THE TEXAS STAR CHART

WHERE ARE WE RANKED ON THE CHART?

Early TechDeveloping Tech

Advanced TechTarget Tech

Agenda

Texas Star Chart Four Key Areas Classification Campus Status Improvements

What is the Texas STaR Chart?

A tool for planning and assessing school technology and readiness

It produces a profile of the campus’ status toward reaching the goals of the Long-Range Plan for Technology (LRPT) and No Child Left Behind.

Four Areas are Assessed• Teaching and Learning • Educator Preparation • Administration and

Instructional Support • Infrastructure

Teaching and Learning

Teachers are integrating technology in a student-centered learning environment.

Teachers and students have access to appropriate technology and digital resources.

Teachers and students apply technology across all subject areas.

Teachers create and integrate web-based lessons which include on-line TEKS based content.

Educator Preparation

Teachers have completed professional development on integration of technology.

Our campus provides on-going professional development utilizing multiple staff development models.

Most teachers demonstrate a few of the SBEC Technology Standards.

Most teachers use technology as a tool in and across content areas.

Administration & Instructional Support

Campus leadership communicates and implements a shared vision and builds buy-in for integration of technology.

Campus has technology goals in the campus improvement plan.

Campus provides support for the integration of technology in the content areas.

Campus uses technology to communicate and collaborate with all stakeholders.

Infrastructure

Four or less students per Internet-connected multimedia computer

Direct connectivity to the Internet available at the campus in at least 75% of the rooms, including the library.

Dedicated computer per educator with assigned use of technologies.

Broadband access to the campus with most rooms connected to LAN/WAN with access for teachers and students to print/file sharing.

How are we classified?

The Texas Campus STaR Chart produces a profile of the campus status toward reaching the goals of the Long Range Plan for Technology.

The profile indicators are: Early Tech =1 Developing Tech

=2 Advanced Tech =3 Target Tech =4

1-4 from lowest to highest

Our Campus StatusSummary Area

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

Teaching & Learning

11Developing Tech

14Developing Tech

12Developing Tech

Educator Preparation

12Developing Tech

12Developing Tech

13Developing Tech

Administration & Instructional Support

15Advanced Tech

17AdvancedTech

14Developing Tech

Infrastructure for Technology

14Developing Tech

13Developing Tech

13Developing Tech

Status

Data Results

2008 showed the biggest gains in Administration & Instructional Support

Campus strengths Administration & Instructional Support all three years

Campus weakness was Teaching & Learning

Classification status over the past three years has been at a Developing status

What Now?

Collaborate in teams every six weeks during an all day staff development, and create student-centered integrated technology driven lessons.

Conduct monthly professional developments on integration of technology and use of proven strategies.

Write a grant using our data to show a need to purchase current technology, and improve ratio of students to computers.