The document discusses the Texas STaR Chart, which evaluates a campus's use of technology in key areas like teaching and learning, educator preparation, leadership, and infrastructure. It rates each area on a scale from Early to Target based on criteria in areas like classroom technology use, professional development, leadership vision, and student-computer ratios. The document notes that while the TOTAEC campus's teaching and learning and infrastructure areas are progressing toward Target ratings, its educator preparation is regressing and leadership is a major weakness. It recommends professional development in technology skills and integrating diverse apps into lessons to improve ratings.

1. Texas STaR Chart: Technology Skills for Today and Tomorrow

2. Agenda What is the STaR Chart? What key areas are addressed? How is the campus rated? What are the Key Area STaR Classifications? Where does the TOTAEC stand? What can we do?

3. What is the STaR Chart? http://starchart.esc12.net/ School Technology and Readiness Evaluates campus use of technology in the classroom Motivates teachers to integrate technology Identifies strength/weakness of integrating technology in the classroom Assesses campus implementation of Long Range Technology Plan

4. What Key Areas are addressed? Teaching and Learning Educator Preparation and Development Leadership, Administration, Instructional Support Infrastructure for Technology

5. Teaching and Learning Six evaluated criteria of Teaching and Learning Patterns of Classroom use Frequency/Design of Instructional Setting Content Area Connections Technology Applications TEKS Implementation Student Mastery of Technology Applications Online Learning

6. Educator Preparation and Development Six evaluated criteria of Ed. Prep and Dev. Professional Development Experiences Models of Professional Development Capabilities of Educators Access to Professional Development Levels of Understanding and Patterns of Use Professional Development for Online Learning

7. Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support Six evaluated criteria of Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support Leadership and Vision Planning Instructional Support Communication and Collaboration Budget Leadership and Support for Online Learning

8. Infrastructure for Technology Six evaluated criteria for Infrastructure Students per Computer Internet Access Connectivity Speed Other Classroom Technology Technical Support LAN, WAN Distance Learning Capacity

9. How is the campus rated? Go to STaR Chart - http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxTSC.pdf Use rubrics found on pages 11-14 Rate each of the six criteria for Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation, Leadership, and Infrastructure 1 = Early, 2 = Developing, 3 = Advanced, 4 = Target

10. What are the Key Area STaR Classifications? Early – 6-8 points gained in the Key Area Developing – 9-14 points gained in the Key Area Advanced – 15-20 points gained in the Key Area Target – 21-24 points gained in the Key Area

11. Where does the TOTAEC stand?

12. TOTAEC Trends Teaching and Learning: increasing toward Target Ed. Prep: Regressing to Developing Leadership: Major Weakness Infrastructure: increasing toward Target

13. What can we do? Understand technology TEKS and the need to create digital learners, collaborators, and producers Strive to implement diverse technology apps into lesson plans and curriculum Attend professional development with technology focus Teach students how to learn for themselves rather than being the information source Consistently assess our technology proficiency