I have been participating in the Star Chart survey for the past three years and it's only now that I realized the value of such a technological assessment. Having read the information on teaching in the 21st Century, Texas LRTP, and studied my campus StarChart for the past three years, I now see the direction that my campus is heading as far as implementing the goals of technology in education and in preparing our students for a career in the 21st century. I also see the value of including technology skills as part of the students’ essential knowledge and skills and to assess student’s progress in that area.
Information gathered from the assessments will be used by leaders to make decisions for improvement in all areas as outlined in the LRTP. Teachers will know the strengths and weaknesses in the area of technology and how they will be able to integrate technology in teaching the core subjects and to engage them in lesson with meaningful implications in the real world.
The only concern I have about technology assessments is the validity of the answers given in the questionnaire. Some teachers may have rushed through them. Some terms may be unfamiliar. However, I do not see any concerns as far as technology assessment for the students. It is absolutely vital that their skills be assessed so teachers will make conscious efforts in making use of technology available in the classroom and to prepare them in this exciting future of technological advances.
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