Texas STaR Chart

Results for 2006 – 2009

Are we there yet?

WELCOME!!

• Introduction• Opening Activity – “Who can name…?”• Purpose of Meeting – “What is the STaR Chart?

How can it help me in my classroom?• Four Key Areas• Our results over 2006 – 2009• What can we take from this? How can we improve? • Quiz• Closing Remarks

For what does the STaR stand?

•School•Technology•and•Readiness

What is the STaR Chart?• The Texas Teacher STaR Chart is designed to

help teachers, campuses, and districts determine their progress toward meeting the goals of the Long-Range Plan for Technology, as well as meeting the goals of their district.

Four Key Areas

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

Support• Infrastructure for Technology

Teaching and Learning

• Patterns of Classroom Use• Frequency/Design of Instructional

Setting• Content Area Connections• Technology Applications (TA) TEKS

Implementations• Online Learning

Educator Preparation and Development

• 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

Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support

• Leadership and Vision• Planning• Instructional Support• Budget• Leadership and Support for Online

Learning

Infrastructure for Technology• Students per Computers• Internet Access Connectivity Speed• Other Classroom Technology• Technical Support• Local Area Network Wide Area

Network• Distance Learning Capacity

How did we do?2006 – 2007

• Teaching and Learning - 18• Educator Preparation and

Development – 19• Leadership, Administration and

Instructional Support – 18• Infrastructure for Technology - 17

How did we do?2007 - 2008

• Teaching and Learning – 15• Educator Preparation and

Development – 14• Leadership, Administration and

Instructional Support – 13• Infrastructure for Technology - 15

How did we do?2008 – 2009

• Teaching and Learning – 14• Educator Preparation and

Development – 18• Leadership, Administration and

Instructional Support – 17• Infrastructure for Technology - 19

What does this all mean?

05

101520

2530

Teaching &Learning

EducatorPreparation

andDevelopment

Leadership,Administration

andInstructional

Support

Infrastructurefor Technology

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

How can we improve our classrooms?

What have we learned?

What projected future do our students have?

What have we learned?

Thank you for your attendance and participation!

• Quiz• Closing remarks• Conclusion