GENERAL INFORMATION: 1.
What is your role?
--- PreK-12 teacher Professor Afterschool educator School garden coordinator Health and wellness professional School administrator Librarian Food service staff Farm-to-school coordinator Non-profit organization staff Government agency worker Parent Other:
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What state do you work in?
--- Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Outside the US:
3.
In what setting is your work/school located?
Questions #4-9 for formal educators (otherwise, skip to question 10) 4.
What grade level do you teach? (check all that apply)
Preschool K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher education
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If applicable, what subject area do you teach? (check all that apply)
6.
How many years have you been teaching?
1 year 1-3 years 4-9 years 10+ years
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What type of school do you teach in?
Public Charter Independent/Private Homeschool
8.
What are the predominant demographics of the students you teach? (check all that apply)
African-American/Black Asian Hispanic/Latino White Low-income Middle Income High Income
9.
If applicable, please check any of the following that apply to your school or student population:
Title I II/USP Over 50% English Language Learners Over 50% eligible for free and/or reduced lunches
10.
What Nourish resources have you used? (check all that apply)
Nourish: Food + Community DVD Nourish Curriculum Guide Nourish Short Films (DVD or online) Nourish website
11.
Prior to using the Nourish resources, how knowledgeable were you personally about food system issues? Please rate your level of knowledge from 1 (no knowledge) to 5 (extensive knowledge).
1 2 3 4 5
12.
Prior to using the Nourish resources, how much experience did you have teaching about food system issues? Please rate your level of experience from 1 (no experience) to 5 (extensive experience).
1 2 3 4 5
13.
What motivated you to use the Nourish resources? Please read each reason below and then rate it from 1 (not at all important) to 5 (extremely important) or, NA (not applicable) if the reason doesn't apply.
If you have used the Nourish: Food + Community DVD and/or the Nourish Short Films (DVD or online) please answer the following 3 questions. Otherwise you can skip this section. VIDEO RESOURCES: 14.
What Nourish videos resources have you used? (check all that apply)
Full 26-minute Nourish: Food + Community film on DVD Individual chapters of the Nourish: Food + Community DVD One or more short films from the Nourish: Food + Community DVD One or more videos from the Nourish Short Films DVD One or more videos from the Nourish website
15.
Where have you used the Nourish video resources? (check all that apply)
16.
How successful do you feel the Nourish video resources were in communicating the following ideas to your students/audience? Please choose a number on the scale from 1 (not at all successful) to 5 (extremely successful).
If you have used the Nourish Curriculum Guide please answer the following 2 questions. Otherwise you can skip this section. THE NOURISH CURRICULUM GUIDE: 17.
Which Nourish Curriculum activities did you use?
Nourish Viewing Guide 1: The Story of Food 2: Seasonal, Local Food 3: Food Traditions 4: Food and Ecosystems 5: Analyzing Food Ads 6: School Lunch Survey Nourish Action Projects
18.
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the Nourish curriculum? Please choose a number on the scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) for each statement, or NA (not applicable) if the statement doesn't apply.
ALL RESOURCES: 19.
How important do you think it is for food literacy to be taught in schools? Please choose a number from the scale from 1 (not at all important) to 5 (extremely important).
20.
Think about what your students already knew about food system issues before you introduced the Nourish resources and what they learned about food system issues after experiencing Nourish. On a scale of 1 (no knowledge) to 5 (significant knowledge), please choose the number that best represents your students’ knowledge before and then after experiencing the Nourish resources.
21.
How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about how the Nourish resources have influenced your students? Please choose a number on the scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) for each statement, or NA (not applicable) if the statement doesn't apply.
22.
How has your experience using the Nourish resources affected your desire and/or ability to teach about food literacy? Please choose a number on the scale from 1 (no increase) to 5 (significantly increased) for each statement.
23.
How can the following Nourish resources be improved to serve your needs?
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Thank You Thank you for completing the survey. Your feedback is greatly valued.
Yes, I would like to receive a free Nourish Short Films DVD.