Teacher Focus Group Protocol

Teacher Focus Group Protocol

1) Let’s begin by going around and saying names and your position(s) at the school.
2) How did you hear about the ITEST project?
a. What motivated you to participate?
b. Do you participate with other teachers from your department? school? district?
c. Have you ever done anything else similar to this type of a project?
3) What activities are you engaged in as part of the project?
a. How often do you attend?
4) As a result of your work with this project, have you gained specific knowledge or skills?
Probe for each of the following:
a. Use of technology
b. Curriculum or instructional plans
c. Hands-on activities for the classroom
d. Creating a community of learners
e. Content knowledge
f. Other?
5) How, if at all, have you implemented what you learned in your classrooms? Ask for
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.
6) As a result of your work with this project, do you think differently about your future as a
STEM educator?
7) What activities have been most valuable to you in your development as a STEM teacher?
Why?
8) What activities have been least valuable to you in your development as a STEM teacher?
Why?
9) What, if any, new roles have you taken on at your school as a result of your participation in
this project?
10) Have you been able to share what you learned with colleagues who did not participate?
11) Would you participate in another similar project if you had the chance? Why?

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