Teacher Assessment

The following assessment survey can be completed online or printed from the screen, completed, and returned to the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site at Gallitzin Road, Cresson, PA 16686. The link at the bottom of the page opens the form in Microsoft Word.

Name:

School District:

Grade Level:

Hold down CTRL key (PC) or Apple Key (Mac) and click your mouse to select multiple choices

Subject(s):

Has your class ever taken a field trip to the Johnstown Flood National Memorial or the Allegheny Portage Railroad?

Yes No

If yes:

Johnstown Flood Memorial :	times
Allegheny Portage RR:	times

If no:

Why not?

If you have taken a field trip to either of these sites:

Will you be returning? Yes No
Why or why not?

What about the trip did you find most beneficial to your students?

What are some of the ways the Johnstown Flood National Memorial and/or the Allegheny Portage Railroad could improve services for field trip classes?

Does your school district have a field trip policy?

Yes
No
If so, please explain:

Number of field trips, per year, that are permitted :

Please rank the following as to how they influence you when planning a field trip:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Cost involved
Distance traveled
Location
Relevance to local history
Ease of planning
Facility and program information available on the internet
Subject matter
Programs that meet curriculum standards
Time involved in the trip
Positive comments from others

What are the most challenging factors that you confront when planning and taking field trips?

Please list some or all of the facilities that your classes have visited in the past few years.

Please check the topics that you teach in your classroom:

The Johnstown Flood
The Age of Industrialism
American western expansion
Transportation (importance of railroads, canals, etc...)
The American Industrial Revolution
Pennsylvania history

Any additional comments would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.

Download Assessment Form in Microsoft Word