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Teacher Professional Development Survey

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Denver Zoo is in a unique position to bring real-world learning and experiences to teachers and students. One of our new focuses is to provide teachers with professional development opportunities that invite them to be a part of conservation and increase capacity to connect their students with meaningful and caring conservation actions they can take to help wildlife. Since Denver Zoo is a zoo-based conservation organization, our main objective is to offer programs directly in support of our mission to inspire communities to save wildlife for future generations. As we consider our future direction, it is important that we understand how our efforts might intersect with teacher and school goals for professional development and student learning. Thank you in advance for your honesty, feedback, and participation.

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1. In what capacity have you participated in a program with Denver Zoo before? (Choose all that apply)
2. Please select the TOP THREE resources/formats that you are most likely to use.
4. Please select the TOP THREE Conservation Education experiences that would most likely convince you to sign up for a professional learning opportunity with Denver Zoo.
5. Please rank the following professional development program in order of your interest. (1 = MOST interested, 5 = LEAST interested) Order the items from the following list. First select an item with the spacebar to show a menu of possible ranking positions. Next, click a ranking position to order it in the ranked list. Note the menu will display more ordering options as you add items to the ranked list.
6. To what extent do you agree with the following statements. Once the following question is answered, you will be automatically advanced to the next page
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I feel confident in my ability to participate in conservation action in my personal life.
I feel confident in my ability to introduce my students to age-appropriate conservation issues and solutions.
7. To what extent do you agree with the following statements? Once the following question is answered, you will be automatically advanced to the next page
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I only feel a professional development is helpful if I go home with ready-to-use resources.
I won't pay for a professional development course unless it will count toward my pay schedule credit hours.
A professional development where I could participate in conservation efforts and then have time to work on planning implementation into my teaching would be valuable to me.
I would participate in a professional development with Denver Zoo that is exclusively virtual.
It is important to me that I can take what I have learned in a professional development and apply it in my own way.
A Denver Zoo educator visiting my classroom virtually to facilitate learning is valuable and worth my class time.
A professional development where I am taught how to incorporate current conservation efforts into my teaching would be valuable to me.
A Denver Zoo educator visiting my classroom in person to help facilitate learning is valuable and worth my class time.
8. At Denver Zoo, saving wildlife is the heart of our mission and we want to invite others to join in our efforts. In our future programming, we will aim to increase teachers' "conservation capacity", including the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to take action for wildlife, and help their students to do the same.

To what extent do you agree with the following statements. Once the following question is answered, you will be automatically advanced to the next page
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I want to engage in conservation activities (activities to protect wildlife or habitats) with my students, but I need help learning skills to make it possible.
I have access to conservation sites/studies that I actively engage my students in.
I need help scoping out and planning places near my school where I could engage students in conservation activities.
I have access to landscapes near my school/on school campus where I could engage students in conservation activities (activities to protect wildlife or habitats).
I have access to most tools and supplies necessary to engage in conservation activities (activities to protect wildlife or habitats).
I want to engage in conservation activities with my students, but I need help connecting this topic to other learning goals.
I am confident in my ability to teach required standards and units while using conservation as a foundation for lessons.
9. In your opinion, how much do the following statements describe Denver Zoo? Once the following question is answered, you will be automatically advanced to the next page
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Denver Zoo is a recognized wildlife conservation organization.
Denver Zoo is a trusted source for accurate information about wildlife conservation.
Denver Zoo connects people with animals and conservation work in Colorado and around the world.
10. What is your role in education?
11. Which grade level(s) do you primarily serve?
12. How long have you been teaching?
14. Thank you for completing our survey.

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