Barrick Elementary SchoolBarrick Elementary SchoolHouston ISDHouston ISD

Agenda: Agenda: Texas STaR Texas STaR ChartChart

What is STaR Chart?What is STaR Chart? Four key Areas Four key Areas Levels of ProgressLevels of Progress Campus Results (past 3 yrs)Campus Results (past 3 yrs) Improvement Plan DiscussionImprovement Plan Discussion

WWhat hat iis s STaRSTaR Chart? Chart? It is a teacher tool for planning It is a teacher tool for planning

and self-assessing. and self-assessing.

It is designed to determine It is designed to determine progress toward meeting the progress toward meeting the goals of the goals of the Long-Range Plan for Long-Range Plan for Technology.Technology.

Teaching and Teaching and learninglearning

Components:Components:

1.1. Patterns of Classroom usePatterns of Classroom use2.2. Frequency design of Frequency design of

instructional setting.instructional setting.3.3. Content area connectionContent area connection4.4. Technology applications Technology applications

(TA) TEKS (TA) TEKS implementation.implementation.

5.5. Student mastery of Student mastery of technology application.technology application.

6.6. Online learningOnline learning

Educator Educator Preparation & Preparation & DevelopmentDevelopment

Components:Components:1.1. Professional development Professional development

experiences.experiences.

2.2. Models of professional Models of professional development.development.

3.3. Capabilities of educators.Capabilities of educators.

4.4. Access to professional Access to professional development.development.

5.5. Levels of understanding Levels of understanding and patterns of use.and patterns of use.

6.6. Professional development Professional development for online learning. for online learning.

Leadership, Leadership, Administration & Administration &

Instructional SupportInstructional Support

ComponentsComponents::1.1. Leadership and vision.Leadership and vision.2.2. PlanningPlanning3.3. Instructional support.Instructional support.4.4. Communication and Communication and

collaboration.collaboration.5.5. BudgetBudget6.6. Leadership and Leadership and

support for online support for online learning. learning.

Infrastructure for Infrastructure for TechnologyTechnology

ComponentsComponents::1.1. Students per computers.Students per computers.

2.2. Internet access, Internet access, connectivity and speed.connectivity and speed.

3.3. Other classroom Other classroom technology.technology.

4.4. Technical support.Technical support.

5.5. Local area network wide, Local area network wide, area network.area network.

6.6. Distance learning Distance learning capacity.capacity.

Texas Campus Texas Campus STaRSTaR Chart Chart Levels of ProgressLevels of Progress

Early Tech ( 6-8)Early Tech ( 6-8)

Developing Tech (9-14)Developing Tech (9-14)

Advance Tech (15-20)Advance Tech (15-20)

Target tech (21-24)Target tech (21-24)

Barrick Elementary Results ( 2008-Barrick Elementary Results ( 2008-2011)2011)

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10

15

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KeyArea I

KeyAreaII

KeyAreaII I

KeyAreaIV

2008-20092009-20102010-2011

Information SummaryInformation Summary All Texas teachers must complete the All Texas teachers must complete the STaRSTaR

Chart annually. Chart annually. All Texas Campus are provided with a All Texas Campus are provided with a STaRSTaR

Chart Profile and results.Chart Profile and results. All Texas campus must be:All Texas campus must be:

1. Be mandated by NCLB1. Be mandated by NCLB 2.Must be completed to apply for technology 2.Must be completed to apply for technology

grants.grants. All Texas teachers should:All Texas teachers should: 1. Integrate technology across the curriculum1. Integrate technology across the curriculum 2. Be technology literate.2. Be technology literate.

Texas Texas STaRSTaR Resources Resources

http://http://starchart.epsilen.comstarchart.epsilen.com//

Improvement Plan Improvement Plan Discussion…Discussion…

QUESTIONS???QUESTIONS???