Technology Technology ExcellenceExcellence

An Introduction and Review of the Texas STaR Chart An Introduction and Review of the Texas STaR Chart Indicators of Campus Success for Technology LiteracyIndicators of Campus Success for Technology Literacy

Sarah CampbellSarah CampbellInstructional Leadership: Technology Instructional Leadership: Technology EDLD 5352 – EA 1189EDLD 5352 – EA 1189Lamar UniversityLamar University

STaR ChartSTaR Chart

SchoolSchool TechnologyTechnology andand ReadinessReadiness

“…an on-line resource tool for self-“…an on-line resource tool for self-assessment…to effectively integrate assessment…to effectively integrate technology across the curriculum.”technology across the curriculum.”

RequirementsRequirements

Federal and State RequirementsFederal and State Requirements– No Child Left Behind Act of 2001No Child Left Behind Act of 2001– Texas Long Range Plan for TechnologyTexas Long Range Plan for Technology

Student Technology Literacy GoalsStudent Technology Literacy Goals– 88thth Grade Benchmark for Literacy Grade Benchmark for Literacy– Teacher Required STaR ChartTeacher Required STaR Chart– Campus Required STaR ChartCampus Required STaR Chart

STaR Chart BenefitsSTaR Chart Benefits

PlanningPlanning BudgetingBudgeting EvaluationEvaluation Grant ApplicationsGrant Applications Community Community

DialogueDialogue Documentation of Documentation of

Legislation Legislation StandardsStandards

STaR Campus ProfileSTaR Campus Profile

Profile Indicators for TrendsProfile Indicators for Trends– Teaching and LearningTeaching and Learning– Educator Preparation & DevelopmentEducator Preparation & Development– Leadership, Administration, & Leadership, Administration, &

Instructional SupportInstructional Support– Infrastructure & TechnologyInfrastructure & Technology

Four Levels of ProgressFour Levels of Progress1.1. Early TechEarly Tech2.2. Developing TechDeveloping Tech3.3. Advanced TechAdvanced Tech4.4. Targeted TechTargeted Tech

ProcessProcess

Access STaR Access STaR Chart websiteChart websitehttp://starchart.ehttp://starchart.esc12.net/sc12.net/

Complete Self-Complete Self-AssessmentAssessment

Find Data TrendsFind Data Trends Collaborate for Collaborate for

Instructional Instructional StrategiesStrategies

Campus 3-Year Campus 3-Year ComparisonComparison

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CFHS Teaching and CFHS Teaching and LearningLearning 3-Year Trends3-Year Trends

– decreased was in Technology decreased was in Technology Applications TA TEKS Applications TA TEKS Implementation Implementation

– Slow progress toward targetSlow progress toward target ImplicationsImplications

– Cross-curricular integration aligned Cross-curricular integration aligned with TA TEKSwith TA TEKS

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vCFHS Educator CFHS Educator Preparation & Preparation & DevelopmentDevelopment 3-Year Trends3-Year Trends

– Overall gains in this area Overall gains in this area

ImplicationsImplications– Continued support for teacher-led Continued support for teacher-led

trainingtraining– Technology instructional best practicesTechnology instructional best practices– On-line, distance learningOn-line, distance learning

CFHS Leadership, CFHS Leadership, Administration, & Administration, & Instructional SupportInstructional Support 3-Year Trends3-Year Trends

– On the riseOn the rise– Indicator of depreciation: budgetIndicator of depreciation: budget

ImplicationsImplications– ““world-class education” = world-class education” =

technologytechnology– Value superceedes purse stringsValue superceedes purse strings

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vCFHS Infrastructure & CFHS Infrastructure & TechnologyTechnology 3-Year Trends3-Year Trends

– Decrease over 3-years Decrease over 3-years – Borderline Developing TechBorderline Developing Tech

ImplicationsImplications– Budget, budget, budgetBudget, budget, budget– Grant-writing is essential to move Grant-writing is essential to move

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Gallery of StrategiesGallery of Strategies

Assignment of TeamsAssignment of Teams

Leadership Roles for Leadership Roles for Team PlayersTeam Players

Project Goals for Project Goals for Technology StrategiesTechnology Strategies

Presentation Format Presentation Format ParametersParameters

Time AllotmentTime Allotment

Key “Take-Aways”Key “Take-Aways”

Review of New Review of New LearningLearning

Gallery Walk of Gallery Walk of StrategiesStrategies

Address Parking Lot Address Parking Lot IssuesIssues

Lingering Questions Lingering Questions AssignedAssigned

Elevator Speech Elevator Speech ClosingClosing

ResourcesResources

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 U.S. Department of Education NatU.S. Department of Education Nat

ional Education Technology Planional Education Technology Plan Texas Long Range Technology PlaTexas Long Range Technology Pla

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Texas Texas STaRSTaR Chart Chart

Photographs Photographs compliments of CFHS compliments of CFHS Senior 2010 PLATO Senior 2010 PLATO StudentsStudents

These students graduated as a direct These students graduated as a direct result of technology integrated result of technology integrated curriculum for on-line, accelerated curriculum for on-line, accelerated credit recovery through the PLATO credit recovery through the PLATO program. Technology is not program. Technology is not a part ofa part of our education, it our education, it isis our future. our future.