Your input assists us in determining instructors' professional development needs in the water field.

 
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The Advanced Technology Environmental & Energy Center (ATEEC, at www.ateec.org) is surveying current community college water technology educators across the country to determine 1) how strong the need is for instructor professional development workshops on water technologies and 2) what direction the workshop curriculum should take. The survey may be taken anonymously, but for demographic purposes we'd appreciate it if you'd designate your state at the end of the survey.

We intend to submit a grant proposal to the National Science Foundation to provide one- to two-week summer Water Management Workshops over a three-year period. ATEEC's past professional development workshops have been highly rated. One of the reasons we've been successful is because we base workshop curriculum and content on input from expert teachers in the field, in order to make them relevant to as many educators as possible.

For your reference, note that most of the occupational categories in questions 4 through 10 are based on a 2013 national report, "Defining Water Management." If you'd like to see detailed job tasks for the occupational areas, download the report at http://ateec.org/ateec-downloads/defining-water-management-report. That report also defines the overall Water Management field:

"Water Management is a career field that applies the principles of science, math, technology, engineering, communication, economics, management, and law to ensure water quality and to sustainably manage water as a resource to protect public health and the environment."

Thanks in advance for your participation in this survey.

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1. At what educational level do you currently teach? (Check all that apply.)

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2. How many years have you been an educator in the water technology field?

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3. Approximately how many students do you teach per school year in your water topic area(s)?

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4. If you teach in the ADMINISTRATIVE area, which topic(s) do you currently teach? (Check all that apply.) If this area is not applicable, continue to the next question.

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5. If you teach in the ENGINEERING area, which topic(s) do you currently teach? (Check all that apply.) If this area is not applicable, continue to the next question.

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6. If you teach in the PLANT MAINTENANCE area, which topic(s) do you currently teach? (Check all that apply.) If this area is not applicable, continue to the next question.

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7. If you teach in the REGULATIONS AND COMPLIANCE area, which topic(s) do you currently teach? (Check all that apply.) If this area is not applicable, continue to the next question.

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8. If you teach in the WASTEWATER OPERATIONS area, which topic(s) do you currently teach? (Check all that apply.) If this area is not applicable, continue to the next question.

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9. If you teach in the WATER OPERATIONS area, which topic(s) do you currently teach? (Check all that apply.) If this area is not applicable, continue to the next question.

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10. If you teach in the WATERSHED / RUNOFF / CONSERVATION area, which topic(s) do you currently teach? (Check all that apply.) If this area is not applicable, continue to the next question.

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11. Of the general topic areas below (or come up with your own general topic area), please choose up to a maximum of FIVE in which you feel it would be valuable to receive technical professional development.

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12. At what knowledge level would you prefer the technical topic areas be delivered?

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13. In addition to mainly technical topic areas, would you be interested in integrating non-technical topic areas to enhance your teaching? If so, indicate a maximum of TWO areas of interest below.

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14. What type of timeframe(s) and workshop delivery methods would you prefer?

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15. Is receiving educational credit for a workshop important to you, and if so, what level of credit would you like to see?

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16. Optional information (For demographic purposes only, at a minimum please provide your state.)

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