Description of STaR Chart system and break down of information for Lufkin High School.

1. Texas STaR Charts A Report on Lufkin’s Technological Resourcefulness

2. Path to the STaR What is a STaR Chart? Teaching & Learning Educator Preparation Administration & Support Infrastructure Key Area Classifications Lufkin High School’s STaR Chart Summary What this data means to Lufkin High School. Reaching for the STaR.

4. To help teachers, campuses, and districts determine their progress toward meeting the goals of the Long-Range Plan for Technology.

5. Measures the impact of state and local efforts to improve student learning through the use of technology .

6. Identify needs for on-going professional development.

7. Raise awareness of research-based instructional goals.

8. Enables teachers to see what the expectations for Technology and Instruction are for all Texas teachers .

9. Enables teachers to self-assess their progress toward meeting these expectations.

11. Standard I- All teachers use technology-related terms, concepts, data input strategies and ethical practices to make informed decisions about current technologies and their applications.

12. Standard II- All teachers identify task requirements, apply search strategies and use current technology to efficiently acquire, analyze, and evaluate a variety of electronic information.

13. Standard III- All teachers use task-appropriate tools to synthesize knowledge, create and modify solutions and evaluate results in a way that supports the work of individuals and groups in problem-solving situations.

14. Standard IV- All teachers communicate information in different formats and for diverse audiences.

16. Must prepare teachers for significantly different roles, different tools, and resources.Preparing teachers and administrators to effectively facilitate and manage 21st century learning in technology and information rich settings involves radical retooling of the existing professional core of the educational system.

20. Lufkin High School STaR Chart Summary

22. Overall improvement seems to be stagnant.

23. Need to improve the training of the staff.