School Technology and Readiness (STaR)Law Elementary School

2010-2011

Texas STaR Chart

Presented by

Sharon Moore

Texas STaR ChartLaw Elementary School

2010-2011

AGENDA• The School Technology and

Readiness (STaR) Chart

• The Four Key Areas of Campus STaR Chart

• Four Levels of Progress in Long-Range Planning for Technology (LRPT)

• Law Elementary School Campus STaR Chart Data

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What is the STaR Chart?

• Online resource tool for self-assessment of efforts to integrate technology

• Standards for technology preparedness in Texas K-12 schools

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Emphasizes student achievement and assessment of knowledge and skills

Requires that students be technology literate by the end of Grade 8

STaR Chart reports progress toward NCLB requirements

School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart

Four Key Areas

Teaching and Learning

Educator Preparation and Development

Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support

Infrastructure for Technology

Teaching and Learning

“Our challenge in teaching and learning is to move from the traditional teacher-led learning model to a student-centered collaborative model in order to empower young citizens to succeed in a global and digital world of information.”

Educator Preparation and Development

“We must also prepare teachers far differently for significantly different roles, different students, different tools and resources, and different methods of instructing students beyond the face-to-face classroom.

Leadership, Administration and

Instructional Support“Providing the essential leadership and instructional support is critical. Leaders must model the effective use of technologies as well as articulate clear expectations for their faculty and staff.”

Infrastructure for Technology

“ Texas schools have been fortunate to have the support of the Texas legislature and the federal government in building the technology infrastructure that will allow students and teachers to make use of technology tools that are basic and necessary for education today and in the future.”

A Tool for Planning and Assessing School Technology and Readiness

Texas Campus STaR Chart

Texas Campus STaR Chart

Profile of campus’ status toward reaching goals of the Long-Range Plan for Technology (LRPT) and No Child Left Behind.

Profile indicators place campus at one of four levels of progress

Early Tech (6-8)

Developing Tech (9-14)

Advanced Tech (15-20)

Target Tech (21-24)

Four Levels of Progress in Long-Range Planning for Technology

The Texas Public STaR Chart

Online tool to view the technology readiness of all campuses in Texas

Search features enable a variety of reports

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

Texas Teacher STaR Chart

All teachers required to complete

online Texas Teacher STaR Chart annually

Framework measures teacher preparedness

to equip students with knowledge and skills to thrive in ICT economy http://www.tea.state.tx.us/starchart

“Learning and teaching must be different.”

Today’s world demands this environment, and technology facilitates it. Schools must also foster flexibility; for the 21st Century demands that its citizens are a able to deal with continuous and significant change.

STaR Chart Data

Law Elementary School

Texas Campus STaR Chart Summary2009-2010

Key Area Key Area Total Key Area STaR Classification

Teaching and Learning 12 Developing Tech

Educator Preparation and Development

12 Developing Tech

Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support

12 Developing Tech

Infrastructure for Technology 12 Developing Tech

Law Elementary School

Summary

Learning for the 21st Century requires new skills, new tools, new online assessments, new knowledge, and new opportunities for when, where, and how learning takes place.