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This report presents an analysis of Memorial High School's progress in technology integration as measured by the Texas STaR Chart. It assesses four key areas: Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation and Development, Leadership and Administration, and Infrastructure for Technology. The findings highlight current strengths, such as infrastructure development, and weaknesses in professional development for educators. The recommendations focus on empowering teachers, investing in technology, and integrating digital tools into daily instruction, aiming to enhance educational outcomes for 21st-century learning.
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STaR Chart Finding Memorial High School Hope Scott EDLD 5306
Introduction • Texas STaR Chart History • developed around the four key areas of the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020: • Teaching and Learning; • Educator Preparation and Development; • Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support; and • Infrastructure for Technology. • produces a profile of campus’ status toward reaching goals
About the Texas STaR • Helps determine progress toward meeting the goals of the Long-Range Plan for Technology • Identifies needs for on-going professional development and • Raise awareness of research-based instructional goals.
Teaching and Learning • Summary Totals Classification • 2008-09: 12 Developing • 2007-08: 15 Advanced • 2006-07: 16 Advanced • STATEWIDE • 3.9% Early Tech • 69.7% Developing Tech • 25.5% Advanced Tech • 0.9% Target Tech
Educator Preparation & Development • Summary Totals Classification • 2008-09: 14 Developing • 2007-08: 13 Developing • 2006-07: 9 Developing • STATEWIDE 2007 - 2008 • 5.4% Early Tech • 74.2% Developing Tech • 19.9% Advanced Tech • 0.6% Target Tech
Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support • Summary Totals Classification • 2008-09: 14 Developing • 2007-08: 16 Advanced • 2006-07: 10 Developing • STATEWIDE 2007 - 2008 • 2.0% Early Tech • 49.0% Developing Tech • 45.5% Advanced Tech • 3.6% Target Tech
Infrastructure for Technology • Summary Totals Classification • 2008-09: 14 Developing • 2007-08: 16 Advanced • 2006-07: 15 Advanced • STATEWIDE 2007 - 2008 • 1.2% Early Tech • 34.9% Developing Tech • 57.2% Advanced Tech • 6.7% Target Tech
Numbers Crunch Our Strength • Infrastructure for Technology • Students per Computer • Internet Access Connectivity and Speed • Other Classroom Technology, i.e., digital cameras, classroom telephone, graphing calculators, etc. • Technical Support • Local Area Network and Wide Area Network • Distance Learning Capacity
Numbers Crunch Our Weakness • Educator Preparation and Development • Content of Professional Development • Models of Professional Development • Capabilities of Educators • Access to Professional Development • Levels of Understanding and Patterns of Use • Professional Development for Online Learning
What We Need to Do Now • Continue to invest in technology • Prepare teachers so that they feel empowered • Challenge our students to be innovative • Integrate technology in every class on a daily • Invest in mobile labs for all core classes
Summary • Learning for the 21st Century requires: • new skills, tools, online assessments, knowledge, and opportunities. • Texas students must: • learn to learn, • develop skills and habits of learning that will serve them for a lifetime. • “Learning and teaching must be different.”
Useful Websites: • United States Department of Education • No Child Left Behind • STaR Chart Teacher Training • “Learning and teaching must be different.”