9. School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart FourKey Areas Teaching and Learning Educator Preparation and Development Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support Infrastructure for Technology
10. Teaching and Learning “Our challenge in teaching and learning is to move from the traditional teacher-led learning model to a student-centered collaborative model in order to empower young citizens to succeed in a global and digital world of information.”
11. Educator Preparation and Development “We must also prepare teachers far differently for significantly different roles, different students, different tools and resources, and different methods of instructing students beyond the face-to-face classroom.
12. Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support “Providing the essential leadership and instructional support is critical. Leaders must model the effective use of technologies as well as articulate clear expectations for their faculty and staff.”
13. Infrastructure for Technology “ Texas schools have been fortunate to have the support of the Texas legislature and the federal government in building the technology infrastructure that will allow students and teachers to make use of technology tools that are basic and necessary for education today and in the future.”
14. A Tool for Planning and Assessing School Technology and Readiness Texas Campus STaR Chart
15. Texas Campus STaR Chart Profile of campus’ status toward reaching goals of the Long-Range Plan for Technology (LRPT) and No Child Left Behind. Profile indicators place campus at one of four levels of progress
16. Four Levels of Progress in Long-Range Planning for Technology Early Tech (6-8) Developing Tech (9-14) Advanced Tech (15-20) Target Tech (21-24)
17. The Texas Public STaR Chart Online tool to view the technology readiness of all campuses in Texas Search features enable a variety of reports http://www.tea.state.tx.us/starchart/search
18. Texas Teacher STaR Chart All teachers required to complete online Texas Teacher STaR Chart annually Framework measures teacher preparedness to equip students with knowledge and skills to thrive in ICT economy http://www.tea.state.tx.us/starchart
19. “Learning and teaching must be different.” Today’s world demands this environment, and technology facilitates it. Schools must also foster flexibility; for the 21st Century demands that its citizens are a able to deal with continuous and significant change.
22. Summary Learning for the 21st Century requires new skills, new tools, new online assessments, new knowledge, and new opportunities for when, where, and how learning takes place.
