STaR Chart: Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning within the realm of the Texas STaR Chart is defined as the traditional model of schooling with the teacher choosing what is to be learned and then serving as the source of knowledge as the student acts as the receiver of that knowledge. This model is not adequate for 21st Century, world-class education. Roles of teacher and learner must continue to change. As technology advances, so must we if we are to give our students any chance of being able to succeed.

Learning and teaching must focus on connecting to students’ lives and reflect what research reveals about how people learn. What we must do in teaching and learning is to move from the traditional teacher-led learning model to a student-centered collaborative model in order to empower our young citizens to succeed in a global and digital world of information. Much of this has been put in place already with the No Child Left Behind Act, setting national goals to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology, ensure that all students become technologically literate by the end of the eighth grade, promote the effective integration of technology into on-going professional development and advance research-based instruction through technology integrated curriculum development.