MESA Teacher Survey

Massachusetts Earth Science
Teacher Survey
No. Respondents: 14

The purpose of this survey is to gather information about the state of Earth science teaching in Massachusetts, to compile a database of Earth science teachers in the State, and to help MESA share the teaching of Earth science in Massachusetts. We appreciate your collaboration. Any information you provide will be used only for educational, non-commercial purposes.

Please fill in the form below and click on "Send" when you are done. You may want to print the survey first to preview the questions.

General Infomation:

First Name: Last Name:

School Name:

School Address:

City: State: Zip:

School phone: School fax:

School web site:

Your email:

Home address:

City: State: Zip:

Home phone: Home fax:

Education

   Select all degrees completed.
B.A.    B.S.    M.A. M.S.    M.Ed. Ph.D.    Ed.D.
Other Degree (specify)

  Undergraduate major:

  Graduate major:

   Describe other formal education relevant to your Earth science teaching:

Teaching Experience

  Grade level(s) you usually teach:
K- 1- 2-   3-   4- 5-   6-   7-   8- 9- 10- 11- 12-

  Your certification:

  Number of years teaching: Number of years teaching Earth science:

  Do you teach Earth science as:
    Full year course    Semester course    Part of another science course

  Number of Earth science classes you teach per semester:

Use of Technology

We are interested in ways that you use technology in your Earth science teaching.
Please tell us something about the technology you have available at school:

  How many Internet-connected computers do you have in your classroom?

  How many Internet-connected computers can you access in a lab?

  If you have access to a computer lab, how often can your students use it?

        every day if I want       about once a month

        about once a week or so almost never

  Please indicate the technologies that you use with your students in the classroom:

      Video Laserdiscs    Video Tapes CD ROMs The Web

        Satellite images Image processing or analysis software

       Other (please describe)

Please describe any other ways you use technology or would like to use technology. Also comment, if appropriate, on obstacles that make it difficult for you to use technology.

Instructional Practice

  Do you use a textbook? Yes No

  If so, which textbook?

  Do you take your students on outdoor field trips? Yes No

  If so, please describe briefly:

Do you make museum field trips? Yes No

If so, please describe briefly:

Do your students do hands-on Earth science labs/activities? Yes No

If so, please describe your favorite lab or activity.

Do your students do Earth science projects? Yes No

If so, please describe your favorite student Earth science project.

How much importance do you give in your teaching to the conceptual approach known as “Earth as a system”?
a lot some very little

Professional Development

Please describe professional development experiences you have had during the past 5 years that have enhanced your Earth science teaching and comment on their value:

Please describe areas in which you would like to have professional development:

  Please check the professional organizations to which you belong:

        NSTA    NESTA    GBEST    MAST    MASS

       Other (specify)

MESA

The Massachusetts Earth Science Alliance (MESA) has been formed to promote Earth science education in the state. Please share ideas for how such an alliance might help improve Earth science education in Massachusetts:

Do you have resources and ideas you would be willing to share with other Earth science teachers in Massachusetts? If so, describe briefly:

Other thoughts you would like to share:

Thanks for completing the survey!