Grinnell College Teaching Licensure Program Alumni Feedback Survey

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1 Grinnell College Teaching Licensure Program Alumni Feedback Survey Currently the Grinnell College Education Department is preparing for our sep-annual accreditation process by the Board of Education in Iowa. A part of that process includes gathering information and feedback from our licensure program alumni to see how the program affected your experiences post-graduation. We are seeking your feedback for this purpose. Every alum who completes this survey can choose to be entered in a raffle drawing for a $25 gift card to Amazon which we would mail to you after the survey closes. We will not use your name for any other purpose than for the raffle. Your name will be disconnected from the survey information. Please complete this survey by Monday, April 20, 2015 at midnight. If you have any questions, please contact Ashley Schaefer, the Lawrence S. Pidgeon Director of the Grinnell Careers in Education Professions program at schaefer@grinnell.edu or call Education Program and Student Teaching Did you complete your student teaching with Grinnell's program? [Required] [ ] Yes, I complete my student teaching with Grinnell. [ ] No, I completed my student teaching elsewhere. [ ] No, I did not complete my student teaching. What year did you complete your student teaching? [Required] - must select a value. [ ] I did not complete my student teaching [ ] 2014 [ ] 2013 [ ] 2012 [ ] 2011 [ ] 2010 [ ] 2009 [ ] 2008 [ ] 2007 [ ] 2006 [ ] 2005 [ ] 2004 [ ] 2003 [ ] 2002 [ ] 2001 [ ] 2000 Did you receive your teaching licensure through Grinnell? [Required] [ ] I never received my teaching license. [ ] I received my teaching license through another program. [ ] I received my teaching license through Grinnell, but not immediately after student teaching. [ ] I received my teaching license through Grinnell immediately after I completed my student teaching. How satisfied were you with the Education Program at Grinnell? [Required] [ ] Very Satisfied [ ] Satisfied [ ] Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied [ ] Dissatisfied [ ] Very Dissatisfied If you could start your education studies over again, would you enroll in Grinnell's program? [ ] Definitely Yes [ ] Probably Yes [ ] Uncertain [ ] Probably not [ ] Definitely not Page 1 of 5 Grinnell College Teaching Licensure Program Alumni Feedback Survey

2 Would you recommend Grinnell's Education Program to a friend? [ ] Definitely Yes [ ] Probably Yes [ ] Uncertain [ ] Probably not [ ] Definitely not Your Education and Career Are you employed in the field of your Grinnell College degree and Education program certifications? If not, why? (choose one best response) [Required] [ ] Yes, I am employed using my teaching certification/education studies. [ ] No, I could not find a job using my teaching certification/ education studies. [ ] No, I developed interests in a different career field after leaving Grinnell College [ ] No, the jobs in education did not pay well. [ ] No, the jobs in education offered few opportunities for advancement. [ ] No, I am a full time student. [ ] No, I am not presently employed. What field is your current occupation most related to? [Required] - must select a value. [ ] Student [ ] Education Administration [ ] Education Policy [ ] Education Teaching [ ] Education Other [ ] Business [ ] Construction [ ] Consulting [ ] Engineering [ ] Farming, Fishing, or Forestry [ ] Finance [ ] Health and Medical [ ] Hospitality, Travel or Tourism [ ] Installation, Repair, and Maintenance [ ] Law Enforcement or Practice [ ] Management [ ] Media [ ] Military [ ] Office Administration [ ] Politics [ ] Production [ ] Psychology and Counseling [ ] Religious Services [ ] Research [ ] Sales and Marketing [ ] Social Work [ ] Stay-at-home care provider or homemaker. [ ] Technology [ ] Transportation [ ] Writing, Editing, or Publishing If not teaching, in what ways did the education program prepare you to be successful in your current work? [Required] Did you go on to graduate or professional school in the field of education or a related field? If so, how well prepared were you compared to other entering students? Please explain. [Required] Page 2 of 5 Grinnell College Teaching Licensure Program Alumni Feedback Survey

3 If you received your teaching license, did you teach? Please list the schools you have taught at, and the years you spent at each site, and which subjects and/or grade levels you taught there. For example: : School Name, 9th and 10th grade, English Language Arts : School Name, 5th through 8th grade, English Language Arts and ESL. Evaluation of Program Preparation Please reflect on your experiences in your education courses at Grinnell. To what extent do you agree with each of the following. Please comment when possible. Grinnell College's Education courses improved your understanding of how race, class, language, sexuality, and gender impact learning and teaching. Grinnell College's Education courses improved your understanding of historical and socio-cultural factors that influence learning. Grinnell College's Education courses improved your understanding of how people learn and are motivated. Grinnell College's Education courses improved your skills in creating an effective classroom environment. Grinnell College's Education courses improved your skills in planning curricula and lessons. Grinnell College's Education courses improved your skills in evaluating student learning. Page 3 of 5 Grinnell College Teaching Licensure Program Alumni Feedback Survey

4 Grinnell College's Education courses improved your skills in adapting curricula to meet the needs of diverse students. Grinnell College's Education courses improved your skills in researching your own practice. Grinnell College's Education courses improved your ability to work with others. Grinnell College's Education courses improved your leadership skills. If you had items rated negatively (Neither Agree nor Disagree, Slightly Disagree, or Strongly Disagree), please explain. What could we change to improve our program? What perspectives or experiences in the education program could have been included or enhanced to better prepare you to be a successful teacher? Looking back, does the education program seem to have fit together as a coherent course of study? Additional Education Experiences at Grinnell Did you participate in an advanced independent research project in education at Grinnell? If so, what (if any) have been the long-term effects of doing so? Page 4 of 5 Grinnell College Teaching Licensure Program Alumni Feedback Survey

5 Did you participate in any extracurriculars, clubs, or groups related to education at Grinnell? Which? And what (if any) have been the long-term effects of doing so? Final Thoughts What was the best part of the teacher licensure program for you? What advice or thoughts would you like to share with students currently in the program as they look to the future? As the education department reflects on a major revision of its program, what advice do you have for use about what should be changed and what should be retained? Please use this space to comment on any aspect of the Education Program you believe this survey did not address. Page 6 If you wish to be entered in the Amazon gift card drawing, please complete the information below. Otherwise you may leave these questions blank. What is your name? Phone Number - must be digits long and may include only numbers, hyphens, and spaces. Address - name@myschool.edu Page 5 of 5 Grinnell College Teaching Licensure Program Alumni Feedback Survey