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Technology Excellence. An Introduction and Review of the Texas STaR Chart Indicators of Campus Success for Technology Literacy Sarah Campbell Instructional Leadership: Technology EDLD 5352 – EA 1189 Lamar University. STaR Chart. School Technology and
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Technology Excellence An Introduction and Review of the Texas STaR Chart Indicators of Campus Success for Technology Literacy Sarah Campbell Instructional Leadership: Technology EDLD 5352 – EA 1189 Lamar University
STaR Chart • School • Technology • and • Readiness“…an on-line resource tool for self-assessment…to effectively integrate technology across the curriculum.”
Requirements • Federal and State Requirements • No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 • Texas Long Range Plan for Technology • Student Technology Literacy Goals • 8th Grade Benchmark for Literacy • Teacher Required STaR Chart • Campus Required STaR Chart
STaR Chart Benefits • Planning • Budgeting • Evaluation • Grant Applications • Community Dialogue • Documentation of Legislation Standards
STaR Campus Profile • Profile Indicators for Trends • Teaching and Learning • Educator Preparation & Development • Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support • Infrastructure & Technology • Four Levels of Progress • Early Tech • Developing Tech • Advanced Tech • Targeted Tech
Process • Access STaR Chart websitehttp://starchart.esc12.net/ • Complete Self-Assessment • Find Data Trends • Collaborate for Instructional Strategies
Campus 3-Year Comparison Adv Dev Adv Dev
CFHS Teaching and Learning Adv • 3-Year Trends • decreased was in Technology Applications TA TEKS Implementation • Slow progress toward target • Implications • Cross-curricular integration aligned with TA TEKS
Adv CFHS Educator Preparation & Development • 3-Year Trends • Overall gains in this area • Implications • Continued support for teacher-led training • Technology instructional best practices • On-line, distance learning
CFHS Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support Adv • 3-Year Trends • On the rise • Indicator of depreciation: budget • Implications • “world-class education” = technology • Value superceedes purse strings
Adv CFHS Infrastructure & Technology • 3-Year Trends • Decrease over 3-years • Borderline Developing Tech • Implications • Budget, budget, budget • Grant-writing is essential to move forward
Gallery of Strategies • Assignment of Teams • Leadership Roles for Team Players • Project Goals for Technology Strategies • Presentation Format Parameters • Time Allotment
Key “Take-Aways” • Review of New Learning • Gallery Walk of Strategies • Address Parking Lot Issues • Lingering Questions Assigned • Elevator Speech Closing
Resources • No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 • U.S. Department of Education National Education Technology Plan • Texas Long Range Technology Plan • Texas STaR Chart
Photographs compliments of CFHS Senior 2010 PLATO Students These students graduated as a direct result of technology integrated curriculum for on-line, accelerated credit recovery through the PLATO program. Technology is not a part of our education, it is our future.