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 Chart West Orange-cove Cisd Anderson Elementary Prepared for EDLD 5306 Concepts of Educational Technology Dr. L. Kay Abernathy, Ed. D Suzonne H. Crockett

2. Teachers and Technology Introduction What is the STaR Chart Agenda Where we are Where we are going How we plan to get there

3. STaR Chart

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

5. Summary Area Teaching and Learning Educator Preparation & Development Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support Infrastructure for Technology

6. Teaching and Learning

7. Educator Preparation

8. Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support

9. Infrastructure for Technology

10. In Conclusion The 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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