Douglass Technology Status

The Texas STaR ChartWhere are we ranked on the chart?
Early Tech
Developing Tech
Advanced Tech
Target Tech

Agenda
Texas Star Chart
Four Key Areas
Classification
Campus Status
Improvements

What is the Texas STaR Chart?
A tool for planning and assessing school technology and readiness
It produces a profile of the campus’ status toward reaching the goals of the Long-Range Plan for Technology (LRPT) and No Child Left Behind.
Four Areas are Assessed
Teaching and Learning
Educator Preparation
Administration and Instructional Support
Infrastructure

Teaching and Learning
Teachers are integrating technology in a student-centered learning environment.
Teachers and students have access to appropriate technology and digital resources.
Teachers and students apply technology across all subject areas.
Teachers create and integrate web-based lessons which include on-line TEKS based content.

Educator Preparation
Teachers have completed professional development on integration of technology.
Our campus provides on-going professional development utilizing multiple staff development models.
Most teachers demonstrate a few of the SBEC Technology Standards.
Most teachers use technology as a tool in and across content areas.

Administration & Instructional Support
Campus leadership communicates and implements a shared vision and builds buy-in for integration of technology.
Campus has technology goals in the campus improvement plan.
Campus provides support for the integration of technology in the content areas.
Campus uses technology to communicate and collaborate with all stakeholders.

Infrastructure
Four or less students per Internet-connected multimedia computer
Direct connectivity to the Internet available at the campus in at least 75% of the rooms, including the library.
Dedicated computer per educator with assigned use of technologies.
Broadband access to the campus with most rooms connected to LAN/WAN with access for teachers and students to print/file sharing.

How are we classified?
The Texas Campus STaR Chart produces a profile of the campus status toward reaching the goals of the Long Range Plan for Technology.
The profile indicators are:
Early Tech =1
Developing Tech =2
Advanced Tech =3
Target Tech =4
1-4 from lowest to highest

Our Campus Status

Status

Data Results
2008 showed the biggest gains in Administration & Instructional Support
Campus strengths Administration & Instructional Support all three years
Campus weakness was Teaching & Learning
Classification status over the past three years has been at a Developing status

What Now?
Collaborate in teams every six weeks during an all day staff development, and create student-centered integrated technology driven lessons.
Conduct monthly professional developments on integration of technology and use of proven strategies.
Write a grant using our data to show a need to purchase current technology, and improve ratio of students to computers.

Douglass Technology Status

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