Survey - 2011 National Seminar Evaluation - Education Writers Association

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Question - Not Required - How would you rate the conference overall? Excellent
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Question - Not Required - What did you like most about the conference?

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Question - Not Required - How do you expect to use what you heard at the conference in your work?

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Question - Not Required - Which sessions or speakers were the most relevant or helpful to you?

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Question - Not Required - What improvements would you like to see in future National Seminars?

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Question - Not Required - Please offer suggestions for future seminars or webinars hosted by EWA alone or in partnership with others.

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Question - Not Required - Thursday Site Visit Attended (skip if you didn't attend any)
Please make up to 1 selection from the choices below.

	Cohen High School/Sci Academy
	Mahalia Jackson Early Childhood Center
	Xavier University

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Question - Not Required - Additional Comments?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Which session did you attend? Following the Federal Money: Stimulus and Beyond
New to the Beat: How to Hit the Ground Running
Associates Session: Using Social Media to Convey Your Message

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Question - Not Required - Additional Comments?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 2:45 - 4:00 p.m. Thursday. Which session did you attend? Providing Context with International Data
Story Idea Roundtables
Associates Session: Working with the Media

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Question - Not Required - Additional Comments?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Which session did you attend? New Orleans School Reform: A Laboratory for Other School Districts?
Higher Education Budget Cuts: Magnitude and Impact

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Question - Not Required - Additional Comments?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 5:45 - 7:15 p.m. Thursday. Did you attend the special dinner, Is College for All the Pathway to Prosperity?

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Question - Not Required - Additional comments?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Friday. The State of Teachers Unions

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Question - Not Required - Additional comments?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Friday. Which session did you attend? What Will Take the Place of No Child Left Behind?
College Catch-Up: Why Must So Many Take Remedial Courses?

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Question - Not Required - Additional comments?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 10:30 a.m. - Noon Friday. Which session did you attend? On the Edge: Are States and School Districts Headed Off a Funding Cliff?
Higher Ed Online: Fastest-Growing Kind of College Also Most Controversial
The Path to Literacy: From Birth to Third Grade and Beyond

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Question - Not Required - Additional Comments?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - Did you attend U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan's speech?

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Question - Not Required - Additional Comments?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. Friday. Which session did you attend? Are Schools Gaming Test Results? Investigating Suspicious Patterns
Evaluating a College Education: What are Students Learning?
How Are Unions Working on Education Reform?

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(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. Friday. Which session did you attend? In the Trenches: Teachers and Principals Talk About Evaluation
Getting High School Dropouts In and Out of College
Covering Cases of Sexual Misconduct by School Employees
English-Language Learners and Federal Policy

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Question - Not Required - Additional Comments?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. Saturday. Where Do We Stand? America's Ranking in the World. Did you attend the session?

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Question - Not Required - Additional Comments?

(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Saturday. Which session did you attend? Story Lab: What Do Grades Mean? High School Grades and College Success
Fair or Foul? Media Coverage of Teachers' Individual Value-Added Data

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(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Saturday. Which session did you attend? Story Lab (continued)
Teaching Teachers to Teach Reading

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(Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)

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Question - Not Required - 12:15 - 2:15 p.m. Saturday. Did you attend Alex Kotlowitz's lecture?

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Question - Not Required - Additional Comments?

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Question - Not Required - You are a: Journalist
Foundation Representative
PR/Communications Officer
Student
Other