Powerpoint re: Texas STaR chart

1. STaR Freshman Campus

2. Agenda…. What is STaR? Why is it important to our campus? What can we do with the results?

3. Importance of STaR The School Technology and Readiness (STaR) chart is aligned with the state long range plan for technology. Mandatory measure NCLB

4. Four categories Early Tech 3.9% of state Developing Tech 69.7% of state Advanced Tech 25.5% of state Target Tech 0.9% of state

5. The STaR chart… Primary function: teacher goals gives school administration valuable information to gauge NCLB technology progress. policy makers Grant opportunities

6. Four STaR There are four areas in the STaR chart: Teaching and Learning Educator Preparation and Development Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support Infrastructure for Technology

7. Teaching and Learning… Patterns Frequency Content Technology App TEKS Student Mastery Online Learning

8. Educator Preparation and Development Professional Development Professional Development Models Capabilities Access Levels and Patterns Online

9. Lead, Admin, Instruct Leadership and Vision Planning Instructional Support Communicate, Collaborate Budget Lead, Support Online

10. Infrastructure for Tech Per capita Connectivity Other tech Tech support LAN and WAN Distance learning

11. Four categories Early Tech 3.9% of state Developing Tech 69.7% of state Advanced Tech 25.5% of state Target Tech 0.9% of state

12. Freshman Campus Scores Teaching and Learning 14 Educator Prep and Development 13 Lead,Admin, Instruct 15 Infrastructure 16

14. Information?? Use information - plan for tech growth Goal: All Texas Teachers TARGET TECH

15. Numbers Teachers self administer STaR : Early Tech 1 Developing Tech 2 Advanced Tech 3 Target Tech 4

16. School ratings Key area totals Early Tech 6 – 8 Developing Tech 9-14 Advanced Tech 15-20 Target Tech 21- 24

17. How to move.. Learner centered activities Technology in core content Teacher is facilitator and mentor

18. Communication and Collaboration Seamless integration Student access

19. Helpful Sites www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/standtest/standards/techapp.pdf www.tea.state.tx.us/starchart http://www.setda.org http://www.iste.org http://www.techappsnetwork.org