1. Texas Star Chart

2. Agenda What is the Star Chart? What are the components of the Star Chart? How does McNair rank on technology? Summary of McNair Star Chart data.

3. What is the Star Chart? Based on the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology Designed to help us meet 8th grade tech literacy as required by NCLB Designed for technology planning, budgeting and evaluation Measures how well we are prepared to equip out students to thrive in the digital age

4. What is the Star Chart? The Star Chart has 4 categories Teaching and Learning Educator Preparation & Development Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support Infrastructure for Technology

5. The 4 Components of the Star Chart. Teaching and Learning Can help engage students in the learning process Can “level the playing field” in education access Students an benefit from the collaborative use of online resources.

6. The 4 Components of the Star Chart. Educator Preparation and Development Their world is significantly different than the one we grew up in We must be able to prepare students for the digital future We must learn how to fully integrate technology in education

7. The 4 Components of the Star Chart. Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support We must meet the demands of 21st century students We must have a clear vision to cultivate the use of technology through access We must provide meaningful staff development for our teachers and ongoing training

8. The 4 Components of the Star Chart. Infrastructure for Technology Must offer high speed connectivity for all teachers and students We must be able to keep our students safe in the digital environment We must provide our schools with quality support for their technology

9. McNair and the Star Chart

10. McNair and the Star Chart With your group answer the following questions and provide suggestions to improve our technology use in school. 1. What are our strongest areas? 2. What are our weakest areas? 3. What can we do to improve our lower scores? 4. How can we better integrate technology in out classrooms?

11. Helpful Web Resources The George Lucas Education Foundation North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) The Technology Applications Teacher Network