A Guide to UNDERSTANDING STAAR CHART

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Agenda…………

What is a STAAR Chart?

SBEC Technology Application Standards

Four Key Areas and Performance Descriptions

Campus Data Embedded STAAR Chart

Summary

Website Information

What is STAAr Chart?

The Texas Teacher STaR Chart has been developed around the four key areas of the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020: Teaching and Learning; Educator Preparation and Development; Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support; and Infrastructure for Technology. The Texas Teacher STaR Chart is designed to help teachers, campuses, and districts determine their progress toward meeting the goals of the Long-Range Plan for Technology, as well as meeting the goals of their district.

The Texas Teacher STaR Chart can assist in the measurement of the impact of state and local efforts to improve student learning through the use of technology as specified in No Child Left Behind, Title II, Part D. It also can identify needs for on-going professional development and raise awareness of research-based instructional goals.

SBEC Technology Application Standards

Standard I. All teachers use technology-related terms, concepts, data input strategies and ethical practices to make informed decisions about current technologies and their applications.

Standard II. All teachers identify task requirements, apply search strategies and use current technology to efficiently acquire, analyze, and evaluate a variety of electronic information.

Standard III. All teachers use task-appropriate tools to synthesize knowledge, create and modify solutions and evaluate results in a way that supports the work of individuals and groups in problem-solving situations.

Standard IV. All teachers communicate information in different formats and for diverse audiences.

Standard V. All teachers know how to plan, organize, deliver and evaluate instruction for all students that incorporates the effective use of current technology for teaching and integrating the Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) into the curriculum.

Campus Data embedded staar chart

SummaryInstructions for Completing a Texas Teacher STaR Chart Profi leThe printed Texas Teacher STaR Chart may be used for discussion and collection of data. In addition, there is an online TexasTeacher STaR Chart that provides campus, district, and teacher summary reports. Use the instructions below and those online atwww.tea.state.tx.us/starchart to develop Teacher STaR Chart profi les.1. The Texas Teacher STaR Chart should be completed by each teacher on the campus.2. The Texas Teacher STaR Chart survey results are designed to provide supporting data for the Texas Campus STaRChart. The STaR Chart contained in this document should be used to collect and record teacher data for each indicator.3. The Long-Range Plan for Technology identifi es four Key Areas: Teaching and Learning; Educator Preparation andDevelopment; Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support; and Infrastructure for Technology. Indicators inthe Teaching and Learning and Educator Preparation and Development areas should describe the teacher’s self-assessedlevel of profi ciency. Responses in the Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support and Infrastructure forTechnology areas should refl ect the teacher’s perception of the instructional environment.4. Each Key Area is divided into Teacher STaR Chart Focus Areas. Within each Focus Area, indicators are provided forassessing the teacher’s Level of Progress. It is possible that the teacher may have indicators in more than one Level ofProgress. Each teacher should select the one Level of Progress that best describes the teacher’s technology profi ciency.5. Sample performance descriptions are provided for the Teaching and Learning and Educator Preparation andDevelopment key areas. Performance descriptions are not provided for the Leadership, Administration and InstructionalSupport, and Infrastructure for Technology key areas, as the responses to these sections should refl ect the teacher’sperception of the instructional environment.

Staar Chart:Website Information

For more information regarding your campus data visit the website: http://starchart.epsilen.com/