Field trips are at their best when they leave the greatest impact on students and teachers. As organizers, we’ve found that the best field trip providers are always the ones that seek to get better and better. Here are some of our useful tools we use to keep our field trip experiences of top notch quality–

Providers strengthen impact when they measure:

• Student engagement
• Learning outcomes(may come from teacher survey)
• Teacher satisfaction
• Logistical barriers
• Equity of access

Simple tools to measure impact:

• Teacher surveys
• Facilitator debriefs
• Student reflections

Use feedback to:

• Refresh activities
• Increase accessibility
• Deepen curriculum alignment for further engagement

–By connecting on a deeper level with students and teachers, we gain the ability to develop even more unique and informative outings.  These simple yet effective communication tools are the backbone of making our field trips better and better with each and every outing.