Timberwood Middle School Humble ISD
Timberwood Middle School
Humble ISD
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• What is the Texas STaR Chart?
• What is it’s purpose?
• How are Timberwood’s assessment ratings over the last 3 years?
What is the Texas STaR Chart?
• Stands for School Technology and Readiness
• Developed by the Texas Education Agency Educational Technology Advisory Committee (ETAC)
• An online resource tool for self-assessment of your campus’ and district’s efforts to effectively integrate technology across the curriculum that is aligned with the Long-Range Plan for Technology.
What is the purpose of the Texas STaR Chart?
• To assess our campus’ and district’s current educational technology profiles
• To determine if our progress is meeting the goals of the Long Range Plan for Technology
• To decide what areas our campus and district should focus on to make improvements in technology integration
What does Timberwood’s assessment ratings look like from the past three years?
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Summary of Key Areas
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Key Areas
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2007-2008
2008-2009
Key Area I: Teaching & Learning
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Descriptors
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2007-2008
2008-2009
Rating
1 = Early Tech 2 = Developing Tech 3 = Advanced Tech 4 = Target Tech
Key Area II: Educator Preparation & Development
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Prof. Dev. E
xperiences
Models of Prof. D
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Capabilities of E
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Access t
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Levels of Under. &
Patterns of U
ses
Prof. Dev. fo
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Descriptors
Rat
ing 2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
Rating
1 = Early Tech 2 = Developing Tech 3 = Advanced Tech 4 = Target Tech
Key Area III: Leadership, Administration & Instructional Support
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Leadership & Vision
Planning
Instructio
nal Support
Comm. & C
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Lead. & S
upport for O
nline Learning
Descriptors
Rat
ing 2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
Rating
1 = Early Tech 2 = Developing Tech 3 = Advanced Tech 4 = Target Tech
Key Area IV: Infrastructure for Technology
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Students per Computer
Internet Access Con. S
peed
Other Classroom Tech.
Technical Support
Local Area Network W
ide Area Network
Distance Learning Capacity
Descriptors
Ra
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g 2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
Rating
1 = Early Tech 2 = Developing Tech 3 = Advanced Tech 4 = Target Tech
Key Area Summary
Key Area: 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Teaching & LearningAdvanced
TechDeveloping
TechDeveloping
Tech
Educator Preparation & Development
Developing Tech
Developing Tech
Developing Tech
Leadership, Admin., Instructional Support
Advanced Tech
Advanced Tech
Developing Tech
Infrastructure for TechnologyAdvanced
TechAdvanced
TechAdvanced
Tech
Rating
1 = Early Tech 2 = Developing Tech 3 = Advanced Tech 4 = Target Tech
Greatest Strength
Key Area IV:
Infrastructure for Technology
Area that needs the most Improvement
Key Area II:
Educator Preparation and Development
For more information click on the following link to visit
Texas STaR Chart's website
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