The document discusses the Texas STaR Chart, a teacher tool for planning and self-assessing how well a school's technology aligns with the state's long-range technology plan. The STaR Chart covers four summary areas: Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation & Development, Leadership/Administration/Support, and Infrastructure. It concludes that teachers need technology skills to integrate technology effectively into teaching, and that they require ongoing training on new technologies to remain engaged professionals and create student achievement.

1. Teachers and TechnologyTexas STaR ChartWest Orange-cove CisdAnderson ElementaryPrepared forEDLD 5306 Concepts of Educational TechnologyDr. L. Kay Abernathy, Ed. DSuzonne H. Crockett

2. Teachers and TechnologyIntroductionWhat is the STaR ChartAgendaWhere we areWhere we are goingHow we plan to get there

3. STaR Chart

4. Texas STaR ChartSchool Technology and ReadinessA Teacher Tool for Planning and Self-Assessing aligned with the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-1020Instructional Materials and Educational Technology Division Texas Education Agency www.tea.state.tx.us/

5. Summary Area Teaching and LearningEducator Preparation & DevelopmentLeadership, Administration, & Instructional SupportInfrastructure for Technology

6. Teaching and Learning

7. Educator Preparation

8. Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support

9. Infrastructure for Technology

10. In ConclusionThe trend has shown that students need teachers with technology skills, capable of learning how to integrate technology effectively.A teacher must be actively engaged in the current practices of teaching to create student achievement.Teachers are professionals and need ongoing training in new technology

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