1. Tapping Into Technology:
STaR Chart Investigation
By: Jamie Johnston
Language Arts Campus Representative

2. Agenda
• What is the Texas Campus STaR
Chart?
• STaR Chart: Key Areas
• STaR Chart: Levels of Progress
• Results of STaR Chart for Barbers Hill
Primary
• Summary of Results
• What’s Next?

3. What is the Texas Campus STaR Chart?
The Texas Campus StaR Chart is designed for:
• Technology planning
• Budgeting for resources in the Area of Technology
• Evaluation of Progress on Implementation of Technology
• Produces campus’ profile and status toward attaining goals of
Long Range Plan for Technology (LRPT) & No Child Left Behind

4. STaR Chart: Key Areas
• Teaching and Learning
• Educator Preparation and Development
• Leadership, Administration, and Instructional
Support
• Infrastructure for Technology

5. STaR Chart: Levels of Progress
• Early Tech
• Developing Tech
Distance Learning
• Advanced Tech
• Target Tech

6. STaR Chart Results
16
14
2007-2008
12
2008-2009
10 2009-2010
8 Scoring Ranges
6-8 Early Tech
9-14 Developing Tech
6 15-20 Advanced Tech
21-24 Target Tech
4
2
0
Teaching & LearningPreparation & Administration, & InfrastructureSupport
Educator Leadership, Development Instructional for Technology

7. Summary of Results
• Our campus area of strength is Infrastructure for
Technology
• Our campus area of concern is Teaching and
Learning
• For more information about our campus’ results
visit:
• http://starchart2.esc12.net

8. What’s Next?
• Hands-on Technology Training
• More Learner-Centered Technology Applications
• Technology Coach to Facilitate Implementation of
Technology
• More Technology in the Hands of Teachers
• More Technology in the Hands of Students