3. Agenda
• What is the Texas STaR Chart?
• Components included in the Texas STaR chart?
• Key Area 1: Teaching and Learning
• Key Area 2: Educator Preparation and Development
• Key Area 3: Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support
• Key Area 4: Infrastructure for Technology
• Texas STaR Chart Classifications
• Why do we complete the Texas STaR chart?
• What valuable information do we gain?
• How often is the survey completed?
• Lovett’s 2010-2011 results
• Implications and next steps of our results
• Further Information
4. What is the Texas STaR Chart?
• The Texas STaR chart (School Technology and
Readiness) is a teacher tool for planning and
self –assessment that is aligned with the Texas
Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020
5. Components of the Texas STaR chart
• Key Area 1: Teaching and Learning
• Key Area 2: Educator Preparation and
Development
• Key Area 3: Leadership, Administration and
Instructional Support
• Key Area 4: Infrastructure for Technology
6. Key Area 1: Teaching and Learning
• Patterns of Classroom Use
• Frequency/Design of Instructional Setting
• Content Area Connections
• Technology Applications (TA) TEKS
Implementation
• Student Mastery of Technology Applications
• Online Learning
7. Key Area 2: Educator Preparation and
Development
• Professional Development Expereinces
• Models of Professional Development
• Capabilities of Educators
• Access to Professional Development
• Levels of Understanding and Patterns of Use
• Professional Development for Online Learning
8. Key Area 3: Leadership, Administration
and Instructional Support
• Leadership and Vision
• Planning
• Instructional Support
• Communication and Collaboration
• Budget
• Leadership and Support for Online Learning
9. Key Area 4: Infrastructure for
Technology
• Students per Computers
• Internet Access Connectivity Speed
• Other Classroom Technology
• Technical Support
• Local Area Network Wide Area Network
• Distance Learning Capacity
11. Why do we complete the Texas STaR
chart?
Texas teachers complete the survey to learn..
1.What their current educational technology
profile is
2.Their knowledge of online learning,
technology resources, instructional support
and planning
3.Their areas of strength and weakness
12. What valuable information do we gain
from the Texas STaR Chart?
• The information gained from the Texas STaR
chart gives individual teachers information
about their strengths and weaknesses
• The Texas STaR chart also provides campus
information (strengths and weaknesses)
13. How often is the Texas STaR chart
completed?
• The Texas STaR chart is completed annually.
14. Lovett’s 2010-2011 Results
• Key Area 1: Teaching and Learning – Advanced
Tech (Score of 18)
• Key Area 2: Educator Preparation and
Development – Advanced Tech (Score of 18)
• Key Area 3: Leadership, Administration and
Instructional Support – Advanced Tech (Score
of 19)
• Key Area 4: Infrastructure for Technology –
Target Tech (Score of 24)
16. Implications and Next Steps
• Scored Advanced in 3 of the 4 categories
• Scored Target Tech in 1 category
1.Create a technology committee
2.Brainstorm ways to move from Advanced to
Target in the categories we were rated
Advanced
