The STaR Chart is a tool used by schools to assess their technology use and plan for improvements. It evaluates schools across four key areas: Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation, Leadership and Support, and Infrastructure. The school summarized received scores ranging from 9 to 19 across the areas. Their target for improvement was Educator Preparation, with goals to reach Advanced and then Target levels in the next two years. Improving educator preparation with technology was identified as benefiting the school by increasing student engagement, communication, and integrating technology into the curriculum.
2. AgendaWhat is a STaR ChartThe components of a star ChartThe ResultsWhat is the target improvement areaHow does this benefit our school
3. What is the Star Chart?School Technology and Readiness A Teacher Tool for Planning and Self-Assessing aligned with the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020The Texas Campus STaR Chart is a tool designed for use in technology planning, budgeting for resources, and evaluation of progress in local technology projects.
5. The ComponentsTeaching and LearningEducator Preparation and DevelopmentLeadership, Admin., Instructional SupportInfrastructure for Technology1= Early Tech 2 = Developing Tech 3= Advanced Tech 4 = Target Tech
6. The ResultsKey Area I: Teaching and LearningTotal score 10Key Area II: Educator Preparation and DevelopmentTotal score 9Key Area III: Leadership, Administration and Instructional SupportTotal Score 12Key Area IV: Infrastructure for TechnologyTotal Score 19
7. Target Improvement AreaKey Area II: Educator Preparation and DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentModelingOnline LearningGoal: Advanced Tech in 2011Goal: Target Tech by 2012
8. How does this Help Us?Increased engagement with our studentsBetter Communication with students and parentsIntegration of technology in our curriculumBetter allocation of resources
9. Summary Continued progress in technologyTo learn more about STaR go to http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxCSC.pdf