1. By
Bobby Leidner

2.  What is it?
 How can it help us?
 What are we currently doing?
 Data
 Other important information

3.  Texas Star Chart
 Assessment tool developed around the four key areas of the Texas Long
Range Plan for Technology.
 Teaching and Learning
 Educator Preparation and Development
 Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support
 Infrastructure for Technology
 Designed to help teachers, campuses, and districts determine their
progress toward meeting technology goals.

4.  Allows us to see what the expectations for Technology and Instruction are for
all Texas teachers
 Self-assessment of our own progress towards meeting these expectations.
 Measures the impact of state and local efforts to improve student learning
through the use of technology as specified in No Child Left Behind.
 Can identify needs for technology related professional development

5.  Teaching and Learning
 Advanced Tech
 Educator Preparation and Development
 Advanced Tech
 Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support
 Advanced Tech
 Infrastructure for Technology
 Advanced Tech

6. 20
15
10
5 2008-2009
0 2009-2010 2010-2011
2010-2011
2009-2010
2008-2009

7.  Currently we are doing a fairly good job of integrating
technology in our schools, but we can always do better.
 We should be striving to move from Advanced to Target.
 Photos are of the students we are trying to reach
 TEA STaR Chart Website
 http://starchart.epsilen.com/