Workshop Evaluation

 

FIRST – Faculty Institutes for Reforming Science Teaching

St. Croix Watershed Research Station

June 22 - 25, 1999

 

 

Please consider the following goals of the FIRST project; then for each item, circle your choice, then provide an extended response to the second part of each question.

 

 

1.     To what degree do you feel prepared to be professional developers of other science faculty?

 

Circle one:    High degree          Moderate degree           Somewhat minimal degree         Not at all

 

Explain what happened during workshops and subsequent communications that influenced your choice above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.     To what degree have you gained experience in inquiry-based, active learning of science?

 

Circle one:    High degree          Moderate degree           Somewhat minimal degree         Not at all

 

Explain what happened during workshops and subsequent communications that influenced your choice above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.     To what degree has FIRST enhanced your ability as a teacher in terms of enabling all students to gain scientific understanding?

 

Circle one:    High degree          Moderate degree           Somewhat minimal degree         Not at all

 

Explain what happened during workshops and subsequent communications that influenced your choice above.

 

 

 

4.     To what degree has the FIRST project facilitated collaboration and communication among the FIRST teams as well as within FIRST teams?

 

Circle one:    High degree          Moderate degree           Somewhat minimal degree         Not at all

 

Explain what happened during workshops and subsequent communications that influenced your choice above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.     Logistics and facilities:

      Do you have any comments on your stay at the SCWRS that would help us plan similar residential workshops in the future? For example, comments on dorms, food service etc. Were our facilities conducive to group activities? Do you have any suggestions for changes?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.     What’s next? Suggestions toward continuing the FIRST initiative.

 

We’re interested in your suggestions towards the next steps in supporting and growing our community of interactive teachers. These could include:

Contributing to the St. Croix River Research Rendezvous;

Meeting in 2-3 months to discuss next step;

Regular quarterly meeting at a rotating location (or at the Science Museum) with different topics to discuss, guest speakers (from outside our group or within);

Developing e-mail list of interested institutions: send out letter of introduction to join our group, flyers, etc. to broaden our participants;

 

Which of these would you be interested in attending?

 

 

 

Other suggestions: