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SeaPerch Teacher Pre-Workshop Questions

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1.Name:
2.What type of school do you teach in?
3.How many students attend public schools in your town?
4.What grades levels did you teach last year?
5.Please indicate which subjects you have taught most recently (past two years):
6.Read the following statements and indicate whether you agree or disagree with the statement.

Engineers:
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
Don't know
Are applied scientists.
Create things.
Work on things that help the world.
Tend to be uninterested in the arts or humanities.
Do basic research.
Sit in front of a computer all day.
Discover things.
Work with machines and computers.
Work with other people to solve problems.
Work on things that have no impact on my life.
Communicate in a way that the public finds difficult to understand.
Can choose to do many different types of jobs.
7.Read the following statements and indicate whether you agree or disagree with the statement.

Scientists:
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
Don't know
Are applied scientists.
Sit in front of a computer all day.
Tend to be uninterested in the arts or humanities.
Work on things that have no impact on my life.
Work with other people to solve problems.
Work with machines and computers.
Communicate in a way that the public finds difficult to understand.
Do basic research.
Discover things.
Create things.
Work on things that help the world.
Can choose to do many different types of jobs.
8.List what you think are the critical 21st century skills that students need to be successful in their future careers.
9.List three expectations you have of this workshop.(Required.)
10.Have you ever worked with your students to solve an engineering problem?
11.Briefly describe the solution to that problem.
12.Who contributed ideas to the solution of that problem:
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
Not Applicable
No one, just me.
My students.
Other teachers.
Other people.
13.Please describe the engineering design and problem solving process as you understand it.
14.Do you feel confident enough to teach engineering concepts of design and problem solving to your students?
Thank you for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire. It will help inform JEDC as to the next steps for the SeaPerch program.