Grantee nonresponse survey

2018 - NOAA B-WET Grantee
Nonresponse Survey
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Intro
This is a voluntary survey.
Please answer the following questions in reference to the most recently-completed grant year of
your current NOAA B-WET grant. You will be asked about a range of practices and outcomes
that represent the diversity of Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs).
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. For more information about
the NOAA Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience, click here: MWEE Definition 2018.
All responses will be kept anonymous, that is they will not be associated with you and your
organization. THANK YOU in advance for your candor and thoughtfulness in answering the
questions that follow.
It will take about 5 minutes to complete this survey.
Notes:
• The term “organization” is used generically to mean the B-WET funds “grantee.” The
grantee may be one nonprofit organization or an academic institution completing the
work, or the grantee may be an institution that is serving as the leader of a partnership of
organizations that are completing the work. If you are the latter type of grantee, please
respond on behalf of your collective group of partners.
• If you have technical issues or questions about this survey, please contact either your
regional B-WET manager or Bronwen Rice, B-WET National Coordinator
([email protected]).
Thank you.

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GQ3 Did you or your organization operate a NOAA B-WET funded project this past grant
year?

o No
o Yes
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Start of Block: Thank you!

Thank you Thank you for completing this survey. Please click on the Submit button below.
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Start of Block: About Organization and B-WET Project
AwardPanel Please respond to this survey based on your work under NOAA Award
number ${e://Field/AwardPanel} for the past year. If this award number does not match a
NOAA B-WET award you received a year or more ago, please contact Bronwen Rice, NOAA BWET National Coordinator, [email protected]. If you have other NOAA B-WET funded
projects, you will receive a separate survey for each project. Please ensure you are responding
based on the correct project.

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GPDQ1
(select one)

In which region were your organization's MWEEs offered this past grant year?

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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GQ9 What is the total amount of funding you received from NOAA this past grant year for your
B-WET project?

o $1-20,000
o $20,001-$50,000
o $50,001-$100,000
o $100,001-$200,000
o $200,001-$300,000
o $300,001 or greater
o NA
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GQ15rev19 What grade would you give the support you received from your region’s NOAA BWET federal program office [click here to see a list] over the past grant year? (choose one)
•

A

•

B

•

C

•

D

•

F

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GQ17rev
BRANCHING QUESTION
Which of the following NOAA B-WETfunded projects did your organization directly provide? (choose No or Yes for each line)
No
Activities for students/youth
who are between the ages of
5-18 (or grades K-12)
Professional development or
support for teachers
Other (please specify)

Yes

o

o

o
o

o
o

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Start of Block: PD for Teachers
PD TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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GPDQ4rev19
Which of the following types of B-WET-funded MWEE professional
development did you typically provide over the past grant year? (Select No or Yes for each type)
No

Yes

One one-day workshop
(usually 8 hours or less)

o

o

Multiple one-day workshops
that take place nonconsecutively

o

o

Multi-day workshop(s) that
takes place over consecutive
days

o

o

A college-level course

o

o

Professional development
provider training (training for
individuals who provide
teacher professional
development)

o

o

Individual teacher coaching
and support (e.g., curriculum
planning, shared teaching,
demonstrations and/or other
forms of in-school or in-field
support)

o

o

Online professional
development support (e.g.,
courses, webinars, discussion
forums)

o

o

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"Typical" Please consider your most frequently offered B-WET-funded MWEE PD as “typical.”

GPDQ23rev19
About how many hours of MWEE professional development and/or
support did your organization typically provide for any one teacher this past grant year?

o 1-10 hours
o 11-20 hours
o 21-30 hours
o 31-40 hours
o 41-60 hours
o More than 60 hours
GPDQ24rev About how many hours did a typical teacher participate in outdoor activities as
part of your organization's MWEE professional development this past grant year?

o None
o 1-10 hours
o 11-20 hours
o 21-40 hours
o 41-60 hours
o More than 60 hours
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Display This Question:
If GPDQ4rev19 = One day workshops (usually less than 8 hours) [ Yes ]
Or GPDQ4rev19 = Multiple one-day workshops that take place non-consecutively [ Yes ]
Or GPDQ4rev19 = Multi-day workshop(s) that takes place over consecutive days [ Yes ]
Or GPDQ4rev19 = A college-level course [ Yes ]

GPDQ80rev19
As part of your B-WET-funded MWEE professional development
workshops this past grant year, did your organization typically include the following practices or
support? (select No or Yes for each statement)
No

Yes

Engaged teachers in aligning
MWEEs with their school or
school district standards

o

o

Discussed how to use data to
support scientific inquiry

o

o

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GPDQ31rev Did your organization's MWEE professional development this past grant year
typically include these types of practices or support? (select No or Yes for each statement)
No

Yes

Assisted teachers with conducting
field trips or field work

o

o

Assisted teachers with stewardship
projects, e.g., restoration projects,
building schoolyard habitats, etc.

o

o

Assisted with the use of equipment
or technologies

o

o

Provided information on how to
obtain grants or funding for
MWEEs

o

o

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GPDQ84rev19
It was a goal of my organization’s B-WET-funded MWEE professional
development that teachers would be more likely to:
NA

No

Yes

Implement
MWEEs after
they are no
longer
supported by
our
organization

o

o

o

Guide students
through taking
stewardship
actions

o

o

o

Use science
inquiry
instruction

o

o

o

Use the
outdoors for
instruction

o

o

o

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Start of Block: MWEEs for Students
MWEE
STUDENT MWEEs Please answer the following questions with regard to the
instruction your organization provides directly to students (not the instruction provided by
teachers).

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GQ43rev
On average during the past grant year, a typical student spent ____ hours being
taught by your organization’s staff during a B-WET-funded MWEE.

o None
o 1-5 hours
o 6-9 hours
o 10-24 hours
o 25-40 hours
o More than 40 hours

GQ44rev
On average during the past grant year, a typical student spent ____ hours
outdoors being taught by your organization’s staff during a B-WET-funded MWEE.

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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GQ52rev19 It was a goal of my organization’s B-WET-funded MWEEs that students would
have the following benefits:
NA

No

Yes

Improved ability
to conduct
scientific
investigations

o

o

o

Better
understanding
of scientific
research

o

o

o

Stronger
performance in
science

o

o

o

Stronger
performance on
standardized
tests

o

o

o

Increased
interest and
engagement in
learning

o

o

o

Greater interest
in pursuing
science careers

o

o

o

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GQ53rev19 It was a goal of my organization’s B-WET-funded MWEEs that students would be
able to take stewardship actions to protect or restore watersheds.
•
•
•

NA
No
Yes

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