Teacher PD questionnaire

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NOAA B-WET PD Teacher Survey
Revised 2015
This is a voluntary survey.
Please answer the following questions in reference to your recently-completed Meaningful
Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) professional development.
MWEEs are multi‐stage activities that include learning both outdoors and in the classroom, and
aim to increase the understanding and stewardship of watersheds and related ocean, coastal,
riverine, estuarine, and Great Lakes ecosystems of all participants. MWEE professional
development (PD) provides K-12 teachers opportunities for professional development to build
their confidence and capacity to implement MWEE activities with their students. MWEEs for
students consist of multiple components: issue definition and background research, outdoor
field activities, stewardship action projects, synthesis and conclusions. In addition, MWEEs
should include teacher participation for the duration of the MWEE, be integrated with classroom
curriculum, use the local context for learning, consist of a set of activities over time, and
incorporate NOAA assets. Click here to see a detailed MWEE definition.
You will be asked about a range of practices and outcomes that represent the diversity of
MWEE PD funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Bay Watershed
Education and Training program (NOAA B-WET), some of which may not apply directly to your
experience. It is acceptable to answer “not applicable” (N/A) in those instances.
Your responses will be entered anonymously and will not be associated with you as an
individual. THANK YOU in advance for your candor and thoughtfulness in answering the
questions. Your responses will be aggregated with other teachers’ responses, and will be used
by NOAA B-WET and B-WET-funded organizations to improve future professional development
programs.
It will take about 20-30 minutes to complete this survey, depending on the nature of your
professional development experience.
Note: You can close the survey and return at a later time to the same place as long as you use
the same computer and that computer will save and retain the Qualtrics survey cookie (some
work and public computers do not save and/or retain cookies). We recommend that you
complete the survey in one sitting, if possible, to avoid issues with returning to the survey.
Thank you.
If you have technical issues or questions about this survey, please contact Bronwen Rice,
NOAA B-WET National Coordinator, Bronwen.Rice@noaa.gov

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PDQ6 How long ago did you complete a NOAA-BWET-funded professional development
focused on watersheds (ocean, coastal, riverine, estuarine, Great Lakes) or water quality issues
(also known as a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience professional development or
MWEE PD)?
 I did not complete a MWEE PD. (55)
 Less than 1 week ago (1)
 1-2 weeks ago (2)
 3-4 weeks ago (3)
 5-8 weeks ago (4)
 9-12 weeks ago (5)
 More than 12 weeks ago (6)
PDMQ3 Are you currently an in-service or pre-service PreK-12 teacher or educator?
 No (0)
 Yes (1)
Logic: Must select Yes to continue the survey
PDMQ5 In what setting do you primarily teach? (select one)
 Public school (1)
 Private school (2)
 Non-formal education (e.g., environmental centers, zoos, museums, interpretive programs at
local or state level parks, youth organizations, summer camps, after school programs) (3)
 Home-school (4)
 Other (88)
Logic: Must select 1 or 2 to continue the survey
UniqueID CREATE A UNIQUE ID: To allow us to compare your current and future responses,
please create a unique 8-digit ID number using the 2 digits of your birth month, the 2 digits of
your birth day, and the last 4 digits of your most often used phone number. For example, if you
were born on March 9 and your home phone is 410.719.1234, your ID number would be
03091234.
PDMQ8 In what 5-digit zip code is your school located?
PDGMQ1 In which region did you teach this past year? (check one)
 California (1)
 Chesapeake Bay (2)
 Great Lakes (3)
 Gulf of Mexico (4)
 Hawaii (5)
 New England (6)
 Pacific Northwest (7)
 Other (please describe) (88) ____________________

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PDQ10 In which grade level(s) do you primarily teach? (select one all that apply)
 PreK (1)
 Elementary (2)
 Middle (3)
 High (4)
 Other (88)
PDGQ2 What subject(s) do you primarily teach? (select one)
 Science (1)
 Technology
 Engineering
 Math (2)
 English Llanguage Arts (3)
 Social studies (4)
 Fine arts (5)
 Music
 Multiple disciplines, including science (6)
 Multiple disciplines, not including science (7)
 Other, please describe (88)
How many years have you been an educator? (select one)
1 to 5 years
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
More than 20 years

PDQ15 Is the school where you teach a Title 1 school?
 No (0)
 Yes (1)
 NA (55)
PDQ16 What percent of your students speak English as a second language (aka English
Language Learners)?
 Don't know (99)
 Less than 20% (1)
 21-40% (2)
 41-60% (3)
 61-80% (4)
 81-100% (5)

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PDQ17 About what percent of your students are (percent should equal 100):
______ American Indian or Alaska Native (1)
______ Asian (2)
______ Black or African American (3)
______ Hispanic or Latino (4)
______ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (5)
______ White (6)
______ Don't know (99)
PDQ18 Did you conduct Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) with your
students before participating in the MWEE professional development? (For an expanded
definition of a MWEE, view this file: MWEE defined)
 No (0)
 Yes (1)
PDQ19 What was your PRIMARY reason for participating in the MWEE professional
development? (check one)
 To obtain information and resources for teaching (1)
 Personal interest in the topic of the professional development (2)
 To obtain continuing education, recertification, or graduate credit (3)
 I was required to attend (4)
 I was asked to attend (5)
 Other, please describe: (88) ____________________
About PD Please answer all of the following survey questions based on the last NOAA B-WETfunded MWEE (watershed education) professional development you participated in.

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PDGQ4 Which type(s) of MWEE professional development did you participate in or receive:
(please select No or Yes for each type)
No
(0)

Yes
(1)

One day workshops (usually less than 8 hours) (1)

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Teacher institute (usually on consecutive days that cumulatively consist of 40
hours of more) (2)

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Multi-day workshops (events that last at least 6 hours, but are less than 40 hours,
e.g., a three-day workshop on a specific topic or a series of five Saturday
sessions) (3)

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A college-level course (4)

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Professional development provider training (training for individuals who provide
teacher professional development) (5)

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Individual teacher coaching and support (e.g., curriculum planning, shared
teaching, demonstrations and/or other forms of in-school or in-field support) (6)

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On-line professional development support (e.g., courses, webinars, discussion
forums) (7)

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PDQ22 What was the overall duration of the NOAA B-WET-funded MWEE professional
development (including group and individual training and support)?
 Less than a week (1)
 One week up to a month (2)
 1 to 4 months (3)
 5 to 8 months (4)
 9 to 12 months (5)
 More than a year (6)
 More than 2 years (7)

PDGQ23 About how many hours of MWEE professional development and/or support did you
receive over the past 12 months?
 1-102 hours (1)
 3-5 hours (2)
 6-10 hours (3)
 11-20 hours (4)
 21-40 hours (5)
 41-60 hours (6)
 61-80 hours (7)
 More than 860 hours (8)

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PDGQ24 About how many of those MWEE professional development hours did you spend
outdoors?
 None (0)
 1-102 hours (1)
 3-5 hours (2)
 6-10 hours (3)
 11-20 hours (4)
 21-40 hours (5)
 41-60 hours (6)
 61-80 hours (7)
 More than 860 hours (8)
PDGQ7 Were NOAA resources used as part of MWEE professional development for
teachers?
 No (0)
 Yes (1)
PDGQ77 Which NOAA resources were used as part of your MWEE professional
development? (check all that apply)
Not sure
(77)

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No
(0)

Yes
(1)

Information from NOAA research studies or reports (1)

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Data collected by and accessible through NOAA, IF YES: Name
the NOAA data source: (2)

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NOAA expert (e.g., scientist, educator, Sea Grant staff member,
policy expert) (3)

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NOAA curricula and education programs, IF YES: Name the
curricula or programs: (4)

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NOAA labs or facilities, IF YES: Name the lab or facility: (5)

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NOAA National Marine Sanctuary (6)

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NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve (7)

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None
Information from NOAA websites or reports (e.g., NOAA website, NOAA Education
Resources webpage, NOAA Climate Portal, Marine Debris Program Education webpage,
NOAA FishWatch, NERRS education website)
o IF YES, Name the websites or reports:
Data sets collected by and accessible through NOAA (e.g., NOAA View, NOAA Digital
Coast, NOAA Buoys, Real-time Tides and Currents, NERRS SWMP data)
o IF YES, Name the NOAA data sets: ___________________
NOAA experts (e.g., scientist, educator, Sea Grant staff member, policy expert)
o IF YES, Name the NOAA experts:

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NOAA curricula and education programs (e.g., Data in the Classroom, Estuaries 101
curriculum, Ocean Exploration)
o IF YES, Name the curricula or programs: ________________
NOAA labs or facilities (e.g., Northeast Fisheries Science Center Milford Lab, NOAA
Chesapeake Bay Office Oxford Lab, Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Pascagoula MS,
NOAA Science On a Sphere sites, Sea Grant floating classroom vessel)
o IF YES, Name the labs or facilities:________________________
NOAA National Marine Sanctuary, http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/about/welcome.html
o IF YES, Name the sanctuary:
NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve, http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov
o IF YES, Name the reserve:

PDGQ78 What education methods were used during your MWEE professional development?
(select No or Yes for each method)
No
(0)

Yes
(1)

Outdoor field trip or field work (i.e., excursion to learn about natural history and
ecology in the outdoors, may or may not include data collection) (7)

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STEM education (i.e., an approach to teaching that integrates the content and
skills of science, technology, engineering, and math to inspire students and
prepare them for 21st century jobs)
Field work (i.e., scientific study carried out somewhere other than in a
classroom/laboratory, includes data collection) (8)

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Place-based education (i.e., an interdisciplinary instructional strategy that uses the
local environment and community as the context for teaching and learning) (9)

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Scientific-inquiry-based learning (i.e., an instructional strategy that gives students
the opportunity to explore an idea or question. To arrive at an answer or to better
understand the concept, students often collect and analyze data) (10)

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Issue investigation (i.e., an interdisciplinary instructional strategy that engages
learners in investigating complex, real-world environmental issues and problemsolving as the context for teaching and learning) (11)

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Service learning (i.e., an instructional strategy that integrates meaningful
community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience,
teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities) (12)

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Answer If What education methods were used during your MWEE profess... Scientificinquiry-based learning- Yes Is Selected
PDGQ79 As part of your MWEE professional development, were you involved in ...
Not sure
(77)

No
(0)

Yes
(1)

Formulating scientific questions that can be answered using
data (1)

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Making predictions or hypotheses (2)

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Collecting data or using existing data (3)

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Analyzing and interpreting data (4)

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Making conclusions and adjusting predictions/hypotheses (5)

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DevelopGiving presentations of findings (6)

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Answer If Which type(s) of MWEE professional development did you ... One day workshops
(usually less than 8 hours) - Yes Is Selected Or Which type(s) of MWEE professional
development did you ... Teacher institute (usually on consecutive days that cumulatively consist
of 40 hours of more) - Yes Is Selected Or Which type(s) of MWEE professional development
did you ... Multi-day workshops (events that last at least 6 hours, but are less than 40 hours,
e.g., a three-day workshop on a specific topic or a series of five Saturday sessions) - Yes Is
Selected Or Which type(s) of MWEE professional development did you ... A college-level
course - Yes Is Selected
PDGQ80 Did the workshops, institutes, or classes you participated in include the following
professional development practices? (Please indicate No or Yes for each statement)
No
(0)

Yes
(1)

Sharing of information and examples illustrating how other teachers have
integrated MWEEs (1)

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Discussion of how teachers may be able to integrate MWEEs into their own
curriculum or classroom activities (2)

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Discussion of alignment of MWEEs with state, regional, or national standards
(3)

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Provision of examples of how MWEEs align with standards (4)

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Engaging you and other participating teachers in aligning MWEEs with your
school or school district standards (5)

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Participating along with other teachers from my school, at the same time (6)

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Allowing you and other participating teachers time to plan how to implement
MWEEs (7)

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Engaging you and other participating teachers in activities/practices that can be
used with your students (8)

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Presentation of how NOAA data can be used to support student scientific inquiry
(9)

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Discussion of how NOAA data can be used to obtain knowledge about local
issues (10)

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Examples of how other teachers have used NOAA data with their students (11)

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Allow you and other participating teachers time to plan how to integrate the use
of NOAA data with your students (12)

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Answer If Did the workshops, institutes, or classes you participa... - Yes Is Selected
PDQ30 Please indicate which 3 practices were most valuable in helping you implement
MWEEs. Type a 1 for most valuable, 2 for less valuable, and 3 for least valuable of the three.

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PDGQ31 What types of support did you receive from your MWEE professional development
provider? (Please indicate No or Yes for each statement)
No
(0)

Yes
(1)

Assistance with conducting field trips or field work (1)

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Assistance with stewardship projects, e.g., restoration projects, building
establishing schoolyard habitats habitats, etc. (2)

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Assistance with establishing restoration projects (3)

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Co-teaching in my classrooms or in field (4)

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Coaching in my classroom (5)

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Demonstrations in my classroom (6)

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Assistance with the use of equipment or technologies (7)

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Communicating one-on-one with provider through personal phone calls or email
(8)

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Communication with other teachers through a provider-supported online
environment through newsletters or web-site (e.g., an online community) (9)

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PDQ32 Please indicate which 3 support practices were most valuable in helping you implement
MWEEs. Type a 1 for most valuable, 2 for less valuable, and 3 for least valuable of the three.

PDGQ81 Which additional practices resources did your MWEE professional development
and/or the support you received include? (Please indicate No or Yes for each statement)
No
(0)

Yes
(1)

Connections were made to local community organizations and resources (1)

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Interactions were facilitated with NOAA scientists/staff (2)

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Interactions were facilitated with natural resource professionals (3)

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I was provided with a stipend (4)

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I was offered continuing education credits (5)

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I was offered graduate credits (6)

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I was provided with equipment (7)

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I was provided with instructional/educational/curriculum materials (8)

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I was provided with information on how to obtain grants or funding for MWEEs
(9)

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PDQ34 Please indicate which 3 practices were most valuable in helping you implement
MWEEs. Type a 1 for most valuable, 2 for less valuable, and 3 for least valuable of the three.

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PDGQ82 During your MWEE professional development, did you participate in any of these
activities actions that protect and/or restore ocean, coastal, and/or Great Lakes watersheds
(ocean, coastal, riverine, estuarine, Great Lakes)? (select all categories that apply)
No
(0)

Yes
(1)

Created a schoolyard or backyard habitat (1)

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Installed a rain barrel at school or at home (2)

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Gave presentation(s) about the local watershed (e.g., for school, other
organizations) (3)

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Participated in or organized event(s) to raise awareness about the importance
of watersheds (4)

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Participated in or helped coordinate a clean-up of a local stream or beach (5)

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Participated in a restoration activity (i.e., planting trees) (6)

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Limited or avoided the use of household chemicals including fertilizers,
herbicides and pesticides (7)

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Told others about ways they can protect their local watershed (8)

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Monitored water quality over a period of time (9)

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I did NOT participate in watershed protection or restoration actions as part of the MWEE PD.
Watershed Restoration or Protection (e.g., create schoolyard habitat, planting trees or
grasses, invasive species removal, cleanup [e.g., beach, stream, school, community), raise
& release (e.g., fish, oysters, turtles), stormwater management (e.g., rain garden, paint
storm drains]
o Briefly describe the actions (text box)
Everyday Choices [e.g., reduce/reuse/recycle/upcycle, transportation (e.g., carpooling, bike
riding, mass transit, walking), composting, energy conservation, water conservation]
o Briefly describe the actions (text box)
Community Engagement [e.g., outreach, presentations, social media, messaging at
community events/fairs/festivals, event-organizing, mentoring, PSAs, flyers, posters]
o Briefly describe the actions (text box)
Civic Action [e.g., town meetings, voting, writing elected officials/decision makers,
advocating for policy change]
o Briefly describe the actions (text box)
Other
o Briefly describe the actions (text box)

PDQ36 Did your B-WET professional development provider indicate that it was funded (in part)
with funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)?
 No (0)
 Yes (1)

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PDQ37 Overall, what grade would you give your MWEE professional development experience?
(slide the scale between F and A+)
 1 (1)
 2 (2)
 3 (3)
 4 (4)
 5 (5)
 6 (6)
 7 (7)
 8 (8)
 9 (9)
 10 (10)
 11 (11)
 12 (12)
 13 (13)
Grade_Txt Briefly describe why you selected this grade.
PDQ83 As a result of participating in the MWEE professional development, I am better able to:
NA
(55)

Strongly
disagree 1
(1)

2
(2)

3
(3)

4
(4)

5
(5)

6
(6)

Strongly
agree 7
(7)

Define the term "watershed" (1)

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Identify my local watershed(s) (2)

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Identify how watersheds are
connected to the ocean via
streams, rivers, and human-made
structures (3)

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Identify the functions that occur in
a watershed (transport, store, and
cycle water) (4)

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Recognize that both natural
processes and human activities
affect water flow and water quality
in watersheds (5)

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Identify connections between
human welfare and water flow and
quality (6)

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Identify possible point and nonpoint sources of water pollution
(7)

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Identify actions individuals can
engage in to protect/restore water
quality in watersheds (8)

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For each statement, select one response for BEFORE and one response for AFTER the MWEE
professional development.

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BEFORE the MWEE professional
development, I was able to:
Strongl
y
disagre
e 1 (1)

2
(2
)

3
(3
)

4
(4
)

5
(5
)

6
(6
)

Strongl
y agree
7 (7)

AFTER the MWEE professional
development, I am able to:
Strongl
y
disagre
e 1 (1)

2
(2
)

3
(3
)

4
(4
)

5
(5
)

6
(6
)

Strongl
y agree
7 (7)

Define the
term
"watershed"
(1)

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Identify my
local
watershed(
s) (ocean,
coastal,
riverine,
estuarine,
Great
Lakes) (2)

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Identify how
watersheds
are
connected
to the
ocean via
streams,
rivers, and
humanmade
structures
(3)

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Identify the
functions
that occur
in a
watershed
(transport,
store, and
cycle water)
(4)

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Recognize
that both
natural
processes
and human
activities
affect water
flow and
water
quality in
watersheds
(5)

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Identify

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connections
between
human
welfare and
water flow
and quality
(6)
Identify
possible
point and
non-point
sources of
water
pollution (7)

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Identify
actions
individuals
can take to
protect or
restore
watersheds
(8)

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PDQ40 Did participating in the B-WET professional development increase your knowledge of
…
No (0)

Yes (1)

what NOAA does?

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scientific data accessible through NOAA?

(2)

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educational resources available through NOAA?

(3)

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PDGQ84 For each statement, select one response for BEFORE and, one response for
AFTER the MWEE professional development. , and one response for FUTURE (scroll to the
right).
BEFORE the MWEE professional
development, how confident were you in
your ability to:
Not at
all
confide
nt 1 (1)

2
(2
)

3
(3
)

4
(4
)

5
(5
)

6
(6
)

Extreme
ly
confide
nt 7 (7)

AFTER the MWEE professional
development, how confident are you in
your ability to:
Not at
all
confide
nt 1 (1)

2
(2
)

3
(3
)

4
(4
)

5
(5
)

6
(6
)

Extreme
ly
confide
nt 7 (7)

Teach my
students
about local
watersheds
(ocean,
coastal,
riverine,
estuarine,
Great
Lakes) (1)

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





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Incorporate
MWEEs
into my
curriculum
(2)





























Implement
MWEEs
without
support
from a
professiona
l
developme
nt provider
(3)

























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Use NOAA
resources
to enhance
my
students'
MWEE
experience
s (4)



























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Guide
students
through
taking
action to

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











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protect or
restore
watersheds
(5)
PDGQ84a
Research
environmen
tal issues
affecting
watersheds
with
students (1)

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

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

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













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Use
scientific
inquiry
instruction
(2)

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















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Use the
outdoors
for
instruction
(3)

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

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

















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Act to
protect
and/or
restore
ocean,
coastal, or
Great
Lakes
watersheds
(4)

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







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PDGQ84 Select one response for each statement.
In the FUTUREDuring the next school year, I intend to
...
Strongly
disagree 1
(1)

2
(2)

3
(3)

4
(4)

5
(5)

6
(6)

Strongly
agree 7 (7)

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Teach my students about local
watersheds (ocean, coastal, riverine,
estuarine, Great Lakes) (1)

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









Incorporate MWEEs into my
curriculum (2)















Implement MWEEs without support
from a professional development
provider (3)















Use NOAA resources to enhance my
students' MWEE experiences (4)















Guide students through taking action
to protect or restore watersheds (5)

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

Research environmental issues
affecting watersheds with students (1)

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Use scientific inquiry instruction (2)

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Use the outdoors for instruction (3)

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Act to protect and/or restore ocean,
coastal, or Great Lakes watersheds
(4)

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

PDGQ84a

About how many of your students will participate in a MWEE during the next school year?
(Please provide your best estimate, NOT a range)
About ___ students (1)
Best_Txt What component(s) of the MWEE professional development best prepared you to
teach your students about local watersheds (ocean, coastal, riverine, estuarine, Great Lakes)?
Improv_Txt How could the MWEE professional development be improved to better prepare
teachers to teach about the watershed (ocean, coastal, riverine, estuarine, Great Lakes)?
Cmmts_Txt Do you have any other comments about the MWEE professional development?

PDGMQ74 This questionnaire was .... (choose one for each line)
1 (1)

2 (2)

3 (3)

4 (4)

5 (5)

6 (6)

7 (7)

Difficult to complete:Easy to complete (1)

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Not informative:Informative (2)

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Long:Short (3)

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ImprvQ_Txt How can this questionnaire be improved?
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