technology in our schools today
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Technology in our School Today
Agenda:
Something to think about Facts Texas STaR Chart Gilmore’s Results Goals Implementations Are you Ready For the Future? Questions
Are you teaching to the 21st Century learner?
Ask yourself these questions:
When was the last time you read your TEKS for your grade level technology expectations?
How often do you allow students to work on computers or any technological device?
When was the last staff development you attended to grow in this area?
Are you teaching the same as you were five years ago? (Not curriculum, but what does your classroom look like?)
Could technology assist you in differentiation? Do your students know more about technology than you do?
Did you know?
According to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, all students should be technology literate by the end of the eighth grade.
No Child Left Behind, Title II, Part D requires all teachers to be technology literate and integrate technology across the curriculum.
There is a way for us to monitor progress in technology.
What is the Texas STaR Chart?
STaR – School Technology and Readiness An online resource tool for self-assessment of a
campus and district to effectively integrate technology across the curriculum
Aligns to the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020
Completed each year to gauge progress annually to meet requirements.
Charts are available for your campus, district, state and federal use.
Texas STaR Chart
This chart is a rubric that covers four key areas to monitor progress annually.
The four key areas are:
Teaching and Learning Educator Preparation and Development Leadership, Administration and Instructional
Support Infrastructure for Technology
Where are we now?Patterns of Classroom
Use
Frequency/ Design of
Instructional Setting
Content Area
Connections
Technology Applications (TA) TEKS Implemention
Student Mastery of Technology Applications
Online Learning
Total
2 2 2 2 2 2 12
Key Area I: Teaching and Learning
Key Area II: Educator Preparation and DevelopmentProfessional Development Experiences
Models of Professional Development
Capabilities of
Educators
Access to professional Development
Levels of Understanding and Patterns
of Use
Professional Development for Online Learning
Total
2 2 3 2 2 2 13
1=Early Tech 2=Developing Tech 3=Advanced Tech 4=Target Tech
Key Area III: Leadership, Administration and Instructional SupportLeadership and Vision
Planning Instructional Support
Communication and
Collaboration
Budget Leadership and Support
for Online Learning
Total
2 2 2 2 1 2 11
Key Area IV: Infrastructure for TechnologyStudents
per Computers
Internet Access
Connectivity Speed
Other Classroom Technology
Technical Support
Local Area Network
Wide Area Network
Distance Learning Capacity
Total
2 4 3 2 4 3 18
1= Early Tech 2=Developing Tech 3=Advanced Tech 4=Target Tech
Gilmore’s Totals
Teaching and Learning = 12 Educator Preparation and Development = 13 Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support= 11 Infrastructure for Technology = 18
Key Area Rating Range
6-8 Early Tech 9-14 Developing Tech15-20 Advanced Tech21-24 Target Tech
What are our goals and where do we need improvement?
Gilmore’s Summary Report 2008-09
Goals for improvement: Become familiar with grade level TEKS. Incorporate technology in all subject areas to develop higher-order
thinking skills and encourage collaboration. Try to attend at least two technology workshops. Set goals for your grade level and share at the next faculty meeting.
What can we do to implement technology into our instruction? Provide students opportunities to create a
PowerPoint for classroom projects. These can be done at home.
Use Smart board for Science and Math lessons. Let students create graphs from data collected. Allow students to type and edit writing
assignments. What other ways could you use technology?
To continue to approach school ing from a content del ivery model puts us at r isk of quickly becoming irre levant .
Will Richardson
The Future…
Are you ready?
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