This document discusses a STaR (School Technology and Readiness) chart that measures how prepared schools are to integrate technology into the classroom. It finds that while the school has strong infrastructure and technology resources, the main area of weakness is educator preparation and development for technology integration. The document recommends increasing professional development opportunities for teachers on integrating technology through monthly campus-based trainings and assistance using technology applications in the classroom.

1. STaR Chart and Educator Preparation and Development Giddens Elementary David Goss November 2009

2. Ian Jukes' discussion of "Digital Natives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecFizWZgIiA

3. Introduction STaR (S)chool (T)echnology (a)nd (R)eadiness This chart is a tool for integrating technology into teaching and the curriculum. It measures how prepared schools are to effectively infuse technology into the 21st century classroom.

4. Agenda Looking at the Data Strengths and Weaknesses What Does it All Mean? One Year From Now...

5. Area of Weakness: Educator Preperation and Development This is considered Developing Tech Four different Tech categories: Early, Developing, Advanced, and Target.

6. Area of Strength: Infrastructure and Technology Infrastructure is established for successful integration of technology into the classroom. 2:1 comp/student ratio unlimited/continuous internet access

7. What Does it All Mean? Everything is in place for the successful integration of technology into the classroom. We need to increase the amount of professional development offered, both on and off campus and both in and out of the classroom. We need to provide real time troubleshooting and assistance to those teachers who wish to increase the use of problem-solving and analyses-based technology applications on the classroom.

8. One Year From Now... Monthly, campus-based training during conference times or after school. At least one technology training during staff development half-days. Increased in-class assistance for the use of technology applications in the classroom.