Carver STaR Chart Moving Toward Target Tech for Our 21 st Century Learners

Why Are We Here? Today’s Goal: Discuss Status of Integration of Technology into the Curriculum at Carver Agenda: I.Background: Texas Long Range Plan for Technology and STaR Chart II.Carver’s Current Level of Technology Integration III.Suggested Actions for Continued Improvement

Long Range Plan for Tech The Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology (LRPT), “directly supports the Mission of Texas Public Education by ensuring an engaging, relevant, and future-focused system…preparing each student for success and productivity as a lifetime learner, a world-class communicator, a competitive and creative knowledge worker, and an engaged and contributing member of the emerging global digital society.”Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology (LRPT), LRPT , pg viii

Purpose of STaR Chart Determine progress toward meeting the goals of the Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology, as well as district goalsdistrict goals Assist in measuring efforts to improve student learning through technology use as specified in NCLB, Title II, Part DNCLB, Title II, Part D Identify needs for on-going professional development and raise awareness of research-based instructional goals

STaR Chart Data Collection Teachers are required to complete the STaR Chart survey online annually for federally mandated reporting The annual STaR Chart survey gauges progress toward integrating technology into the school and curriculum Teachers’ scores are averaged and taken into account when principal completes and submits Campus STaR chart to TEA

STaR Chart Key Areas The Texas School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart has been developed based on the four key areas of the LRPT: Teaching and Learning Educator Preparation and Development Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support Infrastructure for Technology

STaR Chart Key Area Ratings A teacher’s and campus’s key area ratings fall in one of four categories: RatingScore Range Early Tech6 - 8 Developing Tech9 – 14 Advanced Tech15 – 20 Target Tech

Carver Key Area Ratings Key AreaCategoryRating Teaching & LearningDeveloping Tech13 Educator Preparation & Development Developing Tech12 Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support Advanced Tech15 Infrastructure for TechnologyAdvanced Tech16 In , Carver staff rated the campus as follows:

The Goal The goal for all campuses in Texas in all four key areas is TARGET TECH

Carver Compared to Target Tech

Teaching and Learning Goals To move toward Target Tech in Teaching and Learning, Carver and GISD staff should set goals to: Develop and implement exemplary lessons incorporating K-2 Technology Applications TEKS and model student-centered learning experiences Encourage and model the daily integration of existing technology and digital resources into regular classroom instruction

Educator Preparation Goals To move toward Target Tech in Educator Preparation and Development, Carver and GISD staff should set goals to: Provide varied types professional development on technology integration In PD offerings, integrate strategies for promoting students’ higher-order thinking and participation in collaborative learning communities

Leadership Goals To move toward Target Tech in Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support, Carver and GISD staff should set goals to: Develop a technology-rich Campus Plan including goals for online learning and annual technology benchmarks supported by campus funds Establish true teacher cadres including identified campus technology leaders to participate in technology integration learning communities

Infrastructure Goals To move toward Target Tech in Infrastructure for Technology, Carver and GISD staff should set goals to: Arrange classrooms so the single computer in the room is accessible to and regularly used by students Decrease the student to computer ratio by funding and adding mobile technology solutions and add additional technologies as funds allow

Recap Carver scores at Developing and Advanced Tech in the four key areas of the Texas STaR Chart (based on LRPT) The goal for Carver and all Texas schools is to reach Target Tech Status For the long-term benefit of our 21 st Century Learners, we can take the necessary steps to reach target tech

On The Road… Grab your technology licenses… …with some teamwork and effort… …Carver will be on the road to… …TARGET TECH!!!!

Credits and Notes… Background information on STaR Chart and Carver data gathered from STaR Chart website at All clip-art and some photos from Microsoft Clip-Art Collection Photos on infrastructure, educator preparation and teaching & learning slides from Carver and GISD staff