This document discusses using technology to help students thrive and meet state technology literacy goals. It provides an overview of the Texas STaR Chart tool for evaluating campus technology profiles, progress, and areas of focus. The document suggests that all teachers should know how to effectively incorporate technology into instruction based on standards. Campus reports from 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 are examined, showing progress in some areas but a need to focus on administration and support to advance technology integration.

1. Do we have what it takes to help our students thrive in a technology saturated world?

2. STaR Chart in a Nutshell Critical Questions Standards Scoring Rubric Texas Scores Campus Comparison Trends Focuses

3. The Texas Campus STaR Chart is a tool designed for use in technology planning budgeting for resources evaluation of progress in local technology projects Legislation requires that all students to be technology literate by end of the 8 th grade.

4. What are your campus’ and district’s current educational technology profiles ? What evidence can be provided to demonstrate their progress is meeting the goals of the Long Range Plan for Technology? What areas should your campus and district focus on to improve the level of technology integration to ensure the best possible teaching and learning for all students?

5. All teachers should: use technology-related terms concepts data input strategies ethical practices to make informed decisions about current technologies and their applications

6. All teachers should: identify task requirements apply search strategies use current technology to efficiently acquire , analyze , and evaluate a variety of electronic information.

7. All teachers should: use task-appropriate tools to synthesize knowledge create and modify solutions evaluate results in a way that supports the work of individuals and groups in problem-solving situations

8. All teachers should: communicate information in different formats for diverse audiences

9. All teachers should know how to: Plan Organize Deliver Evaluate instruction for all students that incorporates the effective use of current technology for teaching and integrating the Technology Applications TEKS into the curriculum

10. Teaching & Learning Educator Preparation Administration & Support Infrastructure

11. Early Tech Developing Tech Advanced Tech Target Tech

13. Teaching & Learning and Educator Preparation are still Developing Administration & Support and Infrastructure are leaning toward Advanced (Based on the 2009-2010 STaR Chart Campus Statewide Summary)

14. Teacher uses a document camera to supplement instruction and students work independently on computers

19. Teaching & Learning, Educator Preparation, and Administration & Support are Developing Infrastructure are leaning toward Advanced (Based on the 2011-2012 STaR Chart Campus Report)

20. As a campus we are on par with the state in 3 out of the 4 categories We lag behind in Administration and Support

21. Focus on uniting our support network implementing the infrastructure and teaching tools we already have adding a new tools to our toolbox

22. What is our campus’ and district’s current educational technology profiles ? What evidence can be provided to demonstrate our progress in meeting the goals of the Long Range Plan for Technology? What areas should our campus and district focus on to improve the level of technology integration to ensure the best possible teaching and learning for all students?

23. Classrooms that look like these Classroom 1 Classroom 2 Some articles that illustrate ways to build a technology rich classroom Article 1 Article 2