Technology is Essential Technology is Essential

for the 21for the 21 stst Century Century Learner!Learner!

Riverchase Elementary

CFBISD

Coppell, Texas

AGENDAAGENDA Introduction of the STaR ChartIntroduction of the STaR Chart Why is the STaR Chart important?Why is the STaR Chart important? Riverchase DataRiverchase Data ConclusionsConclusions What happens next?What happens next?

?What is the STaR Chart ?What is the STaR Chart

Acronym for School Technology and Acronym for School Technology and ReadinessReadiness

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

Completed by teachersCompleted by teachers State, campus and district data is State, campus and district data is

calculatedcalculated

?Why is the data important ?Why is the data important

Campus and district data can be reported Campus and district data can be reported to school boards, community groups and to school boards, community groups and technology planning committees.technology planning committees.

Shows areas of strengths and Shows areas of strengths and weaknessesweaknesses

Shows progress towards the Texas Long-Shows progress towards the Texas Long-Range Technology Plan Range Technology Plan ((http://http://

ritter.tea.state.tx.us/technology/lrpt/lrpt_lrpt.htmlritter.tea.state.tx.us/technology/lrpt/lrpt_lrpt.html))

Riverchas e Data Riverchas e Data

Advance TechInfrastructure for Technology

Advance TechLeadership, Administration and Instructional Support

Developing Tech Educator Preparation and Development

Developing Tech Teaching and Learning

Advance TechInfrastructure for Technology

Advance TechLeadership, Administration and Instructional Support

Developing Tech Educator Preparation and Development

Developing Tech Teaching and Learning

Advance TechInfrastructure for Technology

Advance TechLeadership, Administration and Instructional Support

Developing Tech Educator Preparation and Development

Advance Tech Teaching and Learning

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?How we do we compare ?How we do we compare

Advance Tech

Advance Tech

Developing Tech

Advance Tech

Riverchas e

AdvanceTech

DevelopingTech

DevelopingTech

DevelopingTech

Texas

Infrastructure for

Technology

Leadership, Administration

and Instructional

Support

Educator Preparation

and Development

Teaching and Learning

Conclus ionConclus ion

We are working toward and MAKING We are working toward and MAKING PROGRESS towards our technology PROGRESS towards our technology goals!goals!

We are doing a great job integrating We are doing a great job integrating technology into our lessons.technology into our lessons.

Take time to implement what you learn Take time to implement what you learn into lessons. Technology motivates our into lessons. Technology motivates our students!students!

We could be Advance Technology We could be Advance Technology Leaders by 2010-2011!Leaders by 2010-2011!

?Now what ?Now what

Continue to be life long learners!Continue to be life long learners! Motivate your students to use technology.Motivate your students to use technology. Be creative!Be creative! Be a risk taker!Be a risk taker! Find something that worked well? Share Find something that worked well? Share

it!it! Do not be afraid to ask questions!Do not be afraid to ask questions!