In week one's assignment, I evaluated both my own comfort level in terms of technology leadership and the use of technology with one of the schools where I assist. Since I am not a classroom teacher I made my best guess at where the school had both strengths and weaknesses.
In that week's assignment to post comments on the articles we read, I expressed my intimidation and that overwhelming feeling of sitting in a virtual classroom and feeling left behind with a considerable disadvantage. I appreciated the comments made by my classmates that they too could easily identify with the same feeling. The learning curve involved in taking an online course for the first time has been a good measure of my own (lack of) technology leadership and knowledge.
Assessments made with both students and teachers in the Texas STaR Chart proves helpful in determining the level of ease and/or frustration both on the part of the teachers and students. Areas marked for improvement can be addressed through leadership and vision, funding, providing on-going quality professional development and ensure that the infrastructure supports the needs.
The Texas Campus STaR summaries will help both districts and campuses with needed data to sustain continued growth, using the assessments of both educators and students.
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