1. Environmental Education: Inventory of Current Practices Survey
Kelly Shea
Education Specialist
University of Rhode Island
Guiding Education in Math and Science Network (GEMS-Net)
Jeanine Silversmith
Project Manager
Rhode Island Environmental Education Association (RIEEA)

2. EE: Inventory of Current Practices Survey Process and Implementation
Spring 2017
Initial Committee Meeting
Early Fall 2017
First Draft
Winter 2018
Revision
Summer 2017
Hired Survey Designer
Late Fall 2017
Pilot Survey
Spring 2018
Implementation

3. EE: Inventory of Current Practices Survey Process and Implementation
Spring 2017
Initial Committee Meeting
● Invited Informal, Formal, & Higher Education Educators ● Brainstormed ideas and questions
Early Fall 2017
First Draft
● Contractor used committee ideas to create draft ● Reviewed by committee and RIEEA board
Winter 2018
Revision
● Some easy/clear decisions ● Committee meeting to make decisions on more difficult questions and to finalize survey
Summer 2017
Hired Survey Designer
● Developed/Posted RFP ● Contracted with Susan Gracia
Late Fall 2017
Pilot Survey
● Had second set of questions built in to gather feedback ● Sent to 100 teachers/admins recommended by committee
Spring 2018
Implementation
● Employed variety of ways to promote and disseminate survey (State Dept of Educ, RIEEA members, Principals & Superintendents Assoc.; Exec Dir of Catholic Schools & Charter Schools) ● Sent 3 times; chance to win 1 of 10 gift cards ($100)

4. Educator Survey and Interactive Dashboard
702 Respondents
615 (88%) Teachers
87 (12%) Administrators
Teachers and Administrators feel only “somewhat” prepared to support students/teachers in EE practices.
Correlations
Positive correlation between becoming knowledgeable about impacts of EE and positive beliefs about EE
Positive correlation between becoming knowledgeable about impacts of EE and commitment to EE
Negative correlation between feeling prepared to engage students in EE practices and perceived barriers to engaging in EE

5. EE: Inventory of Current Practices Survey Results and Reports
Interactive Dashboard
Executive Summary
Final Report
Survey Questions
Direct conversation with Kelly and Jeanine
RIEEA.org > Environmental Literacy > Educator Survey

6. Kelly Shea Jeanine Silversmith kellyshea@uri.edu