HOW READY ARE WE?

Texas STaR Chart

Today’s Agenda

What is the STaR Chart anyway?

How did we do?

What does this mean for me and for our campus?

What is the STaR Chart?

The School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart The STaR Chart is a tool designed to by the

State to determine a school’s progress towards meeting the goals of the Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology.

It helps teachers determine their progress toward meeting the Long-Range Plan and District Goals.

It helps establish a framework for measuring how well teachers are prepared to equip students with technology and skills.

The Key Areas

There are four key areas assessed in the STaR Chart:Key Area I: Teaching and LearningKey Area II: Educator Preparation and

DevelopmentKey Area III: Leadership, Administration

and Instructional SupportKey Area IV: Infrastructure for

Technology

Classifications

There are four classifications/levels of progress:Early TechDeveloping TechAdvanced TechTarget Tech

What does a classification really mean?

Early Tech – this means that teachers primarily use technology to supplement instruction (usually with no connections to content objectives).

Developing Tech- this means that teachers primarily use technology to direct instruction and to support content objectives.

Advanced Tech - this means that teachers use technology in teacher led and some student- centered learning experiences and incorporate technology in their subject area TEKS.

Target Tech- this means that teachers seamlessly integrate technology in a student-centered learning environment where technology is used to solve real world problems.

How did we do?

Tracking our Data

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

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5

10

15

20

25

Teaching and Learn-ing

Educator Prepara-tion and Devel-opment

Leadership, Admin-istration and In-structional support

Infrastructure for Technology

In Simple Terms We are currently, as a campus, at the

following classifications:

Teaching and Learning – Advanced Tech

Educator Preparation and Development – Developing Tech

Leadership, Administration and Instructional support – Advanced Tech

Infrastructure for Technology – Target Tech

What does this mean for me and for our Campus?

Campus Goal As a Campus we promote meaningful use

of technology.

We as individuals must commit ourselves to a culture of learning and technology usage.

We as instructional leaders must commit ourselves and resources to provide our teachers with what they need to succeed.

Some Websites for more information: http://www.sbec.state.tx.us

This is the link to the Texas State Board of Education.

http://www.tea.state.tx.usThis is a link to the Texas Education

Agency. http://www.ed.gov

This is a link to the U.S. Department of Education