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Emerging Science Program and Teacher's Guide
Teacher Survey
Spring 2009 - 2010

Survey system

In September 2008 and 2009, the Emerging Science television series and accompanying Classroom Connections Teacher's Guides were sent to the science department at your school. Vermont Public Television and Vermont EPSCoR, producers of the series and guide, want to learn about your experiences with these classroom tools. Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions.

Did you receive the Emerging Science packet including a DVD of the television series and teacher's guide?
Yes
No

Do you expect to use (or have you already used) this tool as part of your science curriculum?
Yes
No

When did you or might you use the program
(check all that apply)?
Spring 2009
Fall 2009
Spring 2010
Other:

Which programs in the series might you use
(check all that apply)?
Nanotechnology
Weather and Climate Change
Water and the Landscape
Remote Wireless Sensing
Energy
Food Webs
Technology of Social Sciences
Transportation
Fresh Water

In which of your classes did or will you incorporate Emerging Science into the curriculum?

Please describe how you might use the programs and Teacher's Guide:

Which of the following contributed to your choice to use the programs
(check all that apply)?
The content areas were in sync with my existing curriculum
The programming might help to engage students
I needed new content for my curriculum
Local/regional content inspires my students
Other reasons, please describe:

What is most useful about the programs?

What is most useful about the Teacher's Guide?

Have you actually used the Guide and programs?
Yes
No

Emerging Science, Season 1 and 2, provided new ideas and content for curriculum development.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Not sure
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree

Emerging Science, Season 1 and 2 and the Teacher's Guide provided me with new or expanded information on the subjects involved that I can use in my teaching.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Not sure
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree

The Teacher's Guide provided useful new tools for teaching.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Not sure
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree

The programming helped me more effectively engage students in the study of science.
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Not sure
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree

Would you be likely to use the Emerging Science program and Teacher's Guide if the following options were available:

Video clips shorter than 30 minutes would
Significantly increase likelihood to use programs
Somewhat increase likelihood
No impact
Somewhat decrease likelihood
Significantly decrease likelihood to use programs

Ideal number of minutes for video clip: minutes

Other scientific topics covered would
Significantly increase likelihood to use programs
Somewhat increase likelihood
No impact
Somewhat decrease likelihood
Significantly decrease likelihood to use programs

Ideally, topics would include:

Training to help me incorporate the programming into my curriculum would
Significantly increase likelihood to use programs
Somewhat increase likelihood
No impact
Somewhat decrease likelihood
Significantly decrease likelihood to use programs