The document discusses the Texas Star Chart, which is used to evaluate schools' progress towards technology goals. It outlines the four areas measured by the Star Chart: Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation, Administration & Support, and Infrastructure. It then provides sample data for Wheatley School of Early Childhood, noting that Wheatley scored highest in Infrastructure and lowest in Teaching and Learning, with the other two areas at an advanced level.

1. Texas Star Chart DataBy Pamela JonesEDLD 5352March 2011

2. AgendaWhat are is the Texas Star Chart?What are the four areas of the Texas Star Chart?How are the areas measured?Teaching and LearningEducator Preparation Administration & SupportInfrastructureTexas Star Chart DataWheatley School of Early Childhood DataSummary of the Report

3. What are is the Texas Star Chart?The STaR Chart is a Resource Tool used to evaluate school campuses progress towards the Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. It is also a Teacher Tool for Planning and Self-Assessing aligned with the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.STaR stands for - School Technology and Readiness.

4. What are the four areas of the Texas Star Chart?

5. How are the areas measured?

6. Now let’s break down the four areas of the STaR Chart Assessments….

7. Teaching and LearningPatterns of Classroom UseFrequency/Design of Instructional SettingContent Area ConnectionsTechnology Applications (TA) TEKS ImplementationStudent Mastery of Technology ApplicationsOnline Learning

8. Educator Preparation Professional Development ExperiencesModels of Professional DevelopmentCapabilities of EducatorsAccess to ProfessionalDevelopmentLevels of Understanding and Patterns of UseProfessional DevelopmentforOnlineLearning

9. Administration & SupportLeadership and VisionPlanning Instructional SupportCommunication and CollaborationBudget Leadership and Support for Online Learning

10. InfrastructureStudents per ComputersInternet Access Connectivity SpeedOther Classroom TechnologyTechnical SupportLocal Area Network Wide Area NetworkDistance Learning Capacity

11. Now lets take a look at the state’s overall percentages in the four areas….

12. State Summary of the Report Teaching and Learning

13. State Summary of the Report Educator Preparation

14. State Summary of the Report Administration & Support

15. State Summary of the Report Infrastructure

16. Now about Wheatley…….

17. Wheatley School of Early Childhood Data

18. Summary of Wheatley DataWheatley’s highest area was Infrastructure which we were at the level of Target Tech with a score of 21. Wheatley’s lowest area was Teaching and Learning with a score of 13.The other two areas, Educator Preparation and Administration & Support were at the level of Advance Tech. All information for the charts were taken from the following links:http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/campusSWSummarybyKA20092010.pdfhttp://starchart.esc12.net