The Community Discovered

Start of the Year Teacher Survey

September 1, 1996


Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to receive feedback related to your perceptions of the overall vision and goals of The Community Discovered Project, your perceived effectiveness of summer training, and your potential curriculum integration plans for the coming year. This formative evaluation information will help us to further assist The Community Discovered Project in moving forward in its project activities, and will help us better draw upon the expertise of our various community partners. Thank-you for your very important assistance and input into the evaluation process!

Survey Coordination by: This survey is being coordinated by the Office of Internet Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, West Ed Laboratory, and The Community Discovered Project. For information related to this survey, or to receive or provide other information related to the evaluation process of The Community Discovered Project, please contact any of the following individuals: Dr. Neal Grandgenett, Dr. Neal Topp, or Dr. Elliott Ostler.

Office of Internet Studies Phone: (402) 554-2210

Teacher Education Department Fax: (402) 554-3491

University of Nebraska at Omaha E-Mail: k12eval@unomaha.edu

Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0163

For additional information related to The Community Discovered Project itself, or to discuss the project in more detail, please contact the project director:

Kathy Coufal, Ph.D. Phone: (402) 390-8323

Project Director Fax: (402) 390-8325

The Community Discovered E-Mail: coufal@unomaha.edu

3534 South 108th Street

Omaha, NE 68144-4999

Optional Follow-up Information: Since the data collection process in The Community Discovered Project is continuous and formative in nature, we would appreciate the opportunity, if necessary, to further debrief you on your suggestions and comments. All information will be held as strictly confidential, and comments will not be identified by name when shared with the project staff.

Name: _____________________ E-mail Address: ______________

Contact Phone: ______________


Perception of the Goals of the Project


Now that you have had a chance to consider The Community Discovered Project in more depth, please provide us answers to the following related to its goals and vision.

1. Briefly in your own words, what do you believe is the overall ÏvisionÓor ÏmissionÓof The Community Discovered Project?




2. Briefly in your own words, what do you believe that The Community Discovered Project seeks to accomplish in the next year?










National Museum of American Art Training


Since we would also like to get your perceptions of the effectiveness of the summer training, please briefly answer the following questions related to the summer training activities at the National Museum of American Art.

3. What do you believe went well within the summer training activities at the National Museum of American Art?







4. What do you believe needs improvement within the summer training activities at the National Museum of American Art?







5. What is the most important skill, or piece of knowledge, that you learned within the summer training activities at the National Museum of American Art?







6. Please respond to the following statement by checking the most appropriate response.

The summer training at the National Museum of American Art was very helpful in achieving the mission and goals of The Community Discovered Project.

____ Strongly Agree ___ Agree ___ Disagree ___ Strongly Disagree


Prairie Visions Institute Training


Since we would also like to get your perceptions of the effectiveness of the summer training, please answer the following questions related to the summer training activities at the Prairie Visions Institute.

7. What do you believe went well within the summer training activities at the Prairie Visions Institute?







8. What do you believe needs improvement within the summer training activities at the Prairie Visions Institute?







9. What is the most important skill, or piece of knowledge, that you learned within the summer training activities at the Prairie Visions Institute?







10. Please respond to the following statement by checking the most appropriate response.

The summer training at the Prairie Visions Institute was very helpful in achieving the mission and goals of The Community Discovered Project.

____ Strongly Agree ___ Agree ___ Disagree ___ Strongly Disagree




Plans for the Coming Year


We would also like to know your initial ideas and plans for the coming year, which will better help identify your future support needs from the project staff.

11. Briefly, what are your current curriculum integration plans for the project?






12. Please rank the areas of training that you believe will be the most important to you in achieving the mission and goals of The Community Discovered Project. Please use 1, 2, and 3 as rankings, with 1 representing the most important area and 3 representing the least important area.

____ Art

____ Technology

____ Learning/Teaching

As future training sessions are planned, what specific topics would be the most useful to you?









Thank You!


We wish to thank you for your time in completing this survey, and for your very important contributions to the evaluation of the project!

Please return the survey in the pre-addressed envelope. Thanks!

Return Address: Office of Internet Studies - KH 110

Teacher Education Department

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0163


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