Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology.

Towson University
Technology Integration Project (MM-TIP)
Questionnaire of 2003-2004 Grant Participants

Dear Grant Participant,

As part of our evaluation process, we would like to get some feedback from you related to your experiences with this grant.  Please take a few minutes to tell us about some of your impressions.

Your name will be kept confidential by the evaluator for the grant.  All data will be aggregated, and no response will be attributed to a particular individual.

Please complete this form and return it today.

 

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  1. Last Name:     First Name:

  2. School Name (if PDS) / College (if TU):


  3. County (if PDS) / Department (if TU):


  4. Were you a mentor or a protégé?

    Mentor           Protégé

  5. If you were a protégé, how would you rate the importance of having a mentor on your ability to complete the project for this grant?

    Extremely important, essential   Very important     Important     Moderately important                Not important

  6. How many pre-service teachers have had an opportunity to learn about technology from you while you have been working on the grant? (If you are a TU participant, the number you provide can include teacher education students you teach in classes. If you are a PDS participant, the number you provide can include student interns placed in your school and other pre-service teachers with whom you have come in contact.)

    Number of Students =

  7. How do you currently rate your overall proficiency with technology?

    Novice     Low intermediate     High intermediate     Advanced

  8. The following is a 2-part question, based on the new Maryland State Teacher Technology Standards.  The first asks you to rate your own technology skills.  The second asks you to share whether pre-service teachers have had an opportunity to learn about these from you this year.

Please rate your own skills in the areas listed below:

    

Have you provided opportunities for pre-service teachers to acquire these skills?
(1) Novice 
(2) Low Intermediate 
(3) High Intermediate 
(4) Advanced 

State Standards

Yes (Y)
No  (N)
1  2  34 Identify, locate, retrieve and differentiate among a variety of electronic sources of information using technology

Y   N
1 2 34 Use telecommunications to collaborate with colleagues, administrators, and experts in the field Y   N
1 2 34 Use productivity tools to publish information Y   N
1 2 34 Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, social and ethical issues related to technology use Y   N
1 2 34 Use technology to analyze problems and develop solutions for instructional improvement Y   N
1 2 34 Assess students’ learning/instructional needs to identify the appropriate technology for instruction Y   N
1 2 34 Evaluate technology materials and media to determine their most appropriate instructional use Y   N
1 2 34 Select and apply research-based practices for integrating technology into instruction Y   N
1 2 34 Using appropriate instructional strategies for integrating technology into instruction Y   N
1 2 34 Select and use appropriate technology to support content-specific student learning outcomes Y   N
1 2 34 Develop appropriate assessment for measuring student outcomes through the use of technology Y   N
1 2 34 Manage a technology-enhanced environment to maximize student learning Y   N
1 2 34 Apply assistive technology to the instructional process and evaluating its impact on learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics and abilities Y   N
1 2 34 Continually evaluate and reflect on professional practices and emerging technologies to support student learning Y   N

 

   10.  How often do you visit the TIP Website?

          Very frequently (2-5 times per week)
          Frequently (2-4 times per month)
          Occasionally (2-4 times per semester)
          Rarely (1-2 times per year)
          Never (0 times)

   11. What are your primary reasons for going to the TIP Website?  (Check all that apply)

To find out about grant events
To access resources developed by staff and other participants
To read and participate in threaded discussions
To submit grant documents
Other: (Specify)

        

   12.  Overall, my experience as a Grant participant has been:

Excellent     Very good     Good     Fair     Poor

   13.  To what extent has the grant program affected your instructional practices?

A great deal     Some     A little     Not at all

   14.  To what extent do you expect that your experience in the grant will affect your instructional practices during the next two years?

A great deal     Some     A little     Not at all

   15.  In reflecting on your experience as a mentor or protégé, what has been its greatest benefit to you?


   16.  What changes would you like to see made to the TIP program?


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Thank you for taking the time to fill this out!  We appreciate your feedback.

Webmaster:  Tammy Banerjee
Graduate Assistant:  Kunal Bose
Last Updated: September 2, 2003