Teachers and TechnologyTexas STaR ChartWest Orange-cove CisdAnderson Elementary

Prepared forEDLD 5306 Concepts of Educational Technology

Dr. L. Kay Abernathy, Ed. DSuzonne H. Crockett

Teachers and Technology

• Introduction– What is the STaR Chart

• Agenda– Where we are– Where we are going– How we plan to get there

STaR Chart

Students

•Where we are

Teachers

•Where we are going

Stakeholders

•How we plan to get there

Texas STaR Chart

• School Technology and Readiness• A Teacher Tool for Planning and Self-Assessing

aligned with the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-1020

• Instructional Materials and Educational Technology Division

• Texas Education Agency www.tea.state.tx.us/

Summary Area

• Teaching and Learning• Educator Preparation & Development• Leadership, Administration, & Instructional

Support• Infrastructure for Technology

Teaching and LearningSchool Year Key Area Totals Key Area STaR

Classifications

2008-09 16 Advance Tech

2007-08 15 Advance Tech

2006-07 14 Developing Tech

Educator PreparationSchool Year Key Area Totals Key Area STaR

Classifications

2008-09 18 Advance Tech

2007-08 14 Developing Tech

2006-07 19 Advance Tech

Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support

School Year Key Area Totals Key Area STaR Classifications

2008-09 17 Advance Tech

2007-08 17 Advance Tech

2006-07 21 Target Tech

Infrastructure for TechnologySchool Year Key Area Totals Key Area STaR

Classifications

2008-09 19 Advance Tech

2007-08 15 Advance Tech

2006-07 16 Advance Tech

In Conclusion

• The trend has shown that students need teachers with technology skills, capable of learning how to integrate technology effectively.

• A teacher must be actively engaged in the current practices of teaching to create student achievement.

• Teachers are professionals and need ongoing training in new technology

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