Dear SYEFEST Teacher,

We hope the new school year is going well for you. This is the last time we will be contacting you for information about SYEFEST. Please accept our very heartfelt thanks for participating in the project and helping us collect data so we can better understand this teacher development experience. We would like to ask you to take a few minutes to write some final thoughts about your SYEFEST experience. Please return the completed survey by December 1 in the enclosed stamped self-addressed envelope. Good luck with the remainder of the school year.

Thank you.

1. How often do you teach science outdoors?

(  ) frequently, about once a week (30-40 times each school year)

(  ) often, about 2-3 times a month (15-30 times each school year)

(  ) occasionally, about once a month (6-15 times each school year)

(  ) infrequently, every couple of months (3-5 times each school year)

(  ) almost never, once or twice a year

(  ) never

2. I am using guided inquiry:

(  ) more than last year        (  ) about the same as last year        (  ) less than last year

3. I am using open inquiry:

(  ) more than last year        (  ) about the same as last year        (  ) less than last year

4. Please give an overview of the schoolyard ecology topics you have taught this fall. Please attach any lesson plans, samples of student work, etc., that you would like to share. Give a brief one line description and indicate when you did each and whether each was done indoors or outdoors.

5. What schoolyard ecology topics do you plan to teach this coming winter and spring?

6. What have been the most notable outcomes of your involvement with SYEFEST?