Texas STaR Chart and E-Rate Presentation

Gilmore Elementary

What is Texas STaR Chart?

• Four Key Areas

• Levels of Progress

• Campus Data

• Campus Data Compared to State Data

• Summary

• Now What?

What Is Texas STaR Chart? Acronym for School Technology and Reading

Designed to help teachers, campus and districts determine their progress toward meeting technology goals

Completed by teachers

Developed around the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology

Identifies progress of district and campus

Four Key AreasTeaching and Learning

Educator Preparation and Development

Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support

Infrastructure for Technology

Levels of Progress

Early Tech

Developing Tech

Advanced Tech

Target Tech

Campus Data2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007

Teaching and Learning

Developing Tech Developing Tech Developing Tech

Educator Preparation and Development

Developing Tech Developing Tech Developing Tech

Leadership, Administrator and Instructional Support

Developing Tech Developing Tech Developing Tech

Infrastructure for Technology

Advanced Tech Advanced Tech Advanced Tech

Campus Data Compared to State DataCampus Data 08-09

State Data 08-09

Campus Data 07-08

State Data 07-08

CampusData 06-07

State Data 06-07

Teachingand Learning

Developing Tech

Developing Tech

DevelopingTech

Developing Tech

Developing Tech

Developing Tech

Educator Preparationand Development

Developing Tech

Developing Tech

DevelopingTech

DevelopingTech

Developing Tech

Developing Tech

Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support

Developing Tech

Advanced Tech

Developing Tech

DevelopingTech

Developing Tech

DevelopingTech

Infrastructure for Technology

Advanced Tech

AdvancedTech

Advanced Tech

AdvancedTech

Advanced Tech

AdvancedTech

Summary Campus Strength

-infrastructure for technology

Campus Need For Improvement

-teaching and learning

-educator preparation and development

-leadership, administration and instructional

support

Now What?

Continue to be life long learners

Motivate students to use technology

Be creative

Be a risk taker

Infrastructure of Technology In order to take advantage of new technologies in the

future, CCISD will need to maintain its high-performance infrastructure.

Initiatives Increase unified communications Implement a safe network for improved collaboration 24/7

anytime and anywhereDesktop VirtualizationWireless N upgradesMedia DistributionDistance Learning network enhancements

Educator Preparation and Development As students who are considered “Digital Natives” enter Clear

Creek classrooms, it is essential that all professional educators acknowledge that the world as we know it now and the world that our students will enter as adults is drastically different.

Initiatives

Web Instructor TrainingContinued movement toward all technology professional

development embedded in curriculum documents and training

TSDP Plan 2.0Ongoing Learning Staff Development TrainingTech U-for new teacher training 24/7 Staff Development opportunities available on e4

Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support Implementing and sustaining school improvement and

technology innovation depends on skilled and persistent leadership with the ability to share a vision and consistent expectations.

Initiatives

Classroom Walk-throughs

Blackboard Connect

Handheld Mobility Project

Increased emphasis on Administrator training in the use of technology

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Additional Resources Texas Long Range Plan for Technology

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/technology/EktronAttach/FinalCombinedLRPT2020.pdf

Technology Applications/TEKS

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/ch126toc.html

Texas STaR Chart

http://starchart.esc12.net/

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