Assignment: Lamar University Masters Program

1. Technology in the Classroom

2. Agenda
• STaR Chart Introduction & Background
• MPHS vs. other state schools
• MPHS progress over the years
• Where have we been?
• Where are we going?

3. The Texas Campus School
Technology
and Readiness Chart
(STaR Chart)

4. The Texas Teacher STaR Chart
is designed to help teachers,
campuses, and districts
determine their progress
toward meeting the goals of the
Long-Range Plan for
Technology, …

5. …as well as meeting the goals of
their district.
The Mission of Mount Pleasant ISD
is: To graduate students
who have the ability to
READ….THINK….COMMUNICATE

6. The Texas Teacher STaR Chart has
been developed around 4 key areas:
• Teaching and
Learning
• Educator
Preparation and
Development
• Leadership,
Administration
and Instructional
Support
• Infrastructure for
Technology

7. How do we measure our
progress?
Level of Score
Progress
Early Tech 6–8
Developing Tech 9 – 14
Advanced Tech 15 – 20
Target Tech 21 – 24

8. How do we compare to other
schools in the state?
2009 – 2010 Teaching & Educator Administration Infrastructure
Statewide Learning Preparation & Support
Early Tech 2.1% 3.7% 1.5% 1.1%
Developing 59.3% 68.7% 38.6% 30.4%
Tech
Advanced 37.8% 26.8% 55.0% 61.0%
Tech
Target Tech 0.9% 0.7% 4.9% 7.6%
2009 – 2010 Teaching & Educator Administration Infrastructure
Learning Preparation & Support
MPHS 19 Advanced 18 Advanced 19 Advanced 18 Advanced

9. How has MPHS progressed?
24
21
18 Teaching & Learning
15
Educator Preparation
12
Administration &
9
Support
6 Infrastructure
3
0
2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 2011 - 2012

10. Teaching & Learning
24
21
Target Tech
18
15
Advanced Tech
12
9
Developing Tech
6
Early Tech
3
0
2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 2011 - 2012

11. Educator Preparation
24
21
Target Tech
18
15
Advanced Tech
12
9
Developing Tech
6 Early Tech
3
0
2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 2011 - 2012

12. Administration & Support
24
21
Target Tech
18
15
Advanced Tech
12
9 Developing Tech
6 Early Tech
3
0
2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 2011 - 2012

13. Infrastructure
24
21
Target Tech
18
15
Advanced Tech
12
9 Developing Tech
6 Early Tech
3
0
2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 2011 - 2012

14. Introducing technology into the
classroom is not a new idea.

15. Where have we been?
Video provided the opportunity for
the one-way sharing of information
that allowed teachers to
stimulate, motivate and educate
their students.

16. Where are we going?
21st Century Technology helps fulfill
the MPISD Vision by providing the
opportunity for the two-way sharing
of information that allows our
students to
read, think and communicate.