STaR Chart Presentation

How Does Our Campus Rate?

By Lynda Kieler,Lamar University

AGENDA

• What it is? • Benefits to Districts• Tie in to Long Range Plan for Technology• Levels of Progress• Accessing the STaR Chart

•District Results in Key Areas•Campus Results in Key Areas

• What does this mean for our students?• What is our role in increased technology?• What do we need in order to improve?

What is the STaR Chart?

• Stands for School Technology and Readiness

• Online resource for districts in assessing and planning technology

• Indicates the district’s status in reaching the goals of the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology

• Gives state data to help districts rate their progress

Benefits to Districts

Needs Assessment

Evaluating Progress

Setting GoalsDetermining

Funding Priorities

Aligned with the Long-Range Plan for Technology

• The STAR Chart was developed around the four key areas of the Long-Range Plan for Technology

• The Four Areas are:

Teaching and Learning Educator Preparation and Development

Leadership, Administration and

Instructional Support

Infrastructure for Technology

Levels of Technology on the STaR Chart

Early TechDeveloping TechAdvanced TechTarget Tech

State Report from 2006-2007

Teaching and Learning

Educator Preparation

Admin and Support

Infrastructure

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

EarlyDevelopingAdvancedTarget

How We Compared2006-2007

Teaching and Learning

Educator Preparation

Admin and Support

Infrastructure0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

SivellsDawson

DEVELOPING

DEVELOPING

DEVELOPING

DEVELOPING

ADVANCED

Analysis of Wharton to State

• Teaching and Learning = State Average

• Educator Preparation = State Average

• Admin and Support = State Average

• Infrastructure =/ State Average

State Report from 2007-2008

Teaching and Learning

Educator Prep

Admin and Support

Infrastructure

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Early

Developing

Advanced

Target

How We Compared2007-2008

Teaching and Learning

Educator Preparation

Admin and Support

Infrastructure 0

5

10

15

20

25

SivellsDawson

ADVANCED

ADVANCED

ADVANCED

DEVELOPING

ADVANCED

TARGET

Analysis of Wharton to State

• Teaching and Learning

• Educator Preparation Slightly

• Admin and Support

• Infrastructure = State Average

State Average

/at State Average

State Average

State Report from 2008-2009

How We Scored2008-2009

Teaching and Learning

Educator Preparation

Admin and Support

Infrastructure0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Wharton Elementary

Wharton Elementary

First year in operation Part of Sivells and Part of Dawson Merged

ADVANCED

DEVELOPING

ADVANCED

ADVANCED

What does this mean for our students?

Discuss at your table. Be ready to share.

What is our role in increased technology use?

Discuss at your table Be ready to share

What needs do we have before improving?

Discuss at your tableBe ready to share

Resources

Long Range Plan for Technologyhttp://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/technology/lrpt/

LRPTCompleteDec06.pdf

STaR Chart

http://starchart.esc12.net/

Closing Thoughts…

• Technology is not a fad

• It s use encourages the development of skills our students need in order to compete in a global community

• We must realize students are native to technology and we are only immigrants… embrace it!

“We must prepare learners for their future, not our

past.” -David Thornburg

Teaching and Learning Focus Areas

•Impact of Technology on Teacher and Collaborative Learning

•Patterns of Teacher Use

•Frequency/Design of Instructional Setting Using Digital Content

•Curriculum Areas

•Technology Applications TEKS Assessment

•Patterns of Student Use

Educator Preparation and DevelopmentFocus Areas

•Content of Training•Capabilities of Educators•Leadership and Capabilities of Administrators•Models of Professional Development•Levels of Understanding and Patterns of Use•Technology Budget Allocated to Technology Professional Development

Leadership, Administration and Instructional SupportFocus Areas

•Vision and Planning•Technical Support•Instructional and Administrative Staffing•Budget•Funding

Infrastructure for TechnologyFocus Areas

•Students per Computer•Internet Access Connectivity and Speed•Distance Learning•LAN/WAN•Other Technologies