This document discusses a school's use of the STaR Chart, a rubric used in Texas to assess schools' technology integration. It received Advanced Tech ratings in Teaching/Learning and Educator Development, and Target Tech in Leadership/Support. It aims to help the school improve integration by identifying strengths/weaknesses and guiding technology planning, training, and budgeting to work towards becoming Target Tech across all areas.

1. Texas STaR
Chart
WoodCreek Junior High
Spring 2012

2. Agenda
• What is the STaR Chart?
• How does it help us as a campus?
• How is it rated?
• What was our rating for the previous
year?
• How will this affect our future
instructional practices?
• Summary/Reflection

3. What is the STaR Chart?
• STaR stands for School Technology and
Readiness
• Rubric for assessing technology
preparedness in Texas schools
• Directly aligned with Texas’ Long-Range
Plan for Technology
• Used to measure progress towards
technology component of No Child Left
Behind

4. What is the STaR Chart?
• Online self assessment completed by
individual teachers
• Gauges progress annually
• Tool used in technology planning and
budgeting
• Evaluation tool of a campus’ and district’s
efforts to effectively integrate technology
across the curriculum.

5. How does it help us as a campus?
• Aides in creating our campus
technology plan
• Helps to set benchmarks and goals
• Helps determine budget priorities
• Identify technology strengths and
weaknesses
• Guides campus professional
development opportunities

6. How is it rated?
• Four key areas of the Texas
Long-Range Plan for
Technology
– Teaching and Learning
– Educator Preparation and Development
– Leadership, Administration and Instructional
Support
– Infrastructure for Technology

7. How is it rated?
• Each key area is divided into six
Focus Areas
– Example: Teaching and Learning

8. How is it rated?
• Each of the six Focus Area are
rated 1-4
• Numbers are added together
• Based on the total a Level of
Progress rating is associated with
each Key Area

9. How is it rated?
• Level of Progress ratings are:
–Early Tech
–Developing Tech
–Advanced Tech
–Target Tech

10. What was our rating for the
previous year?
Please refer to
your handout of
our Campus
STaR Chart
from the 2010-
2011 school
year.

11. Teaching & Learning
TL1: TL2: TL3: TL4: TL5: TL6: TOTAL
Patterns of Frequency/ Content Area Technology Student Online
Classroom Design of Connections Applications Mastery of Learning
Use Instructional (TA) TEKS Technology
Setting Implementation Applications
3 2 3 2 3 2 15
Level of
Progress: Advanced Tech
1 = Early Tech 2 = Developing Tech 3 = Advanced Tech 4 = Target Tech

12. Educator Preparation &
Development
EP1: EP2: EP3: EP4: EP5: EP6: TOTAL
Professional Models of Capabilities Access to Levels of Professional
Development Professional of Professional Understanding Development
Experiences Development Educators Development and Patterns of for Online
Use Learning
3 3 2 4 2 2 16
Level of
Progress: Advanced Tech
1 = Early Tech 2 = Developing Tech 3 = Advanced Tech 4 = Target Tech

13. Leadership, Administration, &
Instructional Support
L1: L2: L3: L4: L5: L6: TOTAL
Leadership Planning Instructional Communication Budget Leadership
and Vision Support and and Support
Collaboration for Online
Learning
4 4 3 4 3 3 21
Level of
Progress: Target Tech
1 = Early Tech 2 = Developing Tech 3 = Advanced Tech 4 = Target Tech

14. Infrastructure for Technology
INF1: INF2: INF3: INF4: INF5: INF6: TOTAL
Students Internet Other Technical Local Area Distance
per Campus Access Classroom Support Network Learning
Connectivity Technology Wide Area Capacity
Speed Network
1 3 3 2 3 3 15
Level of
Progress: Advanced Tech
1 = Early Tech 2 = Developing Tech 3 = Advanced Tech 4 = Target Tech

15. What is our campus’
current educational
technology profile?
What evidence is there
that we are meeting some
of the state’s technology
goals?
What areas do we need to
focus on to improve our
level of technology
integration?

16. How will this affect our future
instructional practices?
As a table brainstorm the following
questions. Be prepared to share your
answers with the group.
– What can we do to become Target Tech
in all four key areas?
– What technology trainings do we need
as a campus?

17. STaR Chart
More information can be
found at the STaR
Chart’s website.
http://starchart.epsilen.com/

18. In Summary
• Helps develop the necessary skills
that students need to live and work in
the 21st Century
• Monitors our effectiveness in
integrating technology with our
curriculum
• Ensure compliance with federal and
state requirements

19. Ticket Out
On a note card answer the
following questions:
3 – Things I want to remember from
today
2 – Points that square with my beliefs
1 – Question I still have rolling around in
my head