Reflection of the Texas STaR chart and what it means.

2. • Introduction to STaR chart
• Four Major Areas Addressed in the STaR chart
• Teaching and Learning
• Educator Preparation and Development
• Leadership, Administration, and Instructional
Support
• Infrastructure for Technology
• Ogle’s assessment over the last three years
• Strengths and Weaknesses
• What is Developing Tech?
• What is Advanced Tech?
• Now what do we do… HOME

3. • Online resource that assists in assessing
the effective use of technology across
curriculum.
• Helps assist with the assessment of
teachers needs and goal setting for the
implementation of technology within the
classroom to assist in supporting student
achievement.
• Meets No Child Left Behind and
Legislation, that states all teachers should
be literate in technology and be able to
integrate technology across curriculum.

4. • Teaching and Learning
• Educator Preparation and
Development
• Leadership, Administration and
Instructional Support
• Infrastructure for Technology

5. • Students are becoming increasing diverse in their
background. Therefore it is now more important as ever
to become diverse in the manner which we teach and the
resources we use.
• Technology is a perfect solution for this with being able to
find specialized software that will address students’
different needs.
• Integrating technology in the daily instructional process
can help the teaching process and allow students to be
engaged in the learning process.

6. • Students come to us with a vast knowledge of
technology.
• Need to continue to foster this knowledge not
stifle it during our instruction.
• By teachers continuing to pursue ongoing
education in the areas of technology.
• Educators should be rich in their knowledge of
technology and how to adapt curriculum to fit
in more technology.

7. • Leadership must gain an understanding of the
importance of technology within the instructional
classroom and serve as a model to help teachers
see the importance.
• Integration of technology in with staff
development, communication with staff, and other
forms will allow staff to see the effectiveness.
• Administrator also can help staff embrace
technology by utilizing data regularly to drive
decisions.

8. • Provide technology as a major educational resource
including a high performance infrastructure.
• This infrastructure includes: access to all e-learning
technologies, technical assistance for
support, measureable data, and standards to
support accessibility.
• Through the technology assessable students will be
able to get customized education that will fit their
needs.
• This customized learning is exactly what student
need to be successful in today’s competitive
workplace.

9. School District: Frisco ISD
Campus: Ogle Elementary
Key Area
Summary Area Key Area STaR Classifications Trends
Totals
Decrease in Student Mastery of
2009-10: 13 2009-10: Developing Tech Technology applications,
Teaching & Learning Frequency in the instructional
2008-09: 14 2008-09: Developing Tech
setting, Technology TEKS
2007-08: 16 2007-08: Advanced Tech Implementations, and Online
Learning.
Slight decrease in profession
Educator Preparation & 2009-10: 13 2009-10: Developing Tech development experiences,
Development 2008-09: 13 2008-09: Developing Tech models of professional
2007-08: 14 2007-08: Developing Tech development, and access to
professional development.
Decrease in planning using
Leadership, 2009-10: 13 2009-10: Developing Tech technology, leadership for
Administration, &
2008-09: 16 2008-09: Advanced Tech online learning, and in the
Instructional Support
2007-08: 17 2007-08: Advanced Tech budget for technology within
the classroom.
Slight change in the trend for
Infrastructure for 2009-10: 20 2009-10: Advanced Tech students per computers,
Technology 2008-09: 21 2008-09: Target Tech internet access connectivity
2007-08: 21 2007-08: Target Tech speed, LAN area network, and
technical support.

10. • Strength
• Key Area IV: Infrastructure for Technology
• Advanced Tech
• Weaknesses
• Key Area I: Teaching and Learning
• Developing Tech
• Key Area II: Educator Preparation and Development
• Developing Tech
• Key Area III: Leadership, Administration, and
Instructional Support
• Developing Tech

11. • Teacher uses technology to present information to students, to model teacher directed activities, and to
complete
• administrative functions. Teacher directs students to use productivity software applications for technology
integration projects. Teacher uses available online library databases and digital diagnostic/assessment
tools.
• Students have regular weekly access to desktop computers, laptops, or handheld devices in the
classroom, library or labs.
• All students use the same technology tools and participate in the same activities. Preliminary alignment
made between technology and subject areas.
• Teacher occasionally selects and implements TA TEKS appropriate for content area.
• Teacher estimates up to 50% of his/her students have mastered TA TEKS.
• Teacher has created more than two online lessons that include TEKS aligned content such as
explanations, examples, links to
• online resources, additional activities; class communicates and interacts online.
• Teacher receives professional development on how to integrate technology into the curriculum, help with
classroom
• management skills, and increase teacher productivity.
• Teacher attends and actively participates in large group sessions. Follow-up activities and support are
offered to give feedback
• or coaching in the classroom.
• Teacher is proficient in two or three of the SBEC Technology Applications Standards
(www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/standtest/standards/techapp.pdf).
• Teacher attends 9-18 hours of technology professional development each year.
• Teacher modifies instruction through the use of technology
http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxTSC.pdf
• Teacher has taken professional development on the way classroom content can be adapted from web-

12. • Teacher structures classroom learning to student experiences based on inquiry and higher level thinking
processes using age
• appropriate graphics, animation, multimedia, and/or video. Curriculum activities are integrated with
technology allowing all
• students to solve problems and make decisions.
• Students and teachers identify appropriate technology tools; then access and use tools weekly in a variety
of flexible settings.
• Technology is available for students to choose the best tools to analyze and synthesize data.
• Teacher consistently integrates Technology Applications TEKS into student instruction, selects and
implements
• Teacher estimates up to 85% of his/her students have mastered TA TEKS.
• Teacher has created many online lessons that include TEKS aligned content
• Teacher receives professional development on how to integrate technology to enhance and advance
instruction in new ways activities in various content areas, and vertical alignment across grade levels to
connect concepts).
• Teacher actively participates in multiple forms of ongoing professional development
• Teacher is proficient in four of the SBEC Technology Applications Standards
(www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/standtest/standards/techapp.pdf).
• Teacher attends 19-29 hours of technology professional development annually.
• Teacher achieves mastery of technology and uses it to advance higher order thinking skills and thought
processes.
• Teacher no longer thinks about technology separately but uses a variety of technologies and instructional
methods in combination to accomplish instructional outcomes.
• Teacher has taken professional development on how to create web-based lessons or how to teach online.
http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxTSC.
pdf

13. • We need to continue to immerse ourselves and
our students with technology.
• Look at technology as a replacement of current
practices, not in additional to what we are
already doing.
• Engage students in their learning as much as we
possibly can by use of technology.
• Continue to look at professional development to
gain deeper understanding of technology and
how to implement into our classrooms.
• Immersion….not one application at a time.