Appendix
B
Questions
for Formal Education Sector Survey
The Pennsylvania Center
for Environmental Education (PCEE) is a new resource for
educators which was created by executive order of the governor
in December of 1996. The PCEE is a partnership between 11
different entities in Pennsylvania, including the Department
of Education.
Goals of the PCEE are
to disseminate environmental education (EE) information
and materials, facilitate partnerships for the purpose of
providing quality EE, assist in professional development
in EE, and assist in preservice teacher preparation for
EE.
The PCEE is brand new,
and needs YOUR help in determining what EE services are
most important for our state.n The following questionnaire
provides a way for you to make your input known.
DIRECTIONS: Please fill
in the requested demographic and related information. Then
go to Section A and pick two (2) areas that, in our opinion,
should be addressed by the PCEE. Once you have done this,
go to Section B and pick two(2) priorities under each of
your two choices from Section A. Please use the space after
each selection to elaborate on your choices. It is important
to be as specific as possible.
Please tell us about
yourself:
Specify position within school (i.e., grade(s), subject(s)
taught, etc.) _________________________________________________
Name___________________School_____________________
Address___________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Phone: Home_________________Work________________________
Email______________________Fax Number______________
Do you currently incorporate
environmental education into your classroom teaching?
YES NO
If so, please describe:
Section A
Check two categories
from the selections below to indicate your priorities for
the Center. Use the space at the end to elaborate.
_____ (1) Preservice
Education (assisting teacher preparation institutions)
_____ (2) Professional Development (teachers, professionals
in the field, etc.)
_____ (3) EE Computer Network
_____ (4) Technical Assistance (program development, grant
writing, networking, etc.)
_____ (5) Research
_____ (6) Other____________________
Use this space to comment
on Section A.
Section B:
Check two items below for which of the two priorities you
identifies above. Please elaborate, if necessary, in the
space provided.
PRESERVICE EDUCATION
_____ (1) Instructional
Methodology (awareness, issue investigation, action skills,
etc.)
_____ (2) Program Models (other schools, states, exemplary
programs)
_____ (3) Basic Principles of EE/ecology
_____ (4) Critical Thinking Models
_____ (5) Other ______________________
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
What type of professional
development (content) is most needed?
(Please Choose six for this item)
_____ (1) Existing EE
resources
_____ (2) Current status and developments in EE in Pennsylvania
(standards, legislation, networking, etc.)
_____ (3) Current national EE developments
_____ (4) Ecology
_____ (5) History and philosophy of EE in Pennsylvania
_____ (6) History and philosophy of EE nationally
_____ (7) How to teach about environmental issues
_____ (8) Learning technologies for EE (World Wide Web for
EE information gathering, E-mail, Link to Learning, etc.)
_____ (9) Methods for teaching EE
_____ (10) Natural History
_____ (11) Program Models (Exemplary programs, statewide
programs, etc.)
_____ (12) Facility Development
_____ (13) Other__________________________________
What presentation formats
are most preferable?
(Choose two)
_____ (1) Workshops
(specific subset areas, e.g., issues, ecojustice, natural
history)
_____ (2) Courses (for credit) e.g., teaching methods, overview
of EE, history of EE, etc.
_____ (3) Conferences
_____ (4) Other__________________________________
EE COMPUTER NETWORK
_____ (1) Bulletin Board
_____ (2) List of Activities
_____ (3) EE Resources Directory (materials, centers, programs,
people)
_____ (4) On-line learning activities and programs
_____ (5) Links to Other Services
_____ (6) Other__________________________________
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
_____ (1) Partnership
_____ (2) Program Development
_____ (3) Grant Writing
_____ (4) Networking
_____ (5) Equipment
_____ (6) Facility Development (e.g., nature trails, outdoor
classrooms)
_____ (7) Mentoring
_____ (8) Other__________________________________
RESEARCH
_____ (1) Access to
Current research in EE
_____ (2) Research Projects (specify below)
_____ (3) Opportunities in Research in EE
_____ (4) Funding Opportunities for Research
_____ (5) Other_________________________________
Use this space for additional
comments on Section B.
Please return this form
to:
The Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
Fax: (724) 738-4502
