2007 Evaluation Results
Total responses: 65
Total attendees: 124
1.Demographics
Level:
| (15) |
Middle/Jr.High |
| (44) |
High School |
| (4) |
2-year College |
| (9) |
4-year College |
| Other: |
K-8, K12, PD |
Job(s):
| (43) |
Teacher |
| (13) |
Tech Coordinator |
| (6) |
Administrator |
| Other: |
Media Specialist, Researcher, CS Tech, Parent/Activist,
Tech staff,
PD,Tech Director |
Teach:
| (22) |
Applications |
| (17) |
IT |
| (15) |
Tech Ed |
| (34) |
CS |
| Other: |
Math, Bio. Science, ESL,Business Ed, Accounting, Organization |
2.Did you attend NECC? (38) Yes (22) No
3.Check all of the reasons you attended this Symposium.
63% Program provides general professional development
71% Relevance of Symposium content to my job
76% Looking for new ideas in regard to a particular topic
69% Opportunity to network with colleagues
22% Involved in a project addressing specific topics
Other:
To bridge the gap between what we teach at 2 year with HS/CS
Get connected to education community
Want to expand CS in my district
Keep my feet wet in CS
4.Rate aspects of the Symposium AS A WHOLE.
| |
Poor
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Fair
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Good
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Excellent
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Good + Excellent
|
% |
| a. Relevancy/Timeliness/Value of session topics |
1
|
0
|
17
|
28
|
55
|
98 |
| b. Presenter knowledge of session content |
0
|
1
|
11
|
43
|
54
|
98 |
| c. Session/Presenter effectiveness |
0
|
3
|
12
|
41
|
53
|
95 |
| d. Availability of information prior to event |
0
|
6
|
19
|
31
|
50
|
89 |
| e. Met your expectations |
2
|
3
|
14
|
37
|
51
|
91 |
5.How did you learn about this Symposium?
|
(10)
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Mailed Invitation |
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(26)
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E-mail Invitation |
|
(7)
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List-Serv Announcement (list: APCS) |
|
(12)
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Colleague Referral |
|
(23)
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Other: NECC Web, ISTE Web, CSTA Web, CSTA Voice, attended last year |
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6.Please check any of the hosting organizations of which you are a
member:
| (23) |
ACM |
40% |
| (38) |
ISTE |
66% |
| (16) |
ISTE SIGCT |
28% |
| (43) |
CSTA |
74% |
General Comments:
Very well organized! Thank you.
Excellent Symposium - learned so much
So many good sessions was unable to attend all. Too many good choices. Thank
you!
This was my first Symposium. I thought it was great. Very relevant, and a very
nice ending to NECC.
Being with so many brilliant computing educators is inspiring; makes me feel
I have a long way to go. I wonder where I fit.
I really look forward to these symposiums. As a CS teacher, most staff development
is not relevant to my discipline. This is so great because everyone here is
dealing with the same issues. I always go home with new ideas and reenergized
for teaching. The effort and planning is so evident. It's like Christmas for
CS teachers. Thanks!
Every session I attended was good or very good. Keep up the excellent work!
At almost every breakout time, I was interested in more than 1 session - a sign
of a fine program!
Wish I could have attended more breakouts - all tracks looked excellent!
Exceeded expectations even though expectations were high.
Really informative.
Exceeds expectations! Thank you! Job Well Done
Extremely good conference. Would like to become more involved throughout the
year to enhance what I deliver in the classroom at 2 year college level.
Thanks for providing the CD and for putting presentations on the Website!
Access to shared resources is so valuable to teachers! Thanks
More than met expectations!
Great Conference!
Keep up the great work!
Sessions were excellent.
Great job!
Meals and refreshment absolutely incredible. Wow, better than a cruise!
Suggestions for improving the Symposium:
It would have been useful to get session descriptions and speaker bio in advance.
People using cell phones, playing games and typing email is distracting. Maybe
laptops off or table for laptop users at back of room.
Include K-5 also
Have a call for participation for presenters
Have some interactive, hands-on sessions for workshops to involve audiences
or group activities.
More power cords for computers in the rooms
Many folk have laptops now – BYO Laptop sessions should be more plentiful
You should be showing the latest information, innovations, what is about to
come or what has just been released, etc.
More emphasis on IT & CS - the tech support is not included enough.
Recommendations for Topics and/or Speakers for Future Symposia:
Fundamentals for new CS teachers.
New algorithms in CS Education
What “standard” (decades old) CS Topics can be omitted in HS courses
to make room for games, Web services, and other new exciting content (e.g. sorting
algorithms - relegate to college?)
Anything relevant to teaching AP CS
How AP exams are graded - free response rubrics
Overview of Python/Greenfoot/Scratch/Alice/Etc. and where they fit into K-12
continuum.
Greenfoot
Scratch
Role of VB & SQV in beginning programming.
More workshop sessions that address computer applications.
SMART phones and handheld apps in CS
Set up with how to use would be worth investment in time.
Session on Ethics: “Teaching computers without Ethics is Unethical”
A gender session would be nice
Computer security issues in education today
K - 8 Lessons/Topics
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