GARZA-PENA

Elementary

How do we rate on the TEXAS STAR

CHART?School Technology and Readiness

We will understand what is the STaR Chart.

We will understand how did it come about.

We will understand why is it important.

We will understand what can we do with the information gathered from this chart.

How will this effect the learning of our students.

What do we hope to learn today?

WHAT?The Texas Campus STaR Chart is a tool

designed for use in technology planning, budgeting for resources, and evaluation of progress in local technology projects.

WHY?No Child Left Behind requires that students

be technology literate by the end of the eighth grade.

What is the Texas STaR Chart and Why is It Important?

The STaR chart was in response to the NCLB act of 2001. This act requires that all students become technologically literate by the end of eighth grade

The STaR chart ensures that Texas Technology Applications curriculum supports these requirements by focusing on teaching, learning, and integration of digital technology skills across the curriculum at all grade levels.

How did the STaR chart come about?

Each year teachers must individually participate in the online survey.

The survey shows a clear framework for measuring how well teachers are prepared to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to thrive in today’s information and communication technologies (ICT) economy.

As of 2006-2007 school year, all Texas teachers are required to complete the online version of the Texas Teacher STaR Chart annually due to new federal reporting requirements in the Annual Mandatory Collection of Elementary and

Secondary Education Data for the Education Data Exchange Network.

What makes up the STaR Chart?

There are four key areas measured in the STaR chart.

Key Area I: Teaching and Learning

Key Area II: Educator Preparation and Development

Key Area III: Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support

Key Area IV: Infrastructure for Technologyhttp://starchart.esc12.net/

What makes up the STaR Chart?

Patterns of classroom useFrequency Design of Instructional SettingContent Area ConnectionsTechnology Applications TEKS

ImplementationStudents Mastery of Technology ApplicationsOnline Learning

(See Handout 1 for descriptions of ratings)

Key Area I: Teaching and Learning

Professional Development ExperiencesModels of Professional DevelopmentCapabilities of EducatorsAccess to Professional DevelopmentLevels of Understanding and Patterns of UseProfessional Development for Online

Learning

(See Handout 1 for decriptions)

Key Area II: Educator Preparation and Development

Leadership and Planning VisionPlanningInstructional SupportCommunication and CollaborationBudgetLeadership and Support for Online Learning

(See Handout 1 for descriptions)

Key Area III: Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support

Students per computersInternet Access Connectivity Speed Other Classroom TechnologyTechnical SupportLocal Area Network Wide Area NetworkDistance Learning Capacity

(See Handout 1 for Descriptions)

Key Area IV: Infrastructure for Technology

How has Garza-Pena Rated?

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STaR Chart Ratings for the past 3 yearsR

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As a campus there are areas for improvement( I and II). What do we need to do in order to reach Target level status? What are the benefits for our students and ourselves? How can we accomplish this?

These are all questions that we can answer after evaluating the STaR chart as a campus.

Now What?

The Future is in Our Hands! We need to do our best to prepare them for

their future!