Teacher Survey

Because field trips will not be possible this coming year, we are hoping that we can bring some of the amazing learning and experimental opportunities we usually offer at YouthLink to your grade 6 classrooms. We are currently in the process of designing an online learning module on Evidence and Investigation. We’d love to hear from you so that we can meet your needs and the needs of your students!

Thank you for your input!

Will you be teaching grade six in person or online this coming school year?

In Person
Online

Do you plan on teaching Evidence and Investigation this year?

Yes
No

Have you brought your class to YouthLink before?

Yes
No
No, but I am familiar with the field trip

How likely are you to use YL’s online forensics resources, videos and other materials to assist you in teaching Evidence and Investigation?

Extremely likely
Somewhat likely
Not very likely
Not sure

Comments:

Would you like YouthLink to offer any of the following to assist you in teaching Evidence and Investigation?

	Yes	No	Not sure
Lesson plans
Activity sheets/guides
Explanatory Videos
A crime-solving element
Hands-on materials (e.g. fingerprint kits)
"Live" Q&A with the expert

Lesson plans

Yes No Not sure

Activity sheets/guides

Yes No Not sure

Explanatory Videos

Yes No Not sure

A crime-solving element

Yes No Not sure

Hands-on materials (e.g. fingerprint kits)

Yes No Not sure

"Live" Q&A with the expert

Yes No Not sure

Do you anticipate that you will need lesson plans, downloadable sheets or guides on...

	Yes	No	Not sure
Footprints
Fingerprints
Witness Testimony
DNA
Handwriting

Footprints

Yes No Not sure

Fingerprints

Yes No Not sure

Witness Testimony

Yes No Not sure

DNA

Yes No Not sure

Handwriting

Yes No Not sure

If there are other Evidence and Investigation topics you anticipate needing lesson plans or worksheets for, please list:

Can your students work in groups under your school's COVID guidelines?

Yes
No

At YouthLink, our regular forensics field trip involves solving a crime. Many of you may remember the “Car Fire Crime.” If we were to offer online materials for you to use that involved solving a crime, would you…

Prefer to use Car Fire crime because you remember it and it will be simple to do with your class
Prefer to experience a new crime
Have no preference
Not familiar with the Car Fire Crime / have not been to YouthLink

In addition to online resources that you can download at your convenience, we are giving some consideration to an online field trip in which your and your class interact with us live at the Centre.(e.g. through Zoom or other) How much time would you like to spend on a “virtual field trip” with YouthLink?

1 hour or less
2 hours or less
4 hours or less
I am not interested in this option at the present time/do not have the technology

When do you think that you will be teaching your class Evidence and Investigation?

Sept-Oct
Nov-Dec
Jan-Feb
Mar-Apr
May-June
Not sure

Over how many weeks do you expect to spend teaching Evidence and Investigation?

1 week
2 weeks
3 weeks
4 weeks
Not sure

We are trying to understand how comprehensive to make our online materials and how long our teachers would spend with their classes on them. If our lesson plans for Evidence and Investigation were divided into 8 different components (one for each of fingerprinting, foot print analysis, observation skills etc.), how much time would you anticipate that you would spend on each on average?

30-60 mins
60-90 mins
Other:

If it is allowed under your school’s COVID rules, would you book an option where a YL Educator comes to your class to deliver our regular forensics program?

Yes
No
Not sure

Comments:

If you answered "yes" to the above question, how long would you prefer this in-class field trip to be?

90 mins or less
Half Day
Full Day

At YouthLink, we typically spend a half day with your students on Evidence and Investigation and a half day on crime prevention. If we made the crime prevention topics available online, how likely are you to download and use them with your class?

	Extremely likely	Somewhat likely	Not very likely
Drugs
Online Safety
Gangs
Healthy relationships

Drugs

Extremely likely Somewhat likely Not very likely

Online Safety

Extremely likely Somewhat likely Not very likely

Gangs

Extremely likely Somewhat likely Not very likely

Healthy relationships

Extremely likely Somewhat likely Not very likely

How much do you agree with this statement: “With respect to the above crime prevention topics, I would not cover these topics myself but I would be interested in booking a YL educator to come to my class to discuss them” (if permitted under Covid rules)

Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree

Would you be interested in booking a "live" virtual presentation with a YouthLink Educator on any of our Safe for Life topics (drugs, gangs, online safety, healthy relationships)? This would be via Zoom or other. Your class would have the opportunity to virtually walk through our exhibits, do activities and ask questions.

Yes, definitely
Yes, possibly
No
Not sure

Comments:

How likely would you be to pay for any of the following?

	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not very likely
Online Evidence and Investigation package that covers the curriculum
“In-class” Presenter (comes to your class to deliver the forensics program)
Online Crime Prevention Package - covering drugs, gangs, online safety, healthy relationships
Rental of a Forensics Field Kit (hands on activities, fingerprinting cards, laminated cards, crime scene tape tec.)

Online Evidence and Investigation package that covers the curriculum

Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely

“In-class” Presenter (comes to your class to deliver the forensics program)

Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely

Online Crime Prevention Package - covering drugs, gangs, online safety, healthy relationships

Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely

Rental of a Forensics Field Kit (hands on activities, fingerprinting cards, laminated cards, crime scene tape tec.)

Very likely Somewhat likely Not very likely

If you are willing to attend a focus group (virtual or in person) to share your thoughts on how best to deliver online learning to you this fall, please share your email address.

Would you be interested in attending a PD session that goes over how to best utilize our online forensics unit?

Yes
No
Not sure

Do you think that schools will be able to offer field trips during the 2020-2021 school year?

Yes
No
Not sure

Under what circumstances do you think that schools might be able to offer field trips?

If you have any advice or guidance to give us to help us in developing an online Evidence and Investigation module for you, please share your thoughts!