The University of Texas at El Paso
GK12 Partnership for Exploring the Environment on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Week 2 Institute at UTEP Follow-up Survey for Teachers – August 3, 2007
1. What are the major things you gained by participating in these 5 days at UTEP?
2. Overall, how would you rate the value of this past week to you as a middle school science teacher?
No value Little value Some value Good value Great value
Explain your rating:
3 a. Below are some specific topics/activities that were presented during the time at UTEP. Please rate them in terms of their benefit to you as a teacher.
|
Topic/Activity |
1 Definitely not beneficial |
2 Not extremely beneficial |
3 Not sure yet |
4 Beneficial |
4 Extremely beneficial |
|
Teaching chemistry using inquiry (Dr. James Becvar) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Leaf litter sampling Schoolyard Desert Discovery arthropod kit (Mary Beth Harper) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Bird feeding at Chihuahuan Desert Gardens (Mary Beth Harper) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Simple Machines (Dr. Bill Robertson) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Use of models in teaching science (Dr. Eric Hagedorn) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Bird feeding/behavior study (Mary Beth Harper) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Classroom case study discussions (Jeannine Kennedy) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Collecting atmospheric pollution (Dr. Rosa Fitzgerald) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Temperature and evaporation rate (Dr. Stephanie Bestelmeyer) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Mandatory lab presentations |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Evidence of Program Impact on Students (Dr. Eric Hagedorn) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
b. What specific changes/modifications/improvements would you make to any of these activities to be more beneficial?
c. If there are additional topics/activities (beyond the items in the previous list) that you would have liked to have seen, please describe them here.
4. How do you feel about welcoming your fellow partner into your middle school classroom in several
weeks?
5. What is the least useful thing or activity you did at the workshop, and why wasn’t this useful to you?
6. Has your view of science graduate students changed over the past two weeks? If so, how?
7. Are there any other comments you would like to make?