STaR Chart Finding Memorial High School

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Introduction• Texas STaR Chart History

– developed around the four key areas of the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020: 

• Teaching and Learning; • Educator Preparation and Development; • Leadership, Administration and Instructional

Support; and • Infrastructure for Technology.

– produces a profile of campus’ status toward reaching goals

About the Texas STaR • Helps determine progress toward meeting the

goals of the Long-Range Plan for Technology

• Identifies needs for on-going professional development and

• Raise awareness of research-based instructional goals.

Teaching and Learning• Summary Totals Classification• 2008-09: 12 Developing• 2007-08: 15 Advanced• 2006-07: 16 Advanced

• STATEWIDE• 3.9% Early Tech• 69.7% Developing Tech• 25.5% Advanced Tech• 0.9% Target Tech

Educator Preparation & Development• Summary Totals Classification• 2008-09: 14 Developing• 2007-08: 13 Developing• 2006-07: 9 Developing

• STATEWIDE 2007 - 2008• 5.4% Early Tech• 74.2% Developing Tech• 19.9% Advanced Tech• 0.6% Target Tech

Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support• Summary Totals Classification• 2008-09: 14 Developing• 2007-08: 16 Advanced• 2006-07: 10 Developing

• STATEWIDE 2007 - 2008• 2.0% Early Tech• 49.0% Developing Tech• 45.5% Advanced Tech• 3.6% Target Tech

Infrastructure for Technology• Summary Totals Classification• 2008-09: 14 Developing• 2007-08: 16 Advanced• 2006-07: 15 Advanced

• STATEWIDE 2007 - 2008• 1.2% Early Tech• 34.9% Developing Tech• 57.2% Advanced Tech• 6.7% Target Tech

Numbers Crunch Our Strength• Infrastructure for Technology

– Students per Computer

– Internet Access Connectivity and Speed

– Other Classroom Technology, i.e., digital cameras, classroom telephone, graphing calculators, etc.

– Technical Support

– Local Area Network and Wide Area Network

– Distance Learning Capacity

Numbers Crunch Our Weakness• Educator Preparation and Development

– Content of Professional Development

– Models of Professional Development

– Capabilities of Educators

– Access to Professional Development

– Levels of Understanding and Patterns of Use

– Professional Development for Online Learning

What We Need to Do Now• Continue to invest in technology

• Prepare teachers so that they feel empowered

• Challenge our students to be innovative

• Integrate technology in every class on a daily

• Invest in mobile labs for all core classes

Summary• Learning for the 21st Century requires:

– new skills, tools, online assessments, knowledge, and opportunities.

• Texas students must: – learn to learn,– develop skills and habits of learning that will serve

them for a lifetime.

“Learning and teaching must be different.”

Useful Websites:

United States Department of EducationNo Child Left BehindSTaR Chart Teacher Training

“Learning and teaching must be different.”