Educator survey

The Boston University Cancer Prevention and Control Center is working with EPA to evaluate your experience with teaching the SunWise School Program. Can you kindly take a few minutes to answer the following questions? Your answers will go a long way toward helping us improve SunWise.

About You

To establish that you are a SunWise registered teacher or a school nurse, please enter either:

SunWise Class ID:		OR	Your Name:
			Your School:

Check here if you want to be anonymous. Your personal information will be removed from the survey.

Your Participation in SunWise

Did your class take part in any SunWise activities this past year?

Yes	Please estimate how many students received SunWise teaching: How much class time was spent on SunWise: (# of minutes per school year)
No	In the interest of improving SunWise, can you tell us why not? Skip to the Suggestions section

I. Overall Satisfaction:

1. Please rank the children's overall satisfaction with the SunWise program.
Use a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the least satisfied and 5 being the most satisfied.

Least Satisfied						Most Satisfied
	1	2	3	4	5

2. Please rank your overall satisfaction with the SunWise program.
Use a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the least satisfied and 5 being the most satisfied.

Least Satisfied						Most Satisfied
	1	2	3	4	5

II. Cross-Curricular Classroom Lessons (SunWise Tool Kit)

3. Overall the Tool Kit was at:

Too low a level	Just about at the right level	Too advanced

4. Of the following, I completed selected activities in (please check all that apply):

Science	Mathematics
Physical Education	English
Social Studies	Health

5. What were the children's 2 favorite activities?

6. Did the SunWise Tool Kit help students learn about the risk of overexposure to the sun?
Use a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the least helpful and 5 being the most helpful.

Not helpful						Very helpful
	1	2	3	4	5

7. Did the SunWise Tool Kit help students learn how to protect themselves from overexposure to the sun?
Use a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the least helpful and 5 being the most helpful.

Not helpful						Very helpful
	1	2	3	4	5

8. Did the SunWise Tool Kit help you learn about the risk of overexposure to the sun?
Use a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the least helpful and 5 being the most helpful.

Not helpful						Very helpful
	1	2	3	4	5

9. Did you share your materials with another faculty member?

Yes                  No

III. UV Index/UV Meter/Frisbee Use

10. Did your class use the SunWise Web site to gather and/or input UV Index data?

Yes                  No

11. If you requested a handheld UV meter, did you use it?

Yes	If yes, how often? (Number of times)
No	If no, why not? (Please explain)

12. Was the UV Frisbee an effective teaching tool?

Yes                 No

Please describe:

IV. Infrastructure Enhancements

13. Did you organize any school-wide sun safety activities (out of the classroom)?  

Yes                  No

14. Please indicate which of your school’s policies changed as a result of your efforts with SunWise. (Check all that apply.)

	Before SunWise?	After SunWise?
a. Were notes about sunscreen sent home to parents?
b. Was sunscreen available in the school?
c. Were more shade structures added to the schoolyard?
d. Were more trees added to the schoolyard?

V. Personal Behaviors

15. Please indicate how your personal sun behaviors have changed since teaching the SunWise Program:

	Improved	Stayed the same	Decreased
a. Applying sunscreen
b. Using a higher SPF sunscreen
c. Wearing a shirt and hat
d. Staying in the shade
e. Staying inside between 10 AM and 4 PM

If any of your sun protection behaviors have decreased, why? (please explain)

16. Since teaching the SunWise Program, have you talked to your family or friends about being sun safe more often?

Yes                  No

VI. Suggestions

17. What information, materials, or resources would you suggest we add, delete or change?

18. Have you developed any enhancement activities/lessons for use with SunWise that you would be willing to share?

Yes                  No

If yes, please describe

VII. Future Participation

19. Would you like to continue your participation in SunWise for the 2009-2010 school year? (If yes, you will be automatically re-enrolled in SunWise.)

Yes                  No

20. How receptive would you be to new units on:

	Not very receptive	Somewhat receptive	Very receptive
a. Dangers of tanning beds?
b. Helping children resist need for tanning?
c. Educating parents about sun protection?

 

or

THANK YOU

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