Texas STaR Chart

ASHLEY DIETZ

Texas STaR Chart

What is STaR?

S = SchoolT = TechnologyA = andR = Readiness

Is Tice Ready for Technology?

How does our campus rate the technology being used?

Are we doing everything we can with technology for our students?

How can we make improvements?

Campus STaR Summary

Teaching Educator Development Leadership Infrastructure0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

2006-20072007-20082008-2009

Levels

1 = Early Tech We do not want our campus this low

2 = Developing Tech We are at this level in most areas

3 = Advanced Tech Our infrastructure has always been this high and

now our leadership is as well4 = Target Tech

This is our goal. It is the best we can do—we are capable!

Teaching and Learning

Classroom technology useFrequency of useIntegration with content areasTechnology TEKS being metStudent mastery of technologyStudent online learning

Educator Preparation and Development

Professional development courses

Technology abilities of instructors

Access to professional development

Level of understanding and useEducator online learning

Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support

Leadership for technologyPlanningInstructional supportCommunication and collaborationBudgetSupport for online learning

Infrastructure for Technology

Student to computer ratioInternet speedOther classroom technology

availableTechnical support availableLocal Area NetworkDistance learning

How Can We Improve?

More technology training for educators

More computers in every classroom

Integrating technology in daily lessons

Use technology to bridge gaps in learning

Encourage students to use new technology and explore

Improvements This Year

Every teacher now has…NetbookDocument CameraProjectorSpeakers

• Also, iTouch for DRA

To Summarize…

We now have access to more technology this year

We need to use it daily and encourage students to use the technology

Technology should be integrated with instruction

Our STaR levels were low in the past, but we are making improvements – we will be at our goal of 4 in no time!

Questions?

All STaR information is from: http://starchart.esc12.net/

TPESC. (n.d.). Texas STaR Chart. Retrieved April 25, 2010, from Texas Education Agency website: http://starchart.esc12.net/