The Texas Star Chart is a tool that helps teachers and schools meet the goals of the state's long-range technology plan. It collects information to determine professional development needs, funding priorities, and document use of federal funds. The summary analyzes Maceo Smith's Star Chart ratings over three years, which showed declines in some areas like Teaching & Learning and Leadership from an advanced to developing level, but consistency in Infrastructure for Technology.

1. Texas Star Chart The big IDEA!!!!

2. What is Texas Star Chart???? It stands for School Technology and Readiness. It is a tool to help teachers and campus reach the goals of the Long- Range Plan for Technology.

3. Remember this form….. http://starchart.esc12.net /

4. Information collect from this form assist you in the classroom by…. Helping teachers determine professional development needs Determine funding priorities based on teacher and classroom needs Assist campuses in documenting the use of No Child Left Behind

5. What about Maceo? How did we do?

6. A. Maceo Smith’s Star Chart

7. Teaching & Learning focuses on… Student use of technology on daily basics Use of technology TEKS

8. Trend: Teaching & Learning In the 2006-2007, Maceo’s teaching and learning was at advance classification. Then it dropped to developing level in 07-08. This classification is maintain currently.

9. Educator Preparation & Development focuses on… Teachers use of technology Number of teachers that meet SBEC standards Amount of technology budget for professional development

10. Trend: Educator Preparation & Development Maceo has maintain the same classification for two school years. This school year the classification changed from developing tech to advanced tech.

11. Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support focuses on… Campus technology plan Teacher and Administrator use of technology Tech support to staff ratio Money advocated to technology

12. Trend: Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support Maceo reached advanced Tech classification in 2006-2007. In the following years, Maceo was classified as developing tech.

13. Infrastructure for Technology focuses on… Direct internet connectivity in classroom Computer to student ratio Teachers to computer ratio Web based learning Availability of technology resources

14. Trend: Infrastructure for Technology The infrastructure for technology has maintained throughout the three school years.

15. The End Result for Maceo….

16. Teachers: Need to continue to incorporate technology into the lesson Seek after professional development to improve knowledge of technology Advocate for funds for new technology in the school

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