National Survey of High School Environmental Science Teachers

High school environmental science teachers play a critical role in preparing students to understand and respond to today’s most pressing environmental challenges. NAAEE, BSCS Science Learning, and FieldScope are collaborating to launch a national survey to better understand the current state of environmental science education in the United States and the real experiences of teachers across a wide range of schools, communities, and contexts.

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The Survey Covers Four Core Areas

• Topics and instruction: What content teachers emphasize, how much time is devoted to different environmental science themes, and what kinds of learning experiences students have.
• Curriculum and decision-making: Where teachers find materials, what influences what they teach, and how much flexibility they have to bring in new content and activities.
• Data collection and analysis: What kinds of data students collect and analyze, what tools and platforms teachers use, and what limits their ability to do more.
• Challenges and needs: What stands in the way of effective environmental science teaching, and what kinds of support, resources, or professional development would make the biggest difference.
  
  

The survey is open to any high school teacher who teaches environmental science as a dedicated course, or as a significant component of a broader science class in the United States. It takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. All responses are anonymous and will be reported in aggregate. NAAEE and BSCS Science Learning will publish findings on their websites and share the report with the broader science education community once the study is completed.

If you’re interested in continuing to support this work, through a brief follow-up survey, focus group discussions, materials review, or pilot testing, please sign up using the form below. Your survey responses are not connected to this form in any way.

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About The Partners

NAAEE is the leading professional organization for environmental education, advancing the field through research, policy, and educator support across North America and beyond.

FieldScope is a web-based platform that supports place-based environmental science learning by connecting communities and classrooms to real-world data collection, analysis, and citizen science.

BSCS Science Learning is a nonprofit research and development organization with more than 65 years of experience improving science education through curriculum development, teacher learning, and education research.

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Questions?

For questions about the survey, please contact the BSCS and FieldScope team