Teaching with Field Trips Survey

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* 1. If you have led field trips or multi-day student trips (including end-of-the-year travel), please list some of your favorite sites/destinations where you have taken your students. If you are not involved in trip planning, skip to question #7.

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* 2. If you incorporate trips as part of your teaching, what type of field trips do you lead? Select all that apply.

Multi-day trips outside of my region

Daylong trips within driving distance

½ day trips within the school day

N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What are your educational goals for field trips? Rank importance on the scale below.

	Most important	Somewhat important	Neutral	Somewhat unimportant	Unimportant
Getting outside the classroom	Getting outside the classroom Most important	Getting outside the classroom Somewhat important	Getting outside the classroom Neutral	Getting outside the classroom Somewhat unimportant	Getting outside the classroom Unimportant
Providing a hands-on opportunity for students	Providing a hands-on opportunity for students Most important	Providing a hands-on opportunity for students Somewhat important	Providing a hands-on opportunity for students Neutral	Providing a hands-on opportunity for students Somewhat unimportant	Providing a hands-on opportunity for students Unimportant
Supporting classroom curriculum	Supporting classroom curriculum Most important	Supporting classroom curriculum Somewhat important	Supporting classroom curriculum Neutral	Supporting classroom curriculum Somewhat unimportant	Supporting classroom curriculum Unimportant
Engaging different learning styles	Engaging different learning styles Most important	Engaging different learning styles Somewhat important	Engaging different learning styles Neutral	Engaging different learning styles Somewhat unimportant	Engaging different learning styles Unimportant

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What makes you choose to take a field trip? Rank importance on the scale below.

	Most important	Somewhat important	Neutral	Somewhat unimportant	Unimportant
Reliable quality of on-site experience	Reliable quality of on-site experience Most important	Reliable quality of on-site experience Somewhat important	Reliable quality of on-site experience Neutral	Reliable quality of on-site experience Somewhat unimportant	Reliable quality of on-site experience Unimportant
Ease of logistics	Ease of logistics Most important	Ease of logistics Somewhat important	Ease of logistics Neutral	Ease of logistics Somewhat unimportant	Ease of logistics Unimportant
Cost	Cost Most important	Cost Somewhat important	Cost Neutral	Cost Somewhat unimportant	Cost Unimportant
Location	Location Most important	Location Somewhat important	Location Neutral	Location Somewhat unimportant	Location Unimportant
Supports classroom curriculum	Supports classroom curriculum Most important	Supports classroom curriculum Somewhat important	Supports classroom curriculum Neutral	Supports classroom curriculum Somewhat unimportant	Supports classroom curriculum Unimportant

Other (please specify)

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* 5. As you prepare for a field trip, what materials or tools are most useful? Rank usefulness on the scale below.

	Most useful	Somewhat useful	Neutral	Somewhat useful	Not useful
Curriculum-specific lesson plans or activity ideas provided by the site	Curriculum-specific lesson plans or activity ideas provided by the site Most useful	Curriculum-specific lesson plans or activity ideas provided by the site Somewhat useful	Curriculum-specific lesson plans or activity ideas provided by the site Neutral	Curriculum-specific lesson plans or activity ideas provided by the site Somewhat useful	Curriculum-specific lesson plans or activity ideas provided by the site Not useful
Reviews from other teachers/word-of-mouth from colleagues	Reviews from other teachers/word-of-mouth from colleagues Most useful	Reviews from other teachers/word-of-mouth from colleagues Somewhat useful	Reviews from other teachers/word-of-mouth from colleagues Neutral	Reviews from other teachers/word-of-mouth from colleagues Somewhat useful	Reviews from other teachers/word-of-mouth from colleagues Not useful
Logistics (time estimates, parking, directions, etc.)	Logistics (time estimates, parking, directions, etc.) Most useful	Logistics (time estimates, parking, directions, etc.) Somewhat useful	Logistics (time estimates, parking, directions, etc.) Neutral	Logistics (time estimates, parking, directions, etc.) Somewhat useful	Logistics (time estimates, parking, directions, etc.) Not useful
Correlation with standards	Correlation with standards Most useful	Correlation with standards Somewhat useful	Correlation with standards Neutral	Correlation with standards Somewhat useful	Correlation with standards Not useful
Orientation materials provided by the site (introductory video, handout, etc.)	Orientation materials provided by the site (introductory video, handout, etc.) Most useful	Orientation materials provided by the site (introductory video, handout, etc.) Somewhat useful	Orientation materials provided by the site (introductory video, handout, etc.) Neutral	Orientation materials provided by the site (introductory video, handout, etc.) Somewhat useful	Orientation materials provided by the site (introductory video, handout, etc.) Not useful
Content-specific videos	Content-specific videos Most useful	Content-specific videos Somewhat useful	Content-specific videos Neutral	Content-specific videos Somewhat useful	Content-specific videos Not useful

Other (please specify)

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* 6. As you prepare for a field trip, where do you go for trustworthy content to support your students’ experience at the site?

Website of destination

Social media (incl. Pinterest)

Word of mouth from colleagues

Other online resources (Heritage Area website, library website)

Google

Printed materials (brochures, guidebooks, etc.)

Student Youth Travel Association

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How do you use film in the classroom? Select all that apply.

Feature-length film

Watching short film clips online

Students making their own film(s)

Historical fiction

Documentary

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Over the next few months, we’ll be seeking input as we develop additional tools for field trip planning. Would you be interested in providing additional feedback? If so, please provide your name and email address.

Teaching with Field Trips

Thank you for taking this survey!

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* 1. If you have led field trips or multi-day student trips (including end-of-the-year travel), please list some of your favorite sites/destinations where you have taken your students. If you are not involved in trip planning, skip to question #7.

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* 2. If you incorporate trips as part of your teaching, what type of field trips do you lead? Select all that apply.

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* 3. What are your educational goals for field trips? Rank importance on the scale below.

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* 4. What makes you choose to take a field trip? Rank importance on the scale below.

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* 5. As you prepare for a field trip, what materials or tools are most useful? Rank usefulness on the scale below.

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* 6. As you prepare for a field trip, where do you go for trustworthy content to support your students’ experience at the site?

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* 7. How do you use film in the classroom? Select all that apply.

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* 8. Over the next few months, we’ll be seeking input as we develop additional tools for field trip planning. Would you be interested in providing additional feedback? If so, please provide your name and email address.

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* 9. What grade(s) do you teach?

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* 10. Where is your school located? Please indicate the city and state.