Dear Virgin Islands Teacher:
The following teacher survey is part of the Virgin Islands Department of Education's effort to assess the progress of instructional technology initiatives in both VI public school districts. There are many different points of view and opinions related to technology resource allocation, use and impact, and this survey is one way of gathering information on those varied opinions and experiences. In addition to this survey, evaluators will be doing school walk-throughs, students will be surveyed, and focus groups will be conducted as a means of gathering more in-depth information on how technology impacts student learning and teacher work.
Data from this survey will be analyzed in aggregate to create an overall picture of technology use in USVI schools for the purposes of local, district, and territory planning. Individual responses will not be tracked and therefore all of your responses will be anonymous.
Thanks in advance for your time and candid responses,
VIDE
At which school do you work: Please Select a School Alexander Henderson Elementary Alfredo Andrews Elementary Charles Emanuel Elementary Claude O. Markoe Elementary Eulalie Rivera Elementary Evelyn Williams Elementary Juanita Gardine Elementary Lew Muckle Elementary Pearl B. Larsen Elementary Ricardo Richards Elementary E. Benjamin Oliver Elementary Edith L. Williams Alternative Academy Evelyn Marcelli Elementary Gladys A. Abraham Elementary Guy Benjamin Elementary J. Antonio Jarvis Elementary Jane E. Tuitt Elementary Joseph Gomez Elementary Joseph Sibilly Elementary Julius Sprauve School Leonard Dober Elementary Lockhart Elementary Ulla F. Muller Elementary Yvonne E. Milliner-Bowsky Elementary
Please select the role group that most closely matches your current position: Select a Role/Position Classroom Teacher Technology Teacher/Specialist Literacy Specialist Special Education Teacher Library Media Specialist Other Specialist (Art, Music, PE, etc.) ELL Specialist Para-professional Other (describe in "Additional Comments" at end)
Please let us know approximately how long you have been teaching in Virgin Islands Public Schools: Years of Experience 1 - 3 Years 4 - 5 Years 6 - 10 Years More than 10 Years
In each of the questions below that asks for an open-ended response, please feel free to type in as much text as you would like. The box will expand as you type.
1.Please list/describe the opportunities your students have to use technology on a typical day:
2. Please describe how you use technology in your teaching on a typical day.
3. We are interested in knowing about the opportunities you have had to use and learn about using technology in your classroom.
Please provide an example, from your classroom teaching, where you or your students have used technology to do the following things. Then, please indicate whether you have had training in using technology to support these activities.
My students use technology to:
Please Provide An Example From Your Classroom
Check this box if you have received training in this
Explore real-world issues and solve authentic problems
Explore concepts through the use of models or simulations
Engage in collaborative work
Work on interdisciplinary projects
Communicate with students of other cultures
Develop skills in evaluating online resources
Analyze, and synthesize information/data
Create individual or group work products
As a teacher, I use technology to:
Present lessons that engage students
Create formative and summative assessments
Work collaboratively with other teachers
Differentiate instruction
Locate and evaluate information resources
4. Using the pull-down menus next to each of the following items, please rank your priority for professional development in the described topic:
Student-centered learning strategies (e.g., helping students work more independently and/or collaboratively in groups)
Strategies for incorporating real-world data into student instruction (e.g., project-based learning focusing on real-world problems)
Development of student basic skills (e.g., reading, math facts, spelling, etc.)
Development of student information literacy skills (e.g., searching, research, evaluating sources)
Development of teacher skills in using technology to differentiate instruction
Development of teacher skills in using commonly available classroom technology (e.g., Promethean Boards)
Development of teacher skills in the use of student data and assessment technology/systems
Development of teacher information literacy skills (e.g., research, evaluating sources, etc.)
Other (note in Additional Comments field, below)
5. Please rate your students’ – and your own – skills in the following:
Student Skill
Teacher Skill
Creating presentations (e.g., PowerPoint, Prezi)
Developing spreadsheets (e.g., Excel)
Conducting WWW-based research (e.g., using search engines such as Google)
Evaluating information sources
Using technology as a tool for online collaboration (e.g., Prezi, Skype)
6. I believe my adminstration could help support technology integration in the following ways:
7. I am Please select Never Rarely Somewhat Largely satisfied with my access to reliable technology at school.
How could this access and/or reliability be improved?
8. I am Please select Never Rarely Somewhat Largely satisfied with the responsiveness of my technology technical support.
How could technical support be improved?
9. How do you typically generate ideas and receive support for integrating technology in the classroom?
Use this section to add clarification to any question, or to add any thoughts you might have on any aspect (positive or negative) of how instructional technology impacts your teaching and your students' learning. Once again, please be assured that your comments are confidential.
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Survey Form Updated 11/9/11