2017 EARTH - Climate Ocean Education Symposium Presurvey

1. 2017 EARTH COES Teacher Workshop - Presurvey

Thank you for joining us for the 2017 EARTH Climate and Ocean Education Symposium. We are looking forward to a great workshop co-hosted by MBARI, World Teach, and Stevenson School with funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation (to MBARI).

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. What is your affiliation with WorldTeach

Current volunteer

Past volunteer

none yet

other

Other (please specify)

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

None

Self-taught

pre-service classes/workshops

In-service professional development

College courses

Teaching credential with science emphasis

BA/BS in a science field

MA/MS in a science field

PhD in a science field

Other

Other (please specify)

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3. Are you ...?

A K-12 classroom teacher?

College educator

An informal educator?

Another educator and/or education professional?

Other (please specify)

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4. If you are a formal educator - what grade/grade level will you be teaching during the next school year (2017-2018) (check all that apply)?

K-2

3-5

13-16

Other (please specify)

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5. 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

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

Rural

Suburban

Urban

Other (please specify)

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7. 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)

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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.

Asian/Asian-American

Black/African-American

Hispanic/Latino

Native American

Pacific Islander

White/Caucasian

Other

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9. How do you currently teach your students about Climate Change?

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10. 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
Climate Change in the Pacific Islands	Climate Change in the Pacific Islands I'm a total novice	Climate Change in the Pacific Islands 2	Climate Change in the Pacific Islands 3	Climate Change in the Pacific Islands 4	Climate Change in the Pacific Islands 5	Climate Change in the Pacific Islands 6	Climate Change in the Pacific Islands 7
Climate Change in general	Climate Change in general I'm a total novice	Climate Change in general 2	Climate Change in general 3	Climate Change in general 4	Climate Change in general 5	Climate Change in general 6	Climate Change in general 7
WorldTeach	WorldTeach I'm a total novice	WorldTeach 2	WorldTeach 3	WorldTeach 4	WorldTeach 5	WorldTeach 6	WorldTeach 7
Sea Level Rise	Sea Level Rise I'm a total novice	Sea Level Rise 2	Sea Level Rise 3	Sea Level Rise 4	Sea Level Rise 5	Sea Level Rise 6	Sea Level Rise 7
Ocean Acidification	Ocean Acidification I'm a total novice	Ocean Acidification 2	Ocean Acidification 3	Ocean Acidification 4	Ocean Acidification 5	Ocean Acidification 6	Ocean Acidification 7
Global warming	Global warming I'm a total novice	Global warming 2	Global warming 3	Global warming 4	Global warming 5	Global warming 6	Global warming 7
surface currents in the Pacific	surface currents in the Pacific I'm a total novice	surface currents in the Pacific 2	surface currents in the Pacific 3	surface currents in the Pacific 4	surface currents in the Pacific 5	surface currents in the Pacific 6	surface currents in the Pacific 7
Ocean Literacy Principles	Ocean Literacy Principles I'm a total novice	Ocean Literacy Principles 2	Ocean Literacy Principles 3	Ocean Literacy Principles 4	Ocean Literacy Principles 5	Ocean Literacy Principles 6	Ocean Literacy Principles 7

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

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

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13. 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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14. What curriculum standards will you be using next year?

District

State

Next Generation Science Standards

Other

Other (please specify)

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15. 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

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16. 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)

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

Macintosh

Other (please specify)

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18. 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)

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19. 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)

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

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1. What is your affiliation with WorldTeach

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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 (2017-2018) (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 if you know)?

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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 Climate Change?

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

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

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

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13. 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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14. What curriculum standards will you be using next year?

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

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

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

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

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

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20. How often do you have your students:

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

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