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On average, how many times per week does your target class meet during the school year?

Select from 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 or more times

For your target class, how often do your students do the following?

Analyze information from multiple sources to develop a report or a solution to a problem
Work on an investigation or a question for one week or longer
Support their own ideas with numbers, facts, or other relevant information
Combine information from multiple subject areas
Develop their own answers using information they gather
Apply their knowledge to develop solutions to real problems from outside the school setting (for example, writing a letter to the local newspaper suggesting a way to solve a problem in the community)

How often do students do the following types of activities in small groups?

Complete a specific task with other students
Create joint products that include contributions from each student
Discuss their work with one another
Present their group work to the class

How often do students participate in the following types of self-assessment or peer assessment?

Assess the quality of the work they have completed
Give feedback to peers or assess other students’ work
Monitor their own progress toward the completion of an activity
Use the feedback they have received to revise their own work before receiving a final grade

In your target class, how often do you use the following types of instructional strategies to address student needs or interests?

Allow students to choose their own topics of learning or questions to pursue?
Allow students to choose how they will accomplish a task or how they will demonstrate what they have learned?
Provide students with opportunities to learn or work at their own pace?
Adjust the pace of instruction to respond to students’ levels of understanding?
Adjust assignments for individual students based on their knowledge, skills or learning needs?
Select topics, activities, or examples that are relevant to students’ lives outside school?

In your teaching of the target class, how often do you ask students to do the following?

Work with peers from outside the school?
Involve parents or family members in an assignment or activity?
Consult with experts from outside the school on an assignment or activity?
Listen to a guest speaker?
Go on a field trip or visit a location outside the school, either physically or virtually?
Demonstrate their work to an audience other than their classmates?
Produce something for use outside the classroom (for example, an exhibit for a local museum)?
Work with a member(s) of the community on a class project

In your teaching of the target class, how often do you ask students to do the following?

Engage with issues related to global interdependency (for example, global environment trends, global market economy)?
Work with people from outside class who are from other countries or cultures?
Study information about other countries or cultures?
Study issues directly relevant to their family or community?

To what extent do you find the following to be barriers to using ICT in your target class?

Not enough computers for teacher use
Not enough computers for student use
Outdated computers and software
Internet connection not available or unreliable
Computers are vandalized or stolen
Weak infrastructure to support ICT (for example school wiring)
Not enough technical support for ICT
Blocked access to relevant Internet sites
Difficult to access computers in labs or the library
Insufficient time to prepare lessons using ICT
Not enough professional development/ training around using ICT for teaching and learning
ICT is not supported by school leadership or policy
Required curriculum content not supported by ICT

Your most significant barrier is:

Have you or your students used any ICT in the current school year for teaching, learning, or other school-related activities, either in class or outside of school? Please include your professional use of ICT outside of the classroom (for example, planning a lesson, communicating with parents or guardians).

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In your target class this school year, how often do your students use ICT to do the following?

Find information on the Internet
Practice routine skills and procedures
Take tests or turn in homework
Analyze data or information
Create multimedia presentations (for example, using sound or video)
Use simulations or animations to explore a system or abstract concept
Develop simulations or animations of a system or abstract concept
Collaborate with peers from class through e-mail, videoconferencing, or discussion boards
Work with students or adults from outside class (for example, students from other schools or adult mentors)

Now think about your use of ICT both in and outside of the classroom during the past year. How often do you use ICT to do the following?

Present information or give class instruction to students
Conduct classroom demonstrations (for example, computer-based simulations, virtual labs)
Prepare a lesson (for example, do research or make handouts for students)
Communicate with students (for example, e-mail).
Communicate with parents (for example, e-mail).
Collaborate with experts, teachers in other locations, or other community members to enrich student learning
Post teaching or learning resources on the Internet (for example, on a blog or wiki) for other teachers or students

In the last two years, did you participate in any of the following types of professional development activities? Include activities required by your school system as well as those you sought yourself.

Formal class instruction or workshop
Education conferences or seminars (where teachers or researchers present their research results and discuss educational problems)
Qualification program (for example, a degree or credentialing program)
Observation visits to other schools
Participation in a network of teachers formed specifically for the professional development of teachers
Individual or collaborative research on a topic of interest to you professionally
Mentoring or peer observation and coaching, as part of a formal school arrangement
Informal dialogue with your colleagues on how to improve your teaching

How often do you collaborate with colleagues at your school in the following ways?

Share new ideas on effective teaching methods
Share and discuss the quality of students’ work products
Formally observe another teacher’s classroom
Plan lessons and units together
Discuss student achievement score data with other teachers to make instructional decisions
Co-teach with another teacher at my school

What supports are in place at your school to help teachers improve the way they teach?

There are incentives for teachers to explore or implement new teaching practices
Teachers are rewarded or recognized for improving our teaching practices
Teacher appraisals emphasize new teaching practices
The school supports discussions among teachers about new teaching practices
Teachers use peer review to improve instruction (including review of lesson plans and observation of classroom instruction)
Teacher lessons are observed by the school leader or senior staff

How often do teachers collaborate with their teacher colleagues at your school in the following ways?

What supports are in place at your school to help teachers improve the way they teach?

There are incentives for teachers to explore or implement new teaching practices
Teachers are rewarded or recognized for improving their teaching practices
Teacher appraisals emphasize new teaching practices
The school supports discussions among teachers about new teaching practices
Teachers use peer review to improve instruction (including review of lesson plans and observation of classroom instruction)
Teacher lessons are observed by the school leader or senior staff

Please estimate the percentage of TEACHERS who have personal electronic devices for use in your school. Please include school and teacher-owned devices in your estimate.

Percent laptops or notebooks
Percent tablet PCs (such as Surface, iPad, Android Tablet, or Slates)
Percent desktops or workstations
Percent E-Readers (such as Amazon Kindle)
Percent smartphones
Percent simple cell phones
Percent gaming console or device

Please estimate the percentage of STUDENTS who have personal electronic devices for use in your school. Please include school and student-owned devices in your estimate.

Are computers for teacher and student use connected to the Internet?

On average, how many times per week do individual classes meet during the school year?

How often do your students do the following in their individual classes?

In individual classes, how often do students do the following types of activities in small groups?

Complete a specific task with other students
Create joint products that include contributions from each student
Discuss their work with one another
Present their group work to the class

In individual classes, how often do students participate in the following types of self-assessment or peer assessment?

In individual classes in your school, how often do teachers use the following types of instructional strategies to address student needs or interests?

Allow students to choose their own topics of learning or questions to pursue?
Allow students to choose how they will accomplish a task or how they will demonstrate what they have learned? Provide students with opportunities to learn or work at their own pace?
Adjust the pace of instruction to respond to students’ levels of understanding?
Adjust assignments for individual students based on their knowledge, skills or learning needs?
Select topics, activities, or examples that are relevant to students’ lives outside school?

In individual classes in your school, how often do teachers ask students to do the following?

To what extent do you think the following are barriers for teachers in your school to using ICT in teaching and learning?

Your most significant barrier is:

Have teachers or students used any ICT in the current school year for teaching, learning, or other school-related activities, either in class or outside of school? Please include teachers’ professional use of ICT outside of the classroom (for example, planning a lesson, communicating with parents or guardians).

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On average, how many times per week does your target class meet during the school year?

For your target class, how often do your students do the following?

How often do students do the following types of activities in small groups?

How often do students participate in the following types of self-assessment or peer assessment?

In your target class, how often do you use the following types of instructional strategies to address student needs or interests?

In your teaching of the target class, how often do you ask students to do the following?

In your teaching of the target class, how often do you ask students to do the following?

To what extent do you find the following to be barriers to using ICT in your target class?

Your most significant barrier is:

In your target class this school year, how often do your students use ICT to do the following?

Now think about your use of ICT both in and outside of the classroom during the past year. How often do you use ICT to do the following?

In the last two years, did you participate in any of the following types of professional development activities? Include activities required by your school system as well as those you sought yourself.

How often do you collaborate with colleagues at your school in the following ways?

What supports are in place at your school to help teachers improve the way they teach?

How often do teachers collaborate with their teacher colleagues at your school in the following ways?

What supports are in place at your school to help teachers improve the way they teach?

Please estimate the percentage of TEACHERS who have personal electronic devices for use in your school. Please include school and teacher-owned devices in your estimate.

Please estimate the percentage of STUDENTS who have personal electronic devices for use in your school. Please include school and student-owned devices in your estimate.

Are computers for teacher and student use connected to the Internet?

On average, how many times per week do individual classes meet during the school year?

How often do your students do the following in their individual classes?

In individual classes, how often do students do the following types of activities in small groups?

In individual classes, how often do students participate in the following types of self-assessment or peer assessment?

In individual classes in your school, how often do teachers use the following types of instructional strategies to address student needs or interests?

In individual classes in your school, how often do teachers ask students to do the following?

In individual classes in your school, how often do teachers ask students to do the following?

To what extent do you think the following are barriers for teachers in your school to using ICT in teaching and learning?

Your most significant barrier is:

In individual classes in your school this school year, how often do students use ICT to do the following?

Now think about teachers’ use of ICT both in and outside of the classroom during the past year. How often do teachers use ICT to do the following?