Implications of the Texas STaR Chart

at Eldorado Middle School

Key Points

• The Long-Range Plan for Technology (Texas Education Code---Chapter 32)

• Defining the need for change• Eldorado Middle School findings using the

Texas STaR Chart (School Technology and Readiness Chart)

www.tea.state.tx.us/starchart

The Long-Range Plan for Technology

• Timeline: 2006-2020• Ensures the public school systems:

– Acquire and use technology– Foster professional development for

educators– Foster computer literacy for students– Identify and distribute emerging technology

Defining the need for change

Global economics

Information-based economy

Industrial, manufacturing era

The past….

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e future

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Defining the need for change

Globalization of Society

Defining the need for change

Globalization of Society

Students insist on relevant

and real-world projects.

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Four Areas of the TX STaR Chart

1. Teaching and Learning

2. Educator Preparation and Development

3. Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support

4. Infrastructure

Purposes of the TX STaR Chart

• Evaluates a campus’ progress toward meeting the goals of the Long-Range Plan for Technology

• Can be used for technology planning• Can be used for budgeting for resources• Can be used to evaluate progress in local

technology projects

The Texas STaR Chart---Our Results at EMS

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What does this mean for us at Eldorado Middle School?

Eldorado Middle School

Weakest areas:

• Teaching and Learning

• Educator Preparation and Development

Re-think Educator Preparation and Development

• In order to bring about change in our students, teachers must feel competent in their skills to teach technology.

• To bring Eldorado Middle School into the 21st Century, we must re-think what we do for professional development.

Steps to take:

• Allow teachers one day per month or one day per six weeks to learn new technologies relevant to their classrooms.

• Set up a NING for our school to discuss issues pertaining to new learning.

• Highlight offerings at ESCXV in San Angelo that will impact teachers’ professional development in technology.

In conclusion…

• In order to take our school into the 21st Century, we have to utilize what we’ve learned from the data on our campus Texas STaR Chart and make adjustments accordingly.

“One can never consent to creep, when one feels the compulsion to soar.”

--Helen Keller