Michigan Department of Education

Title II, Part A(3)—Improving Teacher Quality Grant Program 2014-2016

TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

NEEDS SURVEY

Please respond to these SURVEY questions so we may better understand your needs relative to teaching and learning. This information will assist us in preparing a professional development grant proposal for possible funding by the Michigan Department of Education.

The information you provide is strictly confidential. Your name will not be linked to the data; only group data will be reported. Information collected is used to shape the proposed professional development program and to assess changes in needs over time.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey, your input is greatly appreciated.

INDIVIDUALIZED CODE

To begin, please complete your individual code; this number is unique to you (no one else will know it). You will be asked to use the same code for other program surveys. Carefully fill in the required information to complete your code.

First 2 letters of your Mother’s Maiden Name / First 3 letters of the Month of Your Birth / Last 2 letters of your first name / 2-digit number of the date of your birth
EXAMPLE CODE:
EX / JUN / YN / 28
Mom’s Maiden Name is Example / I was born in June / My name is Marilyn / My birthdate is June 28

BACKGROUND

A.  What is the name of the college or university offering this professional development?

B.  What is the name of your school?

C.  What is the name of your district?

D.  What is your current primary role? (Check one.)

q / Administrator
q / Teacher
q / Para-professional
q / Other (specify):

E.  If you are a teacher, do you teach special education?

q / Yes / q / No

F.  If you are a teacher, what grade(s) do you teach? (Check all that apply.)

q / Pre-K / q / 4 / q / 9
q / K / q / 5 / q / 10
q / 1 / q / 6 / q / 11
q / 2 / q / 7 / q / 12
q / 3 / q / 8 / q / Other (specify):

G.  If you teach in a middle or high school, list the courses that you teach.

H.  How many years have you been a teacher? Round to the nearest whole year.

Years

If you are not currently a teacher, how many years have you been in your current position? Round to the nearest whole year.

Years

I.  Please rate your familiarity with state and national standards for the subject(s) you teach using a five-point scale where 1 means “not at all familiar” and 5 means “very familiar.” (Check one for each.)

How familiar are you with current… / Not at All Familiar / Very Familiar / Not Applicable
a. / Common Core State English Language Arts Standards / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / q6
b. / Common Core State Mathematics Standards / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / q6
c. / Michigan Science Grade Level Expectations / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / q6
d. / Michigan Social Studies Grade Level Expectations / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / q6
e. / Michigan World Language Standards / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / q6
f. / National standards in your subject area / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / q6


PART A: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS REGARDING INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT – ALL SUBJECTS

Rate each of the following items based on your personal professional development instructional and assessment needs, with 1 = low need; 5 = high need; 0 = need has already been met. Indicate whether the item is a high priority for you (yes or no).

INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS / Need Already Met / Low Need
(1) / High Need
(5) / Priority?
(Check one for each.)
(Check one box for each.) / Yes / No
1. Using inquiry-based instructional strategies (i.e., hands-on and lab activities, investigations, small group work, field work, student presentations, technology-assisted activities) / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
2. Incorporating real-world applications into lessons / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
3. Learning how to integrate other curricular topics into lessons / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
4. Learning how to align curriculum, instruction, and assessment with state education standards / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
5. Collaborating with colleagues within and across disciplines and grade levels to plan and implement curriculum / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
6. Selecting teaching/learning strategies that meet the needs of students with diverse abilities / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
7. Challenging students to accept and share responsibility for their own learning / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
8. Encouraging and facilitating collaboration among students / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
9. Using a variety of classroom-level student assessment activities / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
10. Learning how to analyze student assessment data to guide teaching / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
11. Using computers as a tool and resource for teaching and learning / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
12. Learning how to develop constructed-response items, design an appropriate rubric, and improve student performance on those items. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
A. INSERT PROJECT SPECIFIC QUESTION HERE / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
B. INSERT PROJECT SPECIFIC QUESTION HERE / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
C. INSERT PROJECT SPECIFIC QUESTION HERE / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
D. INSERT PROJECT SPECIFIC QUESTION HERE / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
E. INSERT PROJECT SPECIFIC QUESTION HERE / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
PART B: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORMATS – ALL SUBJECTS
Please rate the following modes of professional development in terms of (1) your level of comfort/experience with each approach, and (2) your interest in participating in such an approach. Rate each using a four-point scale, with 1 = low and 4 = high. (Check one for each.)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORMATS

/ Level of Comfort/ Experience / Level of Interest in Participating
Low / High / Low / High
13. Workshops (usually one-day or half-day sessions) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
14. Conferences (usually one- or two-day sessions) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
15. Institutes (5 or more days usually in summer) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
16. College Course Work (for credit) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
17 E-Learning Courses (self-paced web-based courses) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
18. Professional Learning Communities (group of teachers meets regularly to discuss teaching and learning) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
19. Study Groups (group of teachers meet to discuss a particular topic of interest) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
20. Action Research (individual teacher or group studies a particular question about teaching or learning, using the classroom site for research) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
21. Lesson Study (use of Japanese lesson study model) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
22. Book Study (group of teachers meet to discuss a book related to teaching and learning) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
23. Peer Coaching (teachers observe each other's practice and discuss it, with a goal of improving instruction) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
24. Mentor Teaching (a master teacher models good instruction while another teacher observes) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
25. Electronic Listgroups (groups of teachers "converse" about their practice electronically) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
26. Curriculum Development Work (through participation on school improvement team or curriculum committee, teachers learn about curriculum, resources/current information, and contribute their experience to the effort) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4
27. School Improvement Work (through participation on school improvement team, teachers learn about and contribute to the school's vision/goals) / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4

28. What would encourage you to participate in professional development activities?

29. List any other needs you have related to teaching and learning in your classroom or school?

PART C: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS REGARDING SUBJECT MATTER CONTENT AND SKILLS – K-12 SCIENCE

Please rate each of the following science subject matter areas based on your personal professional development content and skills needs. Check one box for each area using the rating scale where 1 = low need, 5 = high need and 0 = need has already been met. Also indicate whether the item is a high priority for you (yes or no).

K-12 SCIENCE
Content list from: Michigan Science Grade Level Content Expectations / Need Already Met / Low Need
(1) / High Need
(5) / Priority?
(Check one for each.)
(Check one box for each.) / Yes / No
EARTH SCIENCE
30. Earth systems / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
31. The solid Earth / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
32. The fluid Earth / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
33. Earth in space and time / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
34. Organization and development of living things / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
35. Interdependence of living systems and the environment / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
36. Genetics / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
37. Evolution and biodiversity / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
PHYSICS
38. Motion of objects / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
39. Forces and motion / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
40. Forms of energy and energy transformations / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
CHEMISTRY
41. Forms of energy / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
42. Energy transfer and conservation / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
43. Properties of matter / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
44. Changes in matter / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
OTHER AREAS
A. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
B. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
C. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
Increase my knowledge of science processes/skills: / Need Already Met / Low Need
(1) / High Need
(5) / Priority?
(Check one for each.)
(Check one box for each.) / Yes / No
45. Asking questions / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
46. Proof and justification / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
47. Developing solutions / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
48. Interpreting information / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
49. Historical/cultural influences on science / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
A. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
B. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
C. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN


PART C: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS REGARDING SUBJECT MATTER CONTENT AND SKILLS – K-5 MATHEMATICS

Please rate each of the following mathematics subject matter areas based on your personal professional development content and skills needs. Check one box for each area using the rating scale where 1 = low need, 5 = high need and 0 = need has already been met. Also indicate whether the item is a high priority for you (yes or no).

K-5 MATHEMATICS
Content list from: Michigan Common Core State Standards / Need Already Met / Low Need
(1) / High Need
(5) / Priority?
(Check one for each.)
(Check one box for each.) / Yes / No
30. Counting and cardinality / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
31. Operations and algebraic thinking / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
32. Number and operations in base ten / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
33. Number and operations: fractions / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
34. Measurement and data / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
35. Geometry / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
A. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
B. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
C. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
Increase my Knowledge of Core Curriculum Mathematics Practices: / Need Already Met / Low Need
(1) / High Need
(5) / Priority?
(Check one for each.)
(Check one box for each.) / Yes / No
36. Making sense of problems and persevere in solving them / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
37. Reasoning abstractly and quantitatively / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
38. Constructing viable arguments and critiquing the reasoning of others / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
39. Modeling with mathematics / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
40. Using appropriate tools strategically / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
41. Attending to precision / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
42. Looking for and make use of structure / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
43. Looking for and express regularly in repeated reasoning / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
A. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
B. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN
C. / q0 / q1 / q2 / q3 / q4 / q5 / qY / qN


PART C: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS REGARDING SUBJECT MATTER CONTENT AND SKILLS – 6-8 MATHEMATICS

Please rate each of the following mathematics subject matter areas based on your personal professional development content and skills needs. Check one box for each area using the rating scale where 1 = low need, 5 = high need and 0 = need has already been met. Also indicate whether the item is a high priority for you (yes or no).