STaR Charts Slideshow Week2 Assignment, Part 3

8/14/2019 STaR Charts Slideshow Week2 Assignment, Part 3

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ChartsCharts“Stay the course, light a star,

Change the world, where’eryou are.”

~ Richard Le Gallienne



AGENDA

• What is the Texas Star Chart?

• Why do we need it?

• Who uses it?

• Where does Annie Purl rank intechnology

performance?

• How does the STaR Chart measuresuccess?

• Conclusion



Texas School Technologyand Readiness Chart- STaR

• The Texas StaR chart is an onlineresource tool for self-assessment of GISD and Annie Purl’s efforts to

effectively integrate technologyacross the curriculum.

• It is aligned with the Texas Long-

Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.



The Texas Long-Range Planfor Technology 2006-2020

• Goal is to promote academic excellencefor all students.

Looks at 4 main areas:

1. Teaching and Learning (Focus onlearners.)

2. Educator Preparation andDevelopment



Why?

• To determine progress towardmeeting the goals of the TexasLong-Range Plan for Technology.

• To help meet the requirements of NoChild Left Behind (NCLB). Studentsmust be technology literate by the

end of the 8th grade.• To increase technology-based

accountability through targeted

planning and budgeting.



Who?

Teachers

• All teachers mustcomplete the

Texas STaRChart annually.

• This helpsdetermineneededprofessionaldevelopment in

Technology atthe campus and

district level.

District

• The Texas Campus STaRChart produces a profile of the campus toward

reaching the goals of theLong Range Plan for Technology and NCLB.

• http://www.tea.state.tx.us/starch

• The Texas Public STaR Chartallow all stakeholders toview the technologyreadiness of all campuses

across the state.

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http://www.tea.state.tx.us/starchart


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2006-2009 Annie Purl



Teaching and LearningScores of 6-8=Early Tech, 9-14=Developing Tech

15-20=Advanced Tech, 21-24=Target Tech

•

• Patterns of Classroom Use

• Frequency/Design of InstructionalSetting

• Content Are Connections

• Technology Applications TEKS

Implementation• Student Mastery of Technology

Applications

•

Online Learning



Development

Scores of 6-8=Early Tech, 9-14=Developing Tech

15-20=Advanced Tech, 21-24=Target Tech

• Professional DevelopmentExperiences

• Models of Professional Development

• Capabilities of Educators

• Access to Professional Development

•

Levels of Understanding and Patternsof Use

• Professional Development for OnlineLearning



Leadership, Administration,

and Instructional SupportScores of 6-8=Early Tech, 9-14=Developing Tech, 15-20=Advanced Tech,

21-24=Target Tech

• Leadership and Vision

• Planning

•

Instructional Support• Communication and Collaboration

• Budget

•

Leadership and Support for OnlineLearning

Focus: ALL Leaders



Infrastructure forTechnology

Scores of 6-8=Early Tech, 9-14=Developing Tech, 15-20=Advanced Tech, 21-24=Target Tech

• Students per Computers

• Internet Access Connectivity Speed

•

Other Classroom Technology• Technical Support

• Local Area Network Wide Area

Network• Distance Learning Capacity

Focus: Infrastructure System



In Conclusion…

• Our students must becomeproductive, self-sufficient citizens inthe technologically-driven world of

the 21stCentury. It is ourresponsibility to give them the skillsand tools needed for success.

•

We must stay the course, light theirstars, and

meet the world where our students

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STaR Charts Slideshow Week2 Assignment, Part 3