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- In your school, are students’ test scores currently used in any way as your principal evaluates your performance? 03/17/2009
- Is your school the home base for a daily after-school program for students? 03/10/2009
- Do you think school districts should be able to activate Web cams on district-owned computers used by students? 03/03/2009
- Which of the statements below best describes your math experiences as a student and teacher? 02/24/2009
- How often do volunteers help out in your classroom? 02/17/2009
- Are you connecting any classroom lessons to the 2010 Census? 02/10/2009
- How many "mental health" days will you take off this year? 02/04/2009
- Should school busses be required to have seat belts? 01/27/2009
- Do you use virtual field trips as a learning activity? 01/20/2009
- As a classroom teacher, how much discretionary money does your principal or district give you to spend as you see fit on classroom materials? 01/13/2009
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How often do you use games as a classroom teaching/learning tool? 01/06/2009
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Which, if any, social networking sites are you a member of?
12/17/2009
- Are you a member of a social networking site specifically for educators? 12/10/2009
- Has your school gone “green?” 12/03/2009
- Have you incorporated mobile technology into your classroom? 11/18/2009
- Does your school have a formal plan for dealing with H1N1? 11/11/2009
- Has NCLB changed proficiency standards in your state? 11/04/2009
- Do you have a classroom pet? 10/28/2009
- According to a just released survey, 40% of K-12 teachers are disheartened and discouraged, 37% are content, and 23% are idealists. Which group are you in? 10/21/2009
- When was the classroom in which you teach built or last renovated? 10/14/2009
- What do you think of President Obama’s plan to extend the length of the school year in order to make America more competitive globally? 10/7/2009
- Has the flu hit your school this year? 09/30/2009
- How many years have you been teaching? 09/23/2009
- Which statement below best describes your school’s handwriting program? 09/16/2009
- Does teacher training, subject-area expertise, or a natural aptitude for teaching best prepare educators for the classroom? 09/02/2009
- Has the length of your students’ normal school day increased in the past three years? 08/26/2009
- Which statement below best describes your school’s current cell phone policy? 08/19/2009
- How important are textbooks to your core subject instruction? 08/12/2009
- Which statement below best describes how lunches in your school have changed in recent years? 08/05/2009
- Which statement below best describes what you plan to do when you retire from teaching? 07/29/2009
- Many states have signed on to the idea of establishing a set of national education standards. Do you think that “national standards” are a good idea? 07/22/2009
- What percent of your students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch? 07/15/2009
- Do you send your students home with a Summer Reading List? 07/08/2009
- How do you feel about the trend toward extending the school day or school year for students and teachers? 07/01/2009
- How many of your students’ fathers have been in your school at least once in the past year? 06/24/2009
- Does your district offer teachers bonuses to teach specific subjects or to teach in low-performing schools? 06/17/2009
- Has your district issued layoff notices to any teaching staff this year? 06/10/2009
- What do your students know about composting? 06/10/2009
- Do you integrate music into your classroom curriculum on a regular basis? 05/27/2009
- What do your students know about composting? 05/20/2009
- Which statement below best describes the role of teachers in your school when it comes to developing students’ consumer or finance skills? 05/13/2009
- Do you think that today's society places less value on spelling skills? 05/06/2009
- What do you think will be the fate of the NCLB law under the Obama administration? 04/22/2009
- Do you agree with President Obama’s comment that less successful teachers have to be removed from classrooms in order for U.S. schools to improve? 04/15/2009
- Should all students be required to take an online course before they graduate from high school? 02/11/2009
- Should school administrators be able to discipline students for writing offensive comments about school personnel in a personal blog? 02/04/2009
- Does your school offer student-led parent conferences? 01/22/2009
- Should all U.S. high schools calculate graduation rates the same way? 01/21/2009
- A California math teacher was in the news recently for selling ads on tests to raise money for classroom expenses. Would you consider doing something like that to make extra cash? 01/14/2009
- Would you be willing to make some concessions in your next teachers’ contract if it meant preventing layoffs? 01/07/2009
- Which one of these is the most important factor for a positive professional development experience?
12/17/2008
- How has the slowdown of the economy affected your holiday shopping?
12/10/2008
- How much harder do you have to work to keep students’ attention between now and the holiday break?
12/03/2008
- Some districts are rewarding teachers with bonuses or money for retirement if they use fewer sick days. Would you take fewer days off if your district offered such incentives? 11/19/2008
- Are you worried at all about losing your job because of the nation’s economic problems? 11/12/2008
- Which term best describes your feelings about the presidential election results? 11/05/2008
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On average, what percentage of your students’ parents attend parent conferences?
10/29/2008
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Which presidential candidate do you think has the better education platform?
10/22/2008
- Have you had any cases of the MRSA infection reported in your school district in the past three years? 10/15/2008
- How often do you talk in class about the upcoming presidential election? 10/08/2008
- How much time each week is a nurse on duty in your school building? 10/01/2008
- Should states grant teachers immunity from lawsuits for taking action to maintain order, such as restraining a student during a fight? 09/24/2008
- Has the high cost of fuel led to cutbacks in your school? 09/17/2008
- The number of parents seeking vaccination waivers for their children is rising. Should districts clamp down on vaccination waivers? 09/10/2008
- A recent report notes that more than 200,000 children were spanked or paddled in U.S. schools last year. Should corporal punishment be banned in all U.S. schools? 09/03/2008
- Would you be willing to give up tenure and seniority rights for the chance to earn large annual salary increases and bonuses if your students performed well? 08/27/2008
- A school district in Mississippi recently banned teachers from communicating with students by text messages or through online social networking sites. What do you think of this policy? 08/20/2008
- Did the high cost of gasoline force you to cut back on traveling this summer? 08/13/2008
- How would you describe the summer Olympic Games as a teaching tool? 08/06/2008
- How would you describe your commute to work? 05/21/2008
- During your “summer vacation" from school, will you be going to school to work on a degree or learn new skills? 05/14/2008
- Should students be charged with a crime for deliberately exposing allergic students to peanuts? 05/07/2008
- Should parents be required to have teaching credentials to educate their children at home? 04/23/2008
- Should students’ scores on high-stakes tests be on their school transcripts?04/18/2008
- In the past year or two, has your school increased its efforts to recycle materials and conserve energy? 04/09/2008
- Is your school doing more than it did a year or two ago to incorporate physical activity into the school day? 04/02/2008
- Have any students in your school ever posted unflattering images or descriptions of you or any of your colleagues online? 03/26/2008
- A Florida school district plans to teach its sixth graders about contraceptive use. Are sixth graders too young for this information?
03/19/2008
- How interested do you think your students are in the presidential campaigns?
03/12/2008
- What are your plans for your next school vacation week?
03/05/2008
- Have you ever contacted or made an effort to contact a former teacher who made a difference in your life?
02/27/2008
- How much say do you feel teachers have in the creation of your district’s curricula?
02/20/2008
- Should districts pay students who score well on high-stakes tests?
02/13/2008
- Do you allow students to distribute Valentines in class? 02/06/2008
- On average, how many days a year is school canceled in your area due to weather conditions? 01/30/2008
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How many of your students have their own iPods? 01/23/2008
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How many families do you know who are home-schooling their children? 01/16/2008
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Did you make any resolutions for 2008? 01/08/2008
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How much do you spend per student on holiday gifts? 12/12/2007
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Have you revised your holiday shopping list because of the toy recalls and warnings? 12/05/2007
- When do you plan to start your holiday shopping? 11/28/07
- Should students receive big rewards -- like cash or computers -- for scoring well on high-stakes tests? 11/14/07
- Should middle schoolers be able to get birth control pills at school? 11/07/07
- How would you describe the school lunches you see your peers eat in the faculty lunchroom? 10/31/07
- Are your students allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school? 10/24/07
- Have your school’s reading and math scores increased from two years ago? 10/17/07
- What should Congress do with the No Child Left Behind Act?
10/03/07
- Compared to five years ago, is your district doing a better or worse job of meeting the needs of its gifted students?
09/25/07
- How often do you use rubrics?
09/19/07
- Do you think your students treat you with appropriate respect?
09/12/07
- How much did you spend this year on your own back-to-school clothes?
09/05/07
- In your classroom, how will you employ technology tools or projects this year?
08/29/07
- How much time do you spend teaching and reinforcing class rules and procedures at the start of the school year?
08/22/07
- When will/did your school or school district introduce a new reading curriculum?
08/15/07
- Did you complete everything on your summer to-do list?
08/08/07
- Should students’ test scores play a role in teachers’ salary increases?
05/23/07
- When does your state administer high-stakes tests?
05/16/07
- Does your school prohibit students from carrying cell phones?
05/09/07
- How satisfied are you with the level of security in your school building?
05/02/07
- As of today, bad weather is forcing us to extend the school year by…
04/25/07
- What is the most important issue in your local contract negotiations?
04/18/07
- On a typical day, how many of your students appear sleep-deprived?
04/11/07
- If you could choose a room in your school for an “extreme makeover," which one of these would you pick?
04/04/07
- Should school officials have the right to regulate content on a teacher’s personal Web page?
03/28/07
- Which is your favorite day of the school week?
03/21/07
- How many students in your class are taking ADHD medication?
03/14/07
- What do you think is the best thing about March?
03/7/07
- At the end of a particularly long or difficult day at school, which one of these is your most likely dinner-preparation strategy?
02/28/07
- Which one of these was your favorite school experience?
02/21/07
- Would you rather have a week off in February or get out a week earlier at the end of the school year?
02/14/07
- Will you have a Valentine’s Day celebration in your class this year?
02/07/07
- Which of the three below most inspired you to be an educator?
01/31/07
- Do you ever think of leaving teaching for another field?
01/24/07
- Which of the three below do you think is the hardest thing with which today’s teachers have to deal?
01/17/07
- Should teachers who volunteer to work in low-performing schools be paid more?
01/10/07
- Did you assign students homework over the holiday break?
12/20/06
- What are your plans for the holiday break?
12/13/06
- What types of holiday gifts have you received from students?
12/06/06
- Have you started your holiday shopping yet?
11/29/06
- Do you think it's okay for parents to pay their children for earning good grades?
11/21/06
- What is your approach to teaching about the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday?
11/15/06
- Should schools punish students for what they write in non-school related blogs?
11/08/06
- How often do you exercise?
11/01/06
- Has your school increased math or reading instructional time in the past three years?
10/25/06
- Will your school or class Halloween celebrations include candy or other treats?
10/18/06
- Do you think today's students are getting a better education than you got?
10/11/06
- Do you watch for fashion trends before buying clothes for the school year?
10/04/06
- Do you have more or fewer students in your class this year?
09/27/06
- What do you think is the main reason some teachers don't integrate technology into their lessons?
09/20/06
- Did your school or district adopt new curriculum this year?
09/13/06
- Do you think student dress codes improve behavior and academic performance?
09/06/06
- Does your school allow students to have cell phones?
08/30/06
- Should students be promoted only if they can pass a high-stakes test?
08/23/06
- Does your school prohibit students from bringing in sweets to class?
08/16/06
- Do you prefer starting school before or after Labor Day?
08/09/06
- When did you start preparing for school?
08/02/06
- Which of the activities below will take up more of your "summer vacation"?
05/24/06
- How much pressure did you feel this year to have your students perform well on state tests?
05/17/06
- Do curriculum and class structures have to change to meet boys' learning styles?
05/10/06
- Do you consider your school safe for students and teachers?
05/03/06
- Which on-screen teacher do you like best?
04/26/06
- Do you think students learn better in single-gender classes?
04/19/06
- What is most essential for getting you through the day?
04/12/06
- Do you tutor students after school?
04/05/06
- When and where are you most likely to prepare lessons for the week?
03/29/06
- What should be the biggest factor in determining teachers' salaries?
03/22/06
- How do you respond when you see media stories about exceptional teachers?
03/15/06
- Which sex causes most of the discipline problems in your class?
03/08/06
- Which winter month is the most difficult for you?
03/01/06
- If your school closes for bad weather, when do you make up the time?
02/22/06
- How do you pick students for classroom jobs? 02/15/06
- What's your least favorite outside-of-class assignment? 02/08/06
- Will you use lessons about the Winter Olympics in your classroom curriculum?
02/01/06
- Do you think parents give you the respect you deserve? 01/25/06
- Do you hoard classroom supplies? 01/18/06
- How do you most often spend your free periods at school? 01/11/06
- Does your district have mandatory training for substitute teachers?
01/04/06
- At this point in the school year, how does your spending on supplies
for students compare with last year? 12/14/05
- Does your school prohibit teachers from wearing clothing or accessories
with a religious theme? 12/07/05
- How often do you allow students to take open-book tests? 11/16/05
- Does your school have Halloween celebrations? 11/16/05
- About how many times a year do you spot plagarism in a student assignment?
11/09/05
- Has the high cost of gas forced your district to cancel or cut back
on field trips? 11/02/05
- Does your school have Halloween celebrations? 10/26/05
- Where did you learn your most effective classroom management techniques?
10/19/05
- How important is instruction in the fine arts? 10/12/05
- Is your school sponsoring activities to aid hurricane victims?
10/05/05
- What subject in school was your least favorite? 09/28/05
- How satisfied are you with teaching as a career? 09/21/05
- How much training do substitute teachers receive? 09/14/05
- Does your cafeteria offer kids healthful lunch choices? 09/07/05
- Are separate math and science classes for girls a good idea? 08/25/05
- Do you think schools should cancel trips for high school seniors?
08/18/05
- Did you have a job in a field other than education this summer?
08/11/05
- Does your school or school system offer a mentoring program for new
teachers? 08/04/05
- Are there any multi-grade classes in your school? 05/26/05
- How many students usually enter your class in a year? 05/19/05
- How much of your money will you spend this year? 05/12/05
- What is your opinion on the NEA lawsuit against NCLB? 05/05/05
- How long does it take for a repair to be done at your school? 04/28/05
- How often do students use computers in the classroom? 04/21/05
- What method of communication with parents do you find most effective?
04/14/05
- Are you currently a member of a teacher listserv? 04/07/05
- Should police officers be assigned to schools to increase safety?
03/31/05
- To your knowledge, has your school board ever banned a book from the
classroom or library? 03/24/05
- Which one of the following "unusual" events in the life of a teacher
would you be most likely to experience? 03/17/05
- How important is it for teachers to work values and character education
into their lessons? 03/10/05
- Are conflicts with parents more of a problem this year? 03/03/05
- If you had to grade the condition of your school's facilities, what
grade would you give them? 02/24/05
- What do you think of inclusion? 02/17/05
- Should parents be held responsible for their children's school performance?
02/09/05
- Did students in your school raise money for tsunami victims?02/02/05
- Is product advertising allowed in your school? 01/27/05
- How many grants have teachers received this year? 01/20/05
- How often is a school-wide newsletter sent home to your students' parents?
01/13/05
- When is your school's next week-long break? 01/06/05
- What is your top priority for the holiday downtime? 12/17/04
- Do you use sponsored materials in your classroom? 12/09/04
- Does your school require student uniforms? 12/02/04
- Are there enough substitute teachers available for your school?
11/25/04
- How many field trips will you take this year? 11/18/04
- Do you expect parents to help with homework? 11/11/04
- Did you discuss the presidential election in class? 11/04/04
- What if subgroups fail to make AYP? 10/28/04
- Do teachers at your school have to meet specific yearly technology
requirements? 10/20/04
- Do most of the teachers in your school know about the No Child Left
Behind Act? 10/14/04
- Are teachers paid enough, compared to professionals with similar education
levels, job requirements, and responsibilities? 10/07/04
- How many computers do you have in the classroom in which you teach?
09/30/04
- How much more stressful has teaching become over the past five years?
09/23/04
- How many of your students' parents will attend Open House night?
09/16/04
- What do you think about the regulations for monitoring charter schools
in your state? 09/09/04
- Is your school planning activities to mark the third anniversary of
the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks? 09/02/04
- Did your students have assignments -- such as a reading list and/or
journal or essay writing -- to complete over the summer months? 08/26/04
- Are you incorporating lessons about Ancient Greece and the Olympic
Games into your lessons this week? 08/19/04
- When does your school year start this year? 08/12/04
- Did you take any professional development courses this summer?
08/05/04
- Would you like to teach in a year-round school? 05/27/04
- Should schools have dress codes for teachers and administrators?
05/20/04
- Should tenure for teachers be abolished? 05/13/04
- How would you rate staff morale at your school? 05/06/04
- Do you hold a second job to supplement your salary as an educator?
04/29/04
- Who most influenced your decision to become an educator? 04/22/04
- Would you transfer to a "school in need of improvement" if it meant
earning more money? 04/15/04
- Would you encourage your child to be a teacher? 04/08/04
- How would you rate the importance of service-learning or community
service projects as part of the school curriculum? 04/01/04
- Which of the following qualities of a good teacher is the most important
one? 03/25/04
- Should schools only teach about evolution when discussing life on Earth?
03/18/04
- Should U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige resign for referring to
the NEA as a "terrorist" organization? 03/11/04
- Do you post your students' grades online? 03/04/04
- If you could relive your life, would you be an educator again?
02/25/04
- How often do you record student homework? 02/18/04
- Do you know any teachers at your school who, at this time, do not meet
the No Child Left Behind requirements for a "highly qualified" teacher? 02/11/04
- How would you rate your school's progress in the area of inclusion?
02/04/04
- Should parents have a say in choosing to which teachers their children
are assigned? 01/29/04
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