Wk2,Part 3 Texas STaR Chart Presentation

Naaman Forest High School's STaR Chart and Long-Range Plan.

Wk2 S Ta R Chart

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Week 2 Assignment, Part 2

I believe that the Texas long-range plan for technology for 2020 provides a goal and focus for the state to strive for, including the teachers, administrators, students and parents. The long-range plan for students is for them to use technology on a daily basis knowing they will be prepared to thrive in a global workforce through engagement in academic, real world endeavors through the use of 24/7 technology. The Plan encompasses a welcoming atmosphere for the use of technology on a 24/7 basis for all involved. Educators will be able to develop new learning environments that will use technology flexibly in the classroom and incorporates interactive and customized lessons. Instructional leaders will implement and develop a budget that requires technology in the classroom. Administrators can expect more effective and efficient use of resources and increased communication and participation in the educational decision-making process through the use of anytime, anywhere digital tools and resources and will provide time for professional development and the encouragement of using technology in the classroom. Our campus falls short in the area of teaching and learning with technology with core teachers. Our campus needs to do a better job of developing and maintaining technology use and teaching these tools to the teachers that are used to the old ways of teaching. In the category of Infrastructure for Technology distance learning capacity, we had our greatest weakness all three years observed. We don’t have distance-learning support except for teachers opting to attach assignments to their online grade book and this needs to change to offer alternative options for those students taking on adult roles in the home. Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support communication & collaboration were our greatest strength all three years observed. Our school administration really tries hard for the kids and for our teachers. We just need to focus on getting everyone up to speed and utilizing tool that will help our students succeed.

Week 1 Assignment, Part 4

According to the Pre-K TEKS, Pre-K students are introduced to technology by beginning to use keyboards and learning key strokes, accessing information by ways of text, audio, video and graphics, using different age appropriate software, using the CD-ROM & using the printer. They become familiar with the parts and components of the computer. This lays the foundation for future grades because it provides students with a solid background knowledge so that the students can move on to the next steps in technology learning. Spiraling and scaffolding curriculum is designed to emphasize activities that promote high expectations and increased academic achievement by teaching broad concepts in the lower grades and filling out those concepts with richer detail and depth for higher level thinking in the upper grades. This provides multiple opportunities for students to learn and understand technology. If a student does not understand what an operating system is in kindergarten a student is provided another opportunity in first, second and so on grades when teachers spiral review the information they should already know. Students will have other opportunities to learn the information and master the knowledge and skills along the way if not introduced earlier. A problem that I've seen in my classes is that I have students in high school that still do not know how to locate folders and drives and do not know how to save properly. This makes it very difficult to teach Communication Graphics when we have to spend a lot of time on computer basics that should have been introduced in elementary school.

Week 1 Assignment, Part 3

The Long-Range Plan states that students can expect higher performance and deeper engagement. Parents can expect to participate more directly in their children’s education & improve their own knowledge. There will be a better collaboration between school, home, and community, with the goal being to empower young citizens to live and learn in a continuously changing environment and to enable this citizenry to effectively interact in a global marketplace. It also states that students require skills that allow them to communicate in a technology-enriched society & need technical as well as traditional reading and writing skills, and analytical skills for accessing and applying information & that the diverse situations that the students come from require that we do not teach a one-sized-fits-all teaching style. Administrators must envision, fund, and assess the use of technology in schools & utilize a robust technology plan that provides effective and efficient technology implementation for students, faculty, administrative and community use & teaching and learning are both impacted through the use of educational technology & classroom experiences are dependent on an educator taking the initiative to increase personal learning. It concludes that The Educational Technology Advisory Committee has identified the immediate issues that need to be addressed such as a dependable funding model, leadership and support in the area of educational technology to districts, continuation of telecommunications discounts & established software interoperability standards.