If you were a part of Project Madog in Wisconsin during the 2003-2004 school year and did not attend the last project meeting, please copy these surveys to an e-mail message to nortonm@ripon.edu , complete them, and send the message.

2003-04 End of the Year Survey Questions
Please circle
1) On average, how many email messages do you send a week?
* less than 5 emails * 10-15 emails
* 5-10 emails * more than 15 emails

2) How comfortable do you feel with using web sites to find information?
* clueless * comfortable
* somewhat comfortable * very comfortable

3) How often per month do you order items or make reservations online?
* never do * 3-5 times
* fewer than 3 times * more than 5 times

4) How comfortable do you feel in creating a web site?
* clueless * comfortable
* somewhat comfortable * very comfortable

5) How often do you use the Internet to find information?
* never have * 3-5 times per week
* fewer than 3 times per week * more than 5 times per week

6) What kind of information do you usually use the Internet to search for? (Please write in response.)

7) What did you get out of this project (circle all that apply)?
* make friends overseas * improve my comfort level in how to teach science
* improve my comfort level in how to teach math * improve my comfort level in how to teach technology
* become more acquainted with using web sites * become more acquainted with using email
* become more acquainted with web page design

8) What ideas for teaching science, math, and technology did you get out of the project?

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9) How often did you use an inquiry approach (starting with children's ideas and then designing classroom activities and projects) in teaching science, math, or technology?
* seldom * frequently
* sometimes * almost all the time


10) How often did your students pursue their own investigations to learn science, math, or technology?
* seldom * frequently
* sometimes * almost all the time

9) How comfortable were you with collecting children's ideas and then designing classroom activities and projects (inquiry approach) in science, math, or technology?
* uncomfortable * comfortable
* somewhat comfortable * very comfortable

10) How often did you work with your preservice/mentor teacher in the classroom this year?
* once or twice * 5-7 times
* 3 - 5 times * 8 or more times

11) How comfortable were you working with your preservice/mentor?
* uncomfortable * comfortable
* somewhat comfortable * very comfortable

12) How comfortable were you in communicating with another school in Wisconsin on a regular basis?
* uncomfortable * comfortable
* somewhat comfortable * very comfortable

13) How comfortable were you in communicating with another school in Wales on a regular basis?
* uncomfortable * comfortable
* somewhat comfortable * very comfortable

14) How did you feel about using a bit of the Welsh language?
* a little reluctant * no problem (Dim problem)
* a little shy * It was fun! (Hwyl fawr!)

15) What did you learn about Wales? (Please write in your response.)


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Thank you so much for your time! We enjoyed working with you on Project Madog!

- Keri & Mary

 

Project Continuity
We hope to continue some of the Project Madog activities in years to come if there is interest. Keri and Chris have applied for grants to support travel to Wales this summer and Mary will spend some of her sabbatical time there. They will be visiting schools and will help anyone who wants to begin, continue, or expand contact with Welsh schools. If schools here keep in contact with Welsh schools, there will also be the possibility of Maymester in Wales again in the future. Mary, Keri, Liz, and others might also be persuaded to organize and lead workshops if there is interest in learning more about science, mathematics, and technology topics. Please let us know if you are potentially interested in continued contact with Wales, workshops, Maymester, study in Wales, etc.

Name______________________________________________________

e-mail address______________________________________________

__ teacher (grade, school_______________________________________ )

__Ripon College student (year in school____________ )

I am interested in (check all that apply)

___ talks about Wales, Welsh language, etc. in my class or school

___ helping to write a grant proposal to support travel, workshops, etc.

___ travel to Wales (as teacher with a group to visit schools)

I would be willing to pay as much as $____________ (out of pocket) to travel to Wales
with a group.
___ Maymester in Wales (as Ripon College class(2-3 weeks long) for teacher-training students)

I would be willing to pay as much a $____________ (out of pocket)to participate in
Maymester.
___ Study-abroad semester at University of Wales Bangor (fall semester program for Ripon
College teacher-training students, financial aid can be applied to fees)
___ Classroom-to-classroom contact between my class and a class in Wales

___ Classroom-to-classroom contact between my class and another class in another school in
Wisconsin: for teacher or for Ripon College student doing
______clinical block or
______student teaching


___ Workshops about __________________________________________

_________________________________________________________
I would be willing to attend workshops

____ after school ______ Saturdays ______ during breaks

I would be willing to devote up to _______ hours to a workshop.

I would be willing to pay up to $___________ (out of pocket) for workshop books and
materials

I would be willing to help organize and lead a workshop about ________________..


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