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The STaR Chart as it The STaR Chart as it relates to our campusrelates to our campus

Learning OutcomesLearning Outcomes

1.1. Teachers will be able to define the Teachers will be able to define the Texas STaR Chart.Texas STaR Chart.

2.2. Teachers will identify the purpose of the Teachers will identify the purpose of the STaR Chart as it relates to our campus.STaR Chart as it relates to our campus.

3.3. Teachers will utilize the information Teachers will utilize the information from the STaR Chart to identify areas of from the STaR Chart to identify areas of needed improvement.needed improvement.

What is the Texas STaR What is the Texas STaR Chart?Chart?

SSchool chool TTechnology echnology aand nd RReadinesseadiness

The Texas Campus STaR Chart is an The Texas Campus STaR Chart is an online tool to allow all stakeholders to online tool to allow all stakeholders to view the technology readiness of all view the technology readiness of all campuses across the state. (TEA)campuses across the state. (TEA)

Rationale: Rationale: No Child Left Behind requires that students be No Child Left Behind requires that students be

technology literate by the end of the eighth technology literate by the end of the eighth grade.grade.

According to the latest results from the past According to the latest results from the past three years, our campus has received the three years, our campus has received the ranking of development when it comes to ranking of development when it comes to teaching and learningteaching and learning

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What does this mean?What does this mean?

What this means is that instruction is What this means is that instruction is more teacher directed and students only more teacher directed and students only use technology on an individual basis to use technology on an individual basis to access electronic information and access electronic information and develop communication and presentation develop communication and presentation projects.projects.

So, where should we be?So, where should we be?

According to the STaR Chart the goal is According to the STaR Chart the goal is for a campus to operate at the “Target for a campus to operate at the “Target Tech” level.Tech” level.

What does this look like?What does this look like?

At the “target technology” level, teacher serve as facilitators, At the “target technology” level, teacher serve as facilitators, mentors and co-learners. Students have as needed access to all mentors and co-learners. Students have as needed access to all appropriate technologies to complete activities that have been appropriate technologies to complete activities that have been

integrated into all core content areas.integrated into all core content areas.

How do we accomplish How do we accomplish this goal?this goal?

For starters, teachers need to collaborate For starters, teachers need to collaborate to create, share and implement lessons. to create, share and implement lessons. We need to take risk. This step may We need to take risk. This step may seem scary, but if we don’t jump in we seem scary, but if we don’t jump in we will never accomplish the goal that we will never accomplish the goal that we are setting out to meet.are setting out to meet.

For more information regarding For more information regarding

the Texas STaR Chart go tothe Texas STaR Chart go to http://starchart.esc12.nethttp://starchart.esc12.net