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Summary report of progress made at Samuel Clemens High School in the realm of technology.TRANSCRIPT
Samuel Clemens High School
By: Helen Whisenhunt
Texas Education Agency has created an assessment used yearly to track progress of technology used on campus.
School Technology and Readiness
Self assessment performed annually.
Used for: Planning, Budgets, Evaluations
Standard I: All teachers use technology related terms
Standard II: All teachers identify task requirements
Standard III: All teachers use task appropriate tools.
Standard IV: All teachers communicate information
Standard V: All teachers can plan, organize, deliver and evaluate instruction
TEA and SBEC use the following categories yearly to rate individual campuses and the state as a whole.
Teaching and Learning
Educator Preparation
Administration and Support
Infrastructure
Campus Level: Developing Tech
Maintained Developing Tech for 3 consecutive years
Weak in the following areas: Technology applications Student Mastery of Technology App Online Learning
Strong in following areas: Content Area Connections Frequency /Design of Instructional Setting Patterns of Classroom use
Campus Level: Developing Tech
Maintained this status for 2 consecutive years, up from Early Tech.
Weak in the following areas: Professional Development Experiences Models of Professional Development Capabilities of Educators Access to Professional Development Professional Development for Online Learning
Strong in the following areas: Levels of Understanding and Patterns for Use
Campus Level: Advanced Tech
Maintained Advanced Tech for 2 consecutive years, improving from Early Tech.
Weak in the following areas: Instructional Support
Strong in the following areas: Leadership and Vision Planning Communication and Collaboration Budget Leadership and Support for Online Learning
Campus Level: Advanced Tech
Maintained status for 3 consecutive years.
Weak in following areas: Distance Learning Capacity
Students per Computers
Strong in following areas: Internet Access Connectivity and Speed
Other Classroom Technology
Technical Support
Local Area Network Wide Area Network
Improvements made over scholastic years moving from Early Tech to Advanced Tech in many categories.
The following chart provides a visual for campus improvement over consecutive years!
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2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
The STaR chart is beneficial in providing: Support for District Technology Plan
Focus Campus Vision of Technology
Grant Opportunities
Measurements of student/teacher proficiencies
Set Benchmarks and Goals
Reach TARGET TECH at Samuel Clemens High School!!!!
By reaching our students and teachers with technology, we are helping to mold the world!!
STaR Chart Information- Full Form
http://starchart.esc12.net/
Complete SBEC Standards
http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/sbeconline/standtest/standards/techapps_allbegtch.pdf
Lets go Buffs and make next year Target Tech time!!!
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