1. GARZA-PENA ElementaryHow do we rate on the TEXAS STAR CHART? School Technology and Readiness

2. What do we hope to learn today? We will understand what is the STaR Chart. We will understand how did it come about. We will understand why is it important. We will understand what can we do with the information gathered from this chart. How will this effect the learning of our students.

3. WHAT? The Texas Campus STaR Chart is a tool designed for use in technology planning, budgeting for resources, and evaluation of progress in local technology projects. WHY? No Child Left Behind requires that students be technology literate by the end of the eighth grade. What is the Texas STaR Chart and Why is It Important?

4. The STaR chart was in response to the NCLB act of 2001. This act requires that all students become technologically literate by the end of eighth grade The STaR chart ensures that Texas Technology Applications curriculum supports these requirements by focusing on teaching, learning, and integration of digital technology skills across the curriculum at all grade levels. How did the STaR chart come about?

5. Each year teachers must individually participate in the online survey. The survey shows a clear framework for measuring how well teachers are prepared to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to thrive in today’s information and communication technologies (ICT) economy. As of 2006-2007 school year, all Texas teachers are required to complete the online version of the Texas Teacher STaR Chart annually due to new federal reporting requirements in the Annual Mandatory Collection of Elementary and Secondary Education Data for the Education Data Exchange Network. What makes up the STaR Chart?

6. There are four key areas measured in the STaR chart. Key Area I: Teaching and Learning Key Area II: Educator Preparation and Development Key Area III: Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support Key Area IV: Infrastructure for Technology http://starchart.esc12.net/ What makes up the STaR Chart?

7. Patterns of classroom use Frequency Design of Instructional Setting Content Area Connections Technology Applications TEKS Implementation Students Mastery of Technology Applications Online Learning (See Handout 1 for descriptions of ratings) Key Area I: Teaching and Learning

8. Professional Development Experiences Models of Professional Development Capabilities of Educators Access to Professional Development Levels of Understanding and Patterns of Use Professional Development for Online Learning (See Handout 1 for decriptions) Key Area II: Educator Preparation and Development

9. Leadership and Planning Vision Planning Instructional Support Communication and Collaboration Budget Leadership and Support for Online Learning (See Handout 1 for descriptions) Key Area III: Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support

10. Students per computers Internet Access Connectivity Speed Other Classroom Technology Technical Support Local Area Network Wide Area Network Distance Learning Capacity (See Handout 1 for Descriptions) Key Area IV: Infrastructure for Technology

11. How has Garza-Pena Rated?

12. As a campus there are areas for improvement( I and II). What do we need to do in order to reach Target level status? What are the benefits for our students and ourselves? How can we accomplish this? These are all questions that we can answer after evaluating the STaR chart as a campus. Now What?

13. The Future is in Our Hands! We need to do our best to prepare them for their future!