Teacher MWEE questionnaire

2018 - NOAA B-WET Teacher MWEE
Survey
Start of Block: Introduction
Intro This is a voluntary survey. A Word version is available to review and draft responses
before completing the online survey, but final responses should be submitted online through
your individual link.
Our records indicate that some time ago you participated in a Meaningful Watershed
Educational Experience (MWEE) professional development (PD) funded by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Bay Watershed Education and Training program
(NOAA B-WET). We would like to get your feedback on implementing MWEEs with your
students, if you did so since the PD.
MWEEs are multi-stage activities that include learning both outdoors and in the classroom, and
aim to increase the understanding and stewardship of watersheds and related ocean, coastal,
riverine, estuarine, and Great Lakes ecosystems of all participants. MWEEs for students consist
of multiple components: issue definition and background research, outdoor field activities,
stewardship action projects, synthesis and conclusions. In addition, MWEEs should include
teacher participation for the duration of the MWEE, be integrated with classroom curriculum, use
the local context for learning, consist of a set of activities over time, and incorporate NOAA
assets. (For more detail, see MWEE Definition 2018)
You will be asked about a range of practices and outcomes that represent the diversity of
MWEEs, some of which may not apply directly to your experience. It is acceptable to answer
“not applicable” (NA) in those instances.
Your responses will be entered anonymously and will not be associated with you as an
individual. THANK YOU in advance for your candor and thoughtfulness in answering the
questions. Your responses will be aggregated with other teachers’ responses, and will be used
by NOAA B-WET and B-WET-funded organizations to improve MWEE PD and student
programs.
It will take about 20-30 minutes to complete this survey, depending on the nature of your
MWEE implementation experience.
Note: On some computers, you may be able to close the survey and return at a later time to the
same place as long as you use the same computer and that computer will save and retain the
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and/or retain cookies. Also, it will NOT be possible to return to some sections of the survey once
they have been completed. Therefore, we recommend that you complete the survey in one
sitting, if possible, to avoid issues with saving your data upon returning to the survey. You may
also want to review and compose your responses in a Word version of the survey before
completing the survey online.
If you would like to revise your response after completing the survey, please contact Bronwen
Rice , B-WET National Coordinator ([email protected]) for a new link to update your
answers.
Thank you.
If you have technical issues or questions about this survey, please contact Bronwen Rice,
NOAA B-WET National Coordinator, [email protected]

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any other suggestions for reducing this burden to Bronwen Rice, NOAA Office of Education,
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MPDQ6rev19 How long ago did you complete a NOAA B-WET-funded professional
development focused on watersheds?

o I did not complete any MWEE professional development
o Less than a year ago
o A year or more ago

MPDQ3

Are you currently a PreK-12 teacher or educator?

o No
o Yes
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Start of Block: Thank you

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Start of Block: Setting

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MPDQ5rev In what setting do you teach primarily? (select one)

o Public school
o Private school
o Non-formal education (e.g., environmental centers, zoos, museums, interpretive
programs at local or state level parks, youth organizations, summer camps, after school
programs)

o Home-school
o Other
End of Block: Setting
Start of Block: Teacher Unique ID

UniqueID To allow us to compare your past, current, and future responses, please create a
unique 8-digit ID number using the 2 digits of your birth month, the 2 digits of your birth day, and
the last 4 digits of most often used phone number. If you were born on March 9 and your home
phone is 410.719.1234, your ID number would be 03091234.
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MPDGQ1 In which region did you teach this past year? (check one)

o California
o Chesapeake Bay watershed (Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, New York, and the District of Columbia)

o Great Lakes (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, and
Pennsylvania)

o Gulf of Mexico (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida)
o Hawaii
o New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and
Rhode Island)

o Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington)
o Other (please describe) ________________________________________________
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MPDQ50 How many years have you been an educator? (select one)

o 0 to 5 years
o 6 to 10 years
o 11 to 20 years
o More than 20 years

MPDQ10rev

In which grade level do you teach primarily? (select one)

o PreK
o Elementary
o Middle
o High
o Other
MQ12 Which of these categories best describes your school’s community (during the school
year)?

o Rural (population of less than 10,000)
o Town/Suburban (population 10,000-99,999)
o Small urban (population 100,000-250,000)
o Urban (population greater than 250,000)
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MQ17 About what percent of your students are (percent should equal 100):
American Indian or Alaska Native : _______
Middle Eastern or North African : _______
Asian : _______
Black or African American : _______
Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin : _______
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander : _______
White : _______
Multi-racial : _______
Other : _______
Don't know : _______
Total : ________

MQ15 Is the school where you teach a Title I school?

o No
o Yes
o NA
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Start of Block: MWEE?

MQ9 In the past 12 months, did you implement a Meaningful Watershed Educational
Experience (MWEE) with your students?

o No
o Yes

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Display This Question:
If MQ9 = No

MQ9a Why were you not able to implement a MWEE with your students?
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Start of Block: About Student MWEE
MGQ37_1
How many of your students participated in a MWEE during the most recent
school year? (Please provide your best estimate, NOT a range)

o About ___ students ________________________________________________

MGQ45rev On average, did students participate in a MWEE over the course of:

o Less than a week
o A week
o Multiple weeks
o Multiple months
o A full school year
o Multiple years

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MGQ43rev On average during the last school year, about how many hours did a typical student
spend involved in MWEE activities? (check one)

o 1-5 hours
o 6-9 hours
o 10-24 hours
o 25-40 hours
o More than 40 hours

MGQ44rev On average during the last school year, about how many hours did a typical student
spend outdoors during MWEE activities? (check one)

o None
o 1-5 hours
o 6-9 hours
o 10-24 hours
o 25-40 hours
o More than 40 hours
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End of Block: About Student MWEE
Start of Block: More MWEE

MGQ46rev In what subject(s) were your typical MWEEs implemented? (select all that apply):

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Science
Technology
Engineering
Math
Social studies
English language arts
Fine arts
Music
Other (please describe) ________________________________________________

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MGQ41rev To what extent was the content of your students' MWEEs aligned with:
Don't
know

To no
extent
1

Next Generation
Science Standards

o
o
o

o
o
o

Common Core
Standards Mathematics

o

Common Core
Standards - English
Language Arts
Regional
environmental/natural
resources
management
priorities

NA

State education
standards
State environmental
education standards

To a
great
extent
5

2

3

4

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o
o
o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

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MGQ51rev19 Did students participate in any of the following stewardship activities during your
students' MWEEs? (select all categories that apply)

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The students did NOT participate in any stewardship activities

Watershed Restoration or Protection (e.g., create schoolyard habitat, planting trees or
grasses, invasive species removal, cleanup [e.g., beach, stream, school, community), raise
& release (e.g., fish, oysters, turtles), stormwater management (e.g., rain garden, paint
storm drains] Briefly describe the actions:
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Everyday Choices [e.g., reduce/reuse/recycle/upcycle, transportation (e.g., carpooling,
bike riding, mass transit, walking), composting, energy conservation, water conservation]
Briefly describe the actions: ________________________________________________

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Community Engagement [e.g., outreach, presentations, social media, messaging at
community events/fairs/festivals, event-organizing, mentoring, PSAs, flyers, posters] Briefly
describe the actions: ________________________________________________

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Civic Action [e.g., town meetings, voting, writing or meeting with elected officials/decision
makers] Briefly describe the actions:
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Other Briefly describe the actions:
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MGQ48rev19 Did you use any of the following resources from NOAA or other sources as part of
your student MWEEs? (check all that apply)

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Information from websites, reports, or scientific publications
Existing data sets
Experts or STEM professionals
Curricula and education programs
Labs

Field Sites (e.g., NOAA National Marine Sanctuary or NOAA National Estuarine
Research Reserve

None
Don’t know
MGQ48rev19 _txt Which specific resource was most helpful? (Please provide as much detail
as possible.)
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MGQ53rev19

As a result of participating in MWEEs, students are better able to:
NA

Strongly
disagree
1

2

3

4

5

6

Strongly
agree
7

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Identify their
local
watershed(s)

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Describe
how
watersheds
are
connected to
the ocean
via streams,
rivers, and
humanmade
structures

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Identify the
functions of
a watershed

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Assess the
current
health of
their local
watershed(s)
Recognize
how humans
and natural
processes
impact the
health of
watersheds
Recognize
how
watersheds
can affect
human
health

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Identify
stewardship
actions
individuals
can take to
protect or
restore
watersheds
Take
stewardship
actions to
protect or
restore
watersheds

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

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End of Block: More MWEE
Start of Block: Outcomes
Beneft_Txt

What is the most important benefit of MWEEs for your students?

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MGQ52rev19
a MWEE?

What other benefits have you observed from students who participated in

NA

Strongly
disagree
1

2

3

4

5

6

Strongly
agree
7

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

Improved
ability to
conduct
scientific
investigations

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Better
understanding
of scientific
research

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Stronger
performance
in science

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Stronger
performance
on
standardized
tests

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

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Increased
interest and
engagement
in learning

o

Greater
interest in
pursuing
science
careers

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

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MG24rev19 As a result of participating in MWEEs, students are more likely to take
stewardship actions to protect or restore watersheds.
Strongly
disagree
1

o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o

Strongly
agree
7

2

3

4

5

6

o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o

o
o
o
o
o

Help_Txt What could be done by your professional development provider to help you develop
and implement improved MWEEs?
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End of Block: Outcomes
Start of Block: Outdoor Component

MQ29rev Where did the outdoor component of your students’ MWEEs occur? (select all that
apply)

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On school grounds
Off school grounds, within walking distance
Off school grounds, requiring transportation

MGQ88rev19 About how many separate outdoor learning experiences did your students have
during their MWEE? (check one for each row)
Don't know

None

One

Two

Three or
more

Led by the
organization
that provided
your MWEE
professional
development

o

o

o

o

o

Led by you

o

o

o

o

o

Led by
someone
else (please
specify)

o

o

o

o

o

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MQ30

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following:
NA

Strongly
disagree
1

2

3

4

5

6

Strongly
agree
7

Overall, what
I taught my
students
about
watersheds in
the classroom
was closely
integrated
with students'
outdoor
learning
experience(s).

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

My students'
outdoor
learning
experiences
were
designed to
help them
understand
what they had
been
introduced to
during regular
class

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

My students'
outdoor
learning
experiences
were
designed to
reinforce what
students
learned
during regular
class

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

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MQ31 BEFORE students participated in their outdoor learning experience:
NA

Strongly
disagree
1

2

3

4

5

6

Strongly
agree
7

I provided
them with
detailed
information
about what
they were
going to do

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

I let
students
know what
activities
they were
going to do

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

I spent a
lot of time
preparing
students
for what to
expect

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

MQ32rev During the MWEE (outdoors or in the community), my students: (select all that apply)

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Did NOT collect data or make observations
Conducted a one-time data collection or observation
Conducted multiple data collections or observations over a period of time

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MQ33 Back in the classroom AFTER students participated in the outdoor learning
experience(s):
NA

Strongly
disagree
1

2

3

4

5

6

Strongly
agree
7

They
discussed
results
based on
their
observations

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

They offered
explanations
for what
they
observed

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

They were
expected to
draw on
what had
been
learned

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

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End of Block: Outdoor Component
Start of Block: Feedback

MGPDQ74 The questionnaire was ... (select one for each line)
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Difficult
to
complete

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Easy to
complete

Long

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

Short

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ImprvQ_Txt How can this questionnaire be improved?
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Cmmts_Txt What final comments would you like to share about MWEEs?
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End of Block: Feedback

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