What is your title? (select only one)

Health teacher

Biology teacher

Safe and Drug Free School Coordinator

Consumer Science teacher

School health nurse

Other:

If you are a teacher, what grades do you teach? (check all that apply)

K-3 4-5 6-8 9-12

Do not teach

If you teach, do you teach health full-time?

Yes No

Part-time?  Yes No

Are you certified to teach health?

Yes No

What other subject(s) do you teach?


What other subjects are you certified to teach?

Does your school follow any national, state, or district health education standards or guidelines?

Yes No

If yes, are these health education standards or guidelines based on the National Health Education Standards?

Yes No

Are those who teach health education at your school provided with:

Goals, objectives, and expected outcomes for health education?
Yes No

A health education curriculum?
Yes No

A chart describing the scope and sequence of instruction for health education?
Yes No

Lesson plans or learning activities for health education?
Yes No

Plans for how to assess or evaluate students in health education?
Yes No

Does your school district mandate a set of health standards or a curriculum you are required to teach?
Yes No

Are there state/local mandated tests in health for students?

Yes No
If so, at which grades?

On a scale of 1-4, with 1 being very unfamiliar and 4 being extremely familiar, rate your familiarity with the National Health Education Standards:

1   2   3   4   Not familiar with standards

Do you use the following resources in teaching health?

Textbook: Yes No

Lesson plans from publisher: Yes No

Materials and lesson plans you developed: Yes No

Materials and lesson plans your peers developed : Yes No

Material from the Internet: Yes No

Materials provided by school district: Yes No

Materials provided by state department of education : Yes No

Other resources:

Do you collaborate with the following in teaching health?

Biology teacher: Yes No

School Nurse: Yes No

Social worker: Yes No

Safe & Drug Free School Coordinator: Yes No

Special education teachers: Yes No

Other:

If yes, in what ways:

Team teaching: Yes No

As guest speakers: Yes No

Refer students: Yes No

To check accuracy of information: Yes No

Other:

What kinds of technology resources are available to YOU at your school?

Computer: Yes No Do not Know

Internet connection via T1: Yes No Do not Know

Internet connection via broadband: Yes No Do not Know

Internet connection via modem: Yes No Do not Know

CD Rom player: Yes No Do not Know

DVD player: Yes No Do not Know

LCD Projector: Yes No Do not Know

Video player: Yes No Do not Know

Movie projector: Yes No Do not Know

CD writer: Yes No Do not Know

Overhead Projector: Yes No Do not Know

Other:

Do you have Internet access in your classroom?

Yes No

Do you have Internet access at home?

Yes No

What technology is available to your students at school?

Individual computers: Yes No

One computer per classroom: Yes No

Computer lab: Yes No

Internet connectivity: Yes No

Other:

In what ways would you like to use technology when teaching health?

A place to ask questions of other teachers:
Yes No

Resource for content (e.g., violence prevention, nutrition):
Yes No

Resource for innovative teaching ideas /activities:
Yes No

Resource for how to use National Health Education Standards in the classroom:
Yes No

Resource for latest health information and discoveries (e.g., Genome project, breast cancer):
Yes No

Resource for how to integrate health into other subjects such as math, social studies and reading:
Yes No

Engage student in on-line simulations:
Yes No

Other:

On a scale of 1-4, with 1 being not comfortable at all and 4 being extremely comfortable, how would you rate your comfort level with teaching health generally?

Have you ever used health website in your teaching?

If you have used a health website, during the school year, did you use it?

If you have used a health website, how did you use it?

I use Internet resources as…

A place to ask questions of other teachers:
Yes No

Resource for content (e.g., tobacco, alcohol) :
Yes No

Resource for innovative teaching ideas /activities:
Yes No

Resource for how to use National Health Education Standards in the classroom:
Yes No

Resource for latest health information and discoveries (e.g., diabetes, Genome project):
Yes No

Resource for how to integrate health into other subjects such as math, social studies and reading:
Yes No

A resource to check biology content :
Yes No

Have you ever used AccessExcellence.org in your teaching?

Yes No Unaware of

If you have used AccessExcellence.org, on a scale of 1-4, with 1 being not useful at all and 4 being extremely useful, how would you rate AccessExcellence.org?

1 2 3 4 have not used

Please select the top five health topics you are most interested in having up-to-date online information that you can use in teaching health.

Alcohol Alternative healthcare Bullying Cancer Chronic diseases (diabetes, cancer,...) Communicable diseases Consumer health Diabetes Emotional and mental health Environmental health Family life and sexuality Genes and how they affect health	Growth and development Illicit drugs (marijuana, inhalants,...) Injury prevention Nutrition Obesity Over the counter drugs Personal health Physical activity Safety Stress management Tobacco Violence prevention
Other:

 

If resources were made available to support you, would it enhance your teaching of health to attend professional development workshops to:

Learn new ways to incorporate technology into your teaching
Yes No

Attend seminars with experts in the fields of health, biology, and medicine
Yes No

Learn how to align your curriculum with the National Health Education Standards
Yes No

Would it enhance your teaching of health to have access to:

Online seminars or conversations with experts in the fields of health, biology, and medicine
Yes No

An online community of health educators to ask questions and share resources
Yes No

Weekly "health in the news" newsletters
Yes No

If you are willing to talk with us more about the National Health Museum and how it can meet your needs as a health educator, please provide your name and email address.

Name:

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