Planetarium Program Teacher Survey

Sandburg Center for Sky Awareness
A Fairfax County Public Schools Planetarium

End-of-Year Planetarium Program Evaluation

Teacher Survey

Directions: Please respond to the following survey items. For each item, as appropriate either circle one response or fill in the blank space provided. Return the completed survey to the Sandburg Planetarium via FCPS PONY mail. Thank you very much!

Item Response

1. Rate the information provided to the classroom teacher by the Planetarium Teacher regarding scheduling of site visits to classrooms and planetarium visits, program content, and expectations of teachers and students. Too Little Just Right Too Much

2. What worked? ________________________________________
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3. What didn't? ________________________________________
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4. Suggestions for improvement: ________________________________________
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5. Were the presentations (site visit and planetarium visit) at an appropriate level for the audience? Too Low Just Right Too High

6. How would you rate the duration of site visits and planetarium visits? Too Short Just Right Too Long

7. In your opinion, the site visit and planetarium visit presentations were interesting for students. Agree Disagree No Opinion

8. In your opinion, the site visit and planetarium visit were a valuable part of the astronomy unit. Agree Disagree No Opinion

9. Do you feel that the site visit and planetarium visit were well-integrated with your classroom-based astronomy unit? If not, then what changes could we make to better integrate the site visit and planetarium visit with classroom instruction? ________________________________________
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10. Have you observed any long-term changes in student interest in science (especially astronomy or meteorology) and mathematics which you believe are directly attributable to the site visit or planetarium visit? If so, then please briefly describe your observations. ________________________________________
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11. Have you used the information resources of the Sandburg Center for Sky Awareness Web site (http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo.html)? Never Occasionally Often

12. Have you used the Sandburg Center for Sky Awareness "Website of the Week!" (WoW!) (http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/wow.html) to deliver timely, thematic instruction? Never Occasionally Often

13. Have you used the information resources of the FCPS Planetaria Web site (http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DIS/OHSICS/planet/index.htm)? Never Occasionally Often

14. Would a monthly planetarium newsletter (posted to FirstClass Conferences) be useful? If so, then what kind of information should be included? ________________________________________
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15. Grade level which you teach: Four Five Eight

16. Your name and/or the name of the school where you work: (Response optional.) ________________________________________
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Item		Response
1.	Rate the information provided to the classroom teacher by the Planetarium Teacher regarding scheduling of site visits to classrooms and planetarium visits, program content, and expectations of teachers and students.	Too Little	Just Right	Too Much

2.	What worked?	________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

3.	What didn't?	________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

4.	Suggestions for improvement:	________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

5.	Were the presentations (site visit and planetarium visit) at an appropriate level for the audience?	Too Low	Just Right	Too High

6.	How would you rate the duration of site visits and planetarium visits?	Too Short	Just Right	Too Long

7.	In your opinion, the site visit and planetarium visit presentations were interesting for students.	Agree	Disagree	No Opinion

8.	In your opinion, the site visit and planetarium visit were a valuable part of the astronomy unit.	Agree	Disagree	No Opinion

9.	Do you feel that the site visit and planetarium visit were well-integrated with your classroom-based astronomy unit? If not, then what changes could we make to better integrate the site visit and planetarium visit with classroom instruction?	________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

10.	Have you observed any long-term changes in student interest in science (especially astronomy or meteorology) and mathematics which you believe are directly attributable to the site visit or planetarium visit? If so, then please briefly describe your observations.	________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

11.	Have you used the information resources of the Sandburg Center for Sky Awareness Web site (http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo.html)?	Never	Occasionally	Often

12.	Have you used the Sandburg Center for Sky Awareness "Website of the Week!" (WoW!) (http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/wow.html) to deliver timely, thematic instruction?	Never	Occasionally	Often

13.	Have you used the information resources of the FCPS Planetaria Web site (http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DIS/OHSICS/planet/index.htm)?	Never	Occasionally	Often

14.	Would a monthly planetarium newsletter (posted to FirstClass Conferences) be useful? If so, then what kind of information should be included?	________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

15.	Grade level which you teach:	Four	Five	Eight

16.	Your name and/or the name of the school where you work: (Response optional.)	________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________