Grantee Non-Response Survey

20XX - NOAA B-WET Grantee

Nonresponse Survey

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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 (Bronwen.Rice@noaa.gov).

Thank you.

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

• No

• Yes

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Thank you Thank you for completing this survey. Please click on the Submit button below.

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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 B- WET National Coordinator, bronwen.rice@noaa.gov. 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 In which region were your organization's MWEEs offered this past grant year? (select one)

• California

• Chesapeake Bay watershed (Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and the District of Columbia)

• Great Lakes (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, and Pennsylvania)

• Gulf of America (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida)

• Hawaii

• New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island)

• Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington)

• 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?

• $1-20,000

• $20,001-$50,000

• $50,001-$100,000

• $100,001-$200,000

• $200,001-$300,000

• $300,001 or greater

• NA

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GQ15rev19 What grade would you give the support you received from your region’s NOAA B- WET 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-WET- funded projects did your organization directly provide? (choose No or Yes for each line)

	No	Yes
Activities for students/youth who are between the ages of 5-18 (or grades K-12)	o	o
Professional development or support for teachers	o	o
Other (please specify)	o	o

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PD TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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 non- consecutively	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?

• 1-10 hours

• 11-20 hours

• 21-30 hours

• 31-40 hours

• 41-60 hours

• 
  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?

• None

• 1-10 hours

• 11-20 hours

• 21-40 hours

• 41-60 hours

• More than 60 hours

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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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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.

• None

• 1-5 hours

• 6-9 hours

• 10-24 hours

• 25-40 hours

• 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.

• None

• 1-5 hours

• 6-9 hours

• 10-24 hours

• 25-40 hours

• 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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