A S H L E Y D I E T Z

Texas STaR Chart

What is STaR?

S = School

T = Technology

A = and

R = Readiness

Is Tice Ready for Technology?

How does our campus rate the technology being used?

Are we doing everything we can with technology for our students?

How can we make improvements?

Campus STaR Summary

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Teaching and LearningEducator Preparation and DevelopmentLeadership, Administration and Instructional SupportInfrastructure for Technology

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

Levels

1 = Early Tech

We do not want our campus this low

2 = Developing Tech

We are at this level in most areas

3 = Advanced Tech

Our infrastructure has always been this high and now our leadership is as well

4 = Target Tech

This is our goal. It is the best we can do—we are capable!

Teaching and Learning

Classroom technology use

Frequency of use

Integration with content areas

Technology TEKS being met

Student mastery of technology

Student online learning

Educator Preparation and Development

Professional development courses

Technology abilities of instructors

Access to professional development

Level of understanding and use

Educator online learning

Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support

Leadership for technology

Planning

Instructional support

Communication and collaboration

Budget

Support for online learning

Infrastructure for Technology

Student to computer ratio

Internet speed

Other classroom technology available

Technical support available

Local Area Network

Distance learning

How Can We Improve?

More technology training for educators

More computers in every classroom

Integrating technology in daily lessons

Use technology to bridge gaps in learning

Encourage students to use new technology and explore

Improvements This Year

Every teacher now has…

Netbook

Document Camera

Projector

Speakers

• Also, iTouch for DRA

To Summarize…

We now have access to more technology this year

We need to use it daily and encourage students to use the technology

Technology should be integrated with instruction

Our STaR levels were low in the past, but we are making improvements – we will be at our goal of 4 in no time!

Questions?

All STaR information is from: http://starchart.esc12.net/

TPESC. (n.d.). Texas STaR Chart. Retrieved April 25, 2010, from

Texas Education Agency website: http://starchart.esc12.net/