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MCSS Member Survey

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your primary instructional role?

Teacher

Teacher Leader or Department Chair

Building Principal

Director of Curriculum/Instruction

Supervisor of Social Studies at the county or regional level

College or University Faculty member

Superintendent

Other

Please specify your primary role.

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* 2. How long have you been an MCSS member?

I'm new to the organization.

1-5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

More than 15 years

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* 3. Aside from the annual conference, are there additional ways that MCSS has been helpful to you in your teaching of the social studies?

Yes

If you answered, "yes" to the above question, please specify how membership in the organization has been of benefit to you.

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* 4. If MCSS provided additional resources/information, in which media format(s) might you engage?

Podcasts

Webinars

Facebook

Twitter

Website blog

Documents housed on the MCSS website

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which of the following topics might you be interested in exploring if MCSS were to provide professional learning?

Technology tips, tricks, and apps for the social studies classroom

Practical implementation of The C3 Framework

Effective teaching with Michigan's social studies standards

Media Literacy in the social studies classroom

Disciplinary Literacy in the social studies classroom

Building a repertoire of strong instructional strategies

Effective Social Studies PLCs

Developing & Implementing a balanced assessment system

Implementing the formative assessment process in the social studies classroom

Other (please specify)

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* 6. As you are probably aware, MCSS is one of many state councils that are affiliated with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). Additionally, MCSS is a member of the Great Lakes Regional Council. How important do you believe it is for the Great Lakes Regional Council to be an active council?

I believe it is very important.

I believe it is (or might be) important to some extent.

I don't believe it is important at all.

I'm really not sure how important an active regional council would be.

I did not know the Great Lakes Regional Council existed.

Please feel free to share additional thoughts or ideas about what the regional council could provide that would be helpful to your role within the Social Studies realm.

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* 7. To help us best meet the needs of our membership, please rate the level of importance of each of the following services.

	Not very important	Somewhat important	Very important
Providing an annual conference	Providing an annual conference Not very important	Providing an annual conference Somewhat important	Providing an annual conference Very important
Publication of The Journal+ twice a year	Publication of The Journal+ twice a year Not very important	Publication of The Journal+ twice a year Somewhat important	Publication of The Journal+ twice a year Very important
Providing professional learning opportunities via technology	Providing professional learning opportunities via technology Not very important	Providing professional learning opportunities via technology Somewhat important	Providing professional learning opportunities via technology Very important
Housing of resources on the MCSS website	Housing of resources on the MCSS website Not very important	Housing of resources on the MCSS website Somewhat important	Housing of resources on the MCSS website Very important
Providing evening or Saturday regional events for networking and professional learning	Providing evening or Saturday regional events for networking and professional learning Not very important	Providing evening or Saturday regional events for networking and professional learning Somewhat important	Providing evening or Saturday regional events for networking and professional learning Very important

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* 8. Are you also a member of NCSS? If not, what is the primary reason?

Cost

Don't see the importance of this national level membership

Wouldn't directly benefit from the opportunities/benefits NCSS provides

Other

Comments:

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your primary instructional role?

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* 2. How long have you been an MCSS member?

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* 3. Aside from the annual conference, are there additional ways that MCSS has been helpful to you in your teaching of the social studies?

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* 4. If MCSS provided additional resources/information, in which media format(s) might you engage?

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* 5. Which of the following topics might you be interested in exploring if MCSS were to provide professional learning?

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* 7. To help us best meet the needs of our membership, please rate the level of importance of each of the following services.

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* 8. Are you also a member of NCSS? If not, what is the primary reason?

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* 9. Are there any ideas, suggestions, or comments that you'd like to share with us at this time? If so, please feel free to share them here.