3. What is STaR ? Tool for planning, budgeting and evaluating technological aspirations Assessment for campus status related to technology issues NCLB Requirement Evaluations filled out by campus staff
4. Why Do We Need STaR? It’s the Law: Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, all Texas teachers are required to complete the online version of the Texas Teacher STaR Chart annually due to new federal reporting requirements in the Annual Mandatory Collection of Elementary and Secondary Education Data for the Education Data Exchange Network.
5. Why Do We Need STaR ? It’s our Responsibility: Education is the key to America’s economic growth and prosperity and to our ability to compete in the global economy. It is the path to good jobs and higher earning power for Americans. It is necessary for our democracy to work. Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology (2010) http://www.ed.gov/sites/default/files/NETP-2010-final-report.pdf
8. What does it mean for us ? Must integrate the use of technology into the classroom and away from computer labs Must increase bandwidth Must allow students and teachers wider range of freedom to access internet Must take steps to provide each student a personal use computer.
