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UNL Agricultural Education First Year Teacher Survey 2014
Thank you for completing this 2014 survey of first year agricultural educators. It is our intent that responses from you will assist us to improve our teacher preparation program. All responses will be kept anonymous and reported only in aggregate form.
If you have questions regarding this survey, or would like to provide further input, please contact Lloyd Bell at Lbell1@unl.edu
As a result of my preparation to teach agricultural education .......
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- I am well prepared to teach the content in my area.
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- I am confident in my level of subject matter knowledge.
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- I understand how learners learn.
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- I am aware of different developmental stages of learners.
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- I use multiple methods to motivate and engage learners.
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- I can use technology and media effectively in my teaching.
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- I have access to technology and other media when I want to infuse it in my teaching.
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- I create effective instructional plans.
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- I work effectively as part of an instructional planning team.
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- I apply effective methods to manage the classroom environment.
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- I respond to needs of learners who have different learning styles.
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- I am comfortable with having learners with special needs in my class.
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- I am comfortable having students of diverse cultures in my classes.
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- My instructional plans include opportunities for critical thinking.
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- I am comfortable having learners work in collaborative groups.
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- I create effective assessment instruments to measure learning.
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- I create a safe, student centered environment in my classroom.
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- I am comfortable working with parents.
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- I respond effectively to the social and emotional needs of learners.
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- I teach subject matter in ways that are meaningful to learners.
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- I take advantage of opportunities to grow professionally.
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- I employ teaching techniques that require student problem solving skills.
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- I adapt my instruction to the needs of learners with special needs.
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- I adapt my instruction to the needs of English Language Learners (ELL).
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- I regularly reflect upon and evaluate my own teaching.
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- I recognize when learners fail to understand and adapt my teaching appropriately.
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- I use methods of assessment other than paper and pencil tests.
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- I develop technology skills in all my learners.
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- I am an excellent teacher.
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- I am comfortable advising FFA activities.
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- I am comfortable making supervised agricultural experience (SAE) visitations.
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- Please list any additional content area or extra duty assignments you completed this year.
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- As a result of your first year experience, what are 2-3 professional strengths you’ve identified?
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- Please describe 2-3 areas of improvement you will be concentrating on in the coming year.
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- Please list program components (learning experiences) in your program that were especially helpful to you during your time in the Teacher Education Program. Please explain your answer.
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- To what degree do you feel prepared to handle the emotional and/or behavioral difficulties your students may have? Provide example if possible.
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- If you have worked with students' families, describe how well prepared you felt to do that.
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- Given your personal employment environment, what are the most important things we could do to improve UNL's Teacher Education Program in Agricultural Education?
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