STEM Clearinghouse Survey

Thank you for taking the time to complete this brief survey. We anticipate it taking no more than 10-15 minutes of your time.

The National Center for Interactive Learning at the Space Science Institute, in partnership with Cornerstones of Science, is developing a Clearinghouse of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) resources and activities specifically for a library audience. We expect to launch a beta version in April 2016 and a final in December 2017.

Today we are seeking your input for what types of resources we should include in this STEM Clearinghouse, how you would like to search for them, and what types of resources you are already using successfully.

If you would like to further assist us in this project, please provide your email address at the end of this form. We would like to contact interested individuals either by email or phone in the next few months for a more extended conversation about these topics. As with the survey, participation is completely voluntary.

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* 1. Please Tell us your role in your library.

Director

Children's Librarian

Teen Librarian

Adult Services Librarian

Para-Librarian

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Do you personally facilitate, or are you familiar with hands-on activities and programs in your library? (If you answer "No", please proceed to question 7.

Yes

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* 3. Could you briefly describe some of your library's most popular hands-on activities and programs (examples of hands-on activities and programs include: Lego clubs, designing rockets, coloring hour, etc).

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* 4. Are any of your library's hands-on activities STEM based?

Yes (please provide examples below)

Examples (if answering "Yes" above)

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* 5. When does your library offer hands-on activities? (Choose all that apply)

During Storytime

In conjunction with an exhibit

In conjunction with a children's author visit

In conjunction with an adult author visit

In conjunction with a talk

As an ongoing scheduled program (such as Lego Club)

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How do you or other library staff find hands-on activities to use? (Please choose all that apply)

Google

A trusted website (please list below)

A book/guide (please list below)

We create our own!

Other (please list below)

Please describe any answers above

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* 7. If you had access to a searchable database of hands-on activities, what search criteria would you find most valuable? Please rank the importance of the following items, with 1 being the most important item to you, and 8 being the least important.

Age Range Recommended for Activity

Subject/Content Area (Astronomy, Biology, etc)

Price (cost of items needed to conduct activity)

Duration of activity (10 minutes, 1 hour, 4 sessions, etc)

Source of activity (NASA, UCLA, Lego, etc)

Learning Styles incorporated (hands-on, real world applications, links to literacy)

Adherence to Standards (Common Core, NGSS)

User Rankings (User reviews and rankings of activities)

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* 8. Are there any search criteria categories that we should have included in Question 7 that would be very useful to you? Why?

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* 9. In addition to the activities and resources that will be housed on the Clearinghouse, we will also provide access to professional development opportunities such as webinars and in-person trainings, educator guides, facilitation tips and other related information. Is there other background information that would be useful to you as you deliver hands-on activities and programming, specifically of STEM topics?

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* 10. Lastly, if you would be interested and willing to participate in an email or phone interview, please provide your email address, and we will be in contact with you shortly. These interviews are the best way to make sure your opinions are reflected in the final Clearinghouse!