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Trainer’s Log
Seventh Grade Science – Montevallo
The AMSTI program is interested in learning more about the impact of the professional development on
the way the program is implemented in the classroom. It is important that we understand what material
is covered and what methods are used to present it to teachers. Information collected from the AMSTI
trainers will provide useful feedback that will help improve future trainings and on‐going professional
development.
Please complete this cover page on the first day of training and one brief training log at the end of each day
of training. Your responses will be kept confidential. Data will be reported in the aggregate and no
individuals will be named.
Thank you for your cooperation. We appreciate your help!
Trainer Name___________________________________________
Date(s) you will be training ___/___/______ ‐ ___/___/______
Background information:
1. How many years of classroom teaching experience do you have? (circle one)
None
1‐5
6‐10
11‐15
16 or more
2. Have you ever taught in an AMSTI school (not including in a LAMST school)? ____Yes ____No
3. In what years (if any) did you conduct training at an AMSTI or LAMST summer institute in the
past? (Circle yes or no for each year.)
2002:
Yes
No
2003:
Yes
No
2004:
Yes
No
2005:
Yes
No
____ I have never before trained at an AMSTI/LAMST summer institute.
4. Not including your work as a trainer for AMSTI/LAMST, how many years have you conducted
professional development in the areas of math and/or science? (circle one)
None
1‐5
6‐10
11‐15
16 or more
Daily Trainer’s Log – 7th Grade Science
Please complete this log at the end of each training day. Please attach a copy of any materials
you used today (e.g., handouts, quizzes or assessment tools) that were not in participants’
packets.
Name: __________________________________
Date:____________
Content Coverage
1. Below is a list of topics covered in Organisms—From Macro to Micro. For each topic listed,
please circle the response that best describes the extent to which you covered the content
in your training session today. We do not expect that all topics will be covered each day.
If you covered other topics today that are not listed, please describe the topics and
indicate the extent to which you covered those topics in the “other” rows provided. Use
additional space as needed.
Science notebooks
Describing and naming
organisms, producing
scientific drawings, or
observation skills
Pond ecosystems:
constructing and observing
Plants: reproduction, leaf
structure, transpiration, and
flower structure
Plant and animal cells:
observing, drawing and
measuring
Cell division:
understanding and creating
a model
Protists: Observing drawing
and measuring
Fungi: molds, mold
formation, fungal garden,
and yeast cells
Daphnia: drawing and
experimenting
None
A little bit
Moderate
Most of it
Completely
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
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5
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2
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5
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Hydra: sketching and
observing, feeding, and
reproduction
Seeds: harvesting and
preparing. Observing new
sprouts.
Globe: Identification of
living organisms
Globe: Measurement of
living organisms
Other, describe:
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
None
A little bit
Moderate
Most of it
Completely
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
Teaching methods
2. For today, approximately what percentage of time did you spend with your group doing each
of the following?
None
1‐25%
26% ‐
50%
51% ‐
75%
76% ‐
100%
Lecture
0
1
2
3
4
Lesson demonstrations/modeling
0
1
2
3
4
Skills practice
0
1
2
3
4
Small‐group discussion
0
1
2
3
4
Whole‐group discussion
0
1
2
3
4
Hands‐on activities
0
1
2
3
4
Computer‐based instruction
0
1
2
3
4
Other practices, please describe:
1
2
3
4
3. What do you think was the most effective part of today’s training?
4. If you could change anything about the training today, what would you change?
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File Title | Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative: Trainer’s Log |
Author | AED_USER |
File Modified | 2006-11-20 |
File Created | 2006-11-20 |