? Inservice/professional development workshops Teaching credential with science emphasis BA/BS in a science field MA/MS in a science field PhD in a science field Other (please specify) Question Title 24. What is your training/schooling in computer and technology use? None Self-taught Inservice/Professional Development workshop College Course(s) Teaching credential with computer/technology emphasis BA/BS in a computer/technology-related field MA/MS in a computer/technology-related field PhD in a computer/technology-related field Question Title 25. What is the computer/technology setup at your school? computer(s) in my classroom computer(s) in a computer lab computer(s) in a science lab computer(s) in library/media center computer(s) on a portable cart Other (please specify) Question Title 26. And for you and your students - what type of platform do you use primarily in your teaching? Macintosh PC Other (please specify) Question Title 27. How often do you have your students use computers at school as part of their lesson? Never Rarely Sometimes Often (monthly) Regularly (weekly) Other (please specify) Question Title 28. How often do you have your students use the internet/world wide web as part of their lesson? Never Rarely Sometimes Often (Monthly) Regularly (weekly) Other (please specify) Question Title 29. How often do you have your students use real-time (or near-real-time) data as part of their lessons (check one)? Never Rarely Sometimes Often Regularly Other (please specify) Question Title 30. 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? Question Title 31. How many teacher workshops/institutes/trainings do you usually attend each year? One Two or three Four or more Other (please specify) Question Title 32. Please rate your satisfaction with the workshops and institutions that you have depended upon in the past. Always satisfied Satisfied most of the time Sometimes satisfied Rarely satisfied Never satisfied Other (please specify) Question Title 33. And finally, MBARI is looking at ways to increase dissemination about these activities - would you be interested in leading/coordinating a similar workshop to this? What would you need from MBARI to make this happen? Do you have other thoughts about how to spread the word? Question Title 34. approximately how many students do you have each year? Done