Texas STaR Chart

Presented by: Katrina Nellums Johnson

Agenda Welcome Ice Breaker- Find Someone Who Goals

Become familiar with the Texas STaR Chart Analyze campus STaR Chart results Develop technology goals and plan of action to achieve

goals Activity:Think Team Share

Departments develop strategies for implementing technology in their content area

Ticket Out

Norms

Listen with professional respect. Take care of yourself. Be open to new ideas. Stay on task. Start on time and end on time. Silence your technology. Have Fun!

STaR stands for School Technology and Readiness Chart

Tool used to develop progress toward meeting the goals of the Long Range Plan for Technology use in schools

It is made up of 4 key areas: Teaching and Learning Educator Preparation and Development Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support Infrastructure for Technology

What is the Texas STaR Chart?

http://starchart.esc12.net/

Key Area 1: Teaching and Learning

Patterns of Classroom

Use

Frequency and Design

of Instructional

Setting

Content Area

Connections

Technology Application

TEKS

Student Mastery of

Technology

Online Learning

Key Area 2: Educator Preparation and Development

Professional Development Experiences

Models of Professional Development

Capabilities of Educators

Access to Professional Development

Levels of Understanding and Patterns

of Use

Professional Development

for online learning

Key Area 3:Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support

Leadership and Vision

Planning Instructional Support

Communication and

Collaboration

Budget Leadership and Support

for online learning

Key Area 4: Infrastructure for Technology

Students per

computer

Internet access

connectivity speed

Other classroom technology

Technical support

Local Area Network/

Wide Area Network

Distance Learning Capacity

WAMS StaR Chart Summary

02468

101214161820

2006-2007

2008-2009

Teaching/learningEducator PreparationLeadershipInfrastructure

WAMS STaR Chart Results Developing Areas

Teaching and Learning still developing

Advanced Areas Educator Preparation and

Development Leadership,

Administration, and Instructional Support

Infrastructure for Technology

Think Team Share

Think about what you know. Team with your department to gain a

better understanding, develop goals, and action plan/strategies to obtain goals.

Share ideas with the whole group. Present Goals on the chart paper provided.

Ticket Out

How will apply these strategies into my next 2 week curriculum? Share one strategy with group. Include

strategies in upcoming lesson plans to administrator.