Making Sense of SCIENCE Products and Services Survey

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* 1. Please choose the title(s) that best describes your role(s). Check all that apply.

Teacher

Education specialist (e.g., curriculum coordinator, science support coach)

Professional development facilitator

Museum staff member

School administrator

District administrator

State administrator

Federal administrator

Higher education faculty

Other
Please describe below.

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* 2. Please indicate how familiar you are with Making Sense of SCIENCE products and services.

Not familiar

Somewhat familiar

Very familiar

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* 3. Please rate your level of interest in the following topics for new Making Sense of SCIENCE products on a scale ranging from “not at all interested” to “very interested.”

	Not at all Interested	Not Very Interested	Somewhat Interested	Very Interested
Materials for teachers that support NGSS implementation	Materials for teachers that support NGSS implementation Not at all Interested	Materials for teachers that support NGSS implementation Not Very Interested	Materials for teachers that support NGSS implementation Somewhat Interested	Materials for teachers that support NGSS implementation Very Interested
Materials for teachers on engineering	Materials for teachers on engineering Not at all Interested	Materials for teachers on engineering Not Very Interested	Materials for teachers on engineering Somewhat Interested	Materials for teachers on engineering Very Interested
Alternate literacy strands for published MSS courses so that teachers who have experienced a literacy strand in one MSS course can experience something different in another course	Alternate literacy strands for published MSS courses so that teachers who have experienced a literacy strand in one MSS course can experience something different in another course Not at all Interested	Alternate literacy strands for published MSS courses so that teachers who have experienced a literacy strand in one MSS course can experience something different in another course Not Very Interested	Alternate literacy strands for published MSS courses so that teachers who have experienced a literacy strand in one MSS course can experience something different in another course Somewhat Interested	Alternate literacy strands for published MSS courses so that teachers who have experienced a literacy strand in one MSS course can experience something different in another course Very Interested
Guides for teachers that help them develop teaching plans that include the MSS approach	Guides for teachers that help them develop teaching plans that include the MSS approach Not at all Interested	Guides for teachers that help them develop teaching plans that include the MSS approach Not Very Interested	Guides for teachers that help them develop teaching plans that include the MSS approach Somewhat Interested	Guides for teachers that help them develop teaching plans that include the MSS approach Very Interested
Lesson plans for teachers	Lesson plans for teachers Not at all Interested	Lesson plans for teachers Not Very Interested	Lesson plans for teachers Somewhat Interested	Lesson plans for teachers Very Interested
Student curriculum and activities	Student curriculum and activities Not at all Interested	Student curriculum and activities Not Very Interested	Student curriculum and activities Somewhat Interested	Student curriculum and activities Very Interested
Student textbooks	Student textbooks Not at all Interested	Student textbooks Not Very Interested	Student textbooks Somewhat Interested	Student textbooks Very Interested
Student assessments	Student assessments Not at all Interested	Student assessments Not Very Interested	Student assessments Somewhat Interested	Student assessments Very Interested
Online resources for classroom use	Online resources for classroom use Not at all Interested	Online resources for classroom use Not Very Interested	Online resources for classroom use Somewhat Interested	Online resources for classroom use Very Interested
Materials on a specific science concept (e.g., waves, space science) Please describe below.	Materials on a specific science concept (e.g., waves, space science) Please describe below. Not at all Interested	Materials on a specific science concept (e.g., waves, space science) Please describe below. Not Very Interested	Materials on a specific science concept (e.g., waves, space science) Please describe below. Somewhat Interested	Materials on a specific science concept (e.g., waves, space science) Please describe below. Very Interested
Other suggestions Please describe below.	Other suggestions Please describe below. Not at all Interested	Other suggestions Please describe below. Not Very Interested	Other suggestions Please describe below. Somewhat Interested	Other suggestions Please describe below. Very Interested

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* 4. Please rate your level of interest in the following ideas for new Making Sense of SCIENCE services on a scale ranging from “not at all interested” to “very interested.”

	Not at all Interested	Not Very Interested	Somewhat Interested	Very Interested
Courses for teachers of grades K–2	Courses for teachers of grades K–2 Not at all Interested	Courses for teachers of grades K–2 Not Very Interested	Courses for teachers of grades K–2 Somewhat Interested	Courses for teachers of grades K–2 Very Interested
Courses for teachers of grades 3–5	Courses for teachers of grades 3–5 Not at all Interested	Courses for teachers of grades 3–5 Not Very Interested	Courses for teachers of grades 3–5 Somewhat Interested	Courses for teachers of grades 3–5 Very Interested
Courses for teachers of grades 6–8	Courses for teachers of grades 6–8 Not at all Interested	Courses for teachers of grades 6–8 Not Very Interested	Courses for teachers of grades 6–8 Somewhat Interested	Courses for teachers of grades 6–8 Very Interested
Courses for teachers of grades 9–12	Courses for teachers of grades 9–12 Not at all Interested	Courses for teachers of grades 9–12 Not Very Interested	Courses for teachers of grades 9–12 Somewhat Interested	Courses for teachers of grades 9–12 Very Interested
Courses for preservice teachers (e.g., a science methods course)	Courses for preservice teachers (e.g., a science methods course) Not at all Interested	Courses for preservice teachers (e.g., a science methods course) Not Very Interested	Courses for preservice teachers (e.g., a science methods course) Somewhat Interested	Courses for preservice teachers (e.g., a science methods course) Very Interested
Courses for facilitators to learn to use the MSS professional learning community (PLC) guides with teachers (e.g., Making Sense of Student Work)	Courses for facilitators to learn to use the MSS professional learning community (PLC) guides with teachers (e.g., Making Sense of Student Work) Not at all Interested	Courses for facilitators to learn to use the MSS professional learning community (PLC) guides with teachers (e.g., Making Sense of Student Work) Not Very Interested	Courses for facilitators to learn to use the MSS professional learning community (PLC) guides with teachers (e.g., Making Sense of Student Work) Somewhat Interested	Courses for facilitators to learn to use the MSS professional learning community (PLC) guides with teachers (e.g., Making Sense of Student Work) Very Interested
Courses that incorporate math	Courses that incorporate math Not at all Interested	Courses that incorporate math Not Very Interested	Courses that incorporate math Somewhat Interested	Courses that incorporate math Very Interested
More time during the Teacher Courses devoted to helping teachers develop teaching plans and student activities	More time during the Teacher Courses devoted to helping teachers develop teaching plans and student activities Not at all Interested	More time during the Teacher Courses devoted to helping teachers develop teaching plans and student activities Not Very Interested	More time during the Teacher Courses devoted to helping teachers develop teaching plans and student activities Somewhat Interested	More time during the Teacher Courses devoted to helping teachers develop teaching plans and student activities Very Interested
Follow-up support for teachers during the school year	Follow-up support for teachers during the school year Not at all Interested	Follow-up support for teachers during the school year Not Very Interested	Follow-up support for teachers during the school year Somewhat Interested	Follow-up support for teachers during the school year Very Interested
Online courses Please describe below.	Online courses Please describe below. Not at all Interested	Online courses Please describe below. Not Very Interested	Online courses Please describe below. Somewhat Interested	Online courses Please describe below. Very Interested
Short courses (e.g., half-day courses, 2-3 day courses) Please describe below.	Short courses (e.g., half-day courses, 2-3 day courses) Please describe below. Not at all Interested	Short courses (e.g., half-day courses, 2-3 day courses) Please describe below. Not Very Interested	Short courses (e.g., half-day courses, 2-3 day courses) Please describe below. Somewhat Interested	Short courses (e.g., half-day courses, 2-3 day courses) Please describe below. Very Interested
Other suggestions Please describe below.	Other suggestions Please describe below. Not at all Interested	Other suggestions Please describe below. Not Very Interested	Other suggestions Please describe below. Somewhat Interested	Other suggestions Please describe below. Very Interested

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* 5. Please indicate any barriers to you receiving, coordinating, or providing MSS teacher courses. Check all that apply.

There are no barriers to me receiving, coordinating, or providing MSS teacher courses.

My school/district does not offer MSS teacher courses.

We don’t have time for teachers to attend the MSS teacher course.

We don’t have funds to cover teachers' time to attend the MSS teacher course.

Science is not a priority in our school district/state/organization.

We don’t have funds to get facilitators trained to provide MSS teacher courses.

We don’t have enough teachers to attend MSS teacher courses.

Other
Please describe below.

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* 6. Additional comments

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