美国基础教育信息化的现状和启示

Implications Draw from the Current Situation of ICT in K-12 Education in the U.S.

美国高度重视信息技术在基础教育中的作用,连续五次发布《国家教育技术计划》,并推出一系列行动计划,让美国成为世界上基础教育信息化程度最高的国家之一。该文对美国基础教育信息化的背景和进程、信息化基础设施建设、混合与在线教育、信息化教学应用、教师信息技术能力培训进行了较为全面、系统的介绍,以期为我国基础教育信息化的发展提供经验借鉴。

The United States attaches great importance to the role of information technology in K-12 education. It has issued five National Educational Technology Plans and launched a series of initiatives and programs, which make the United States most advanced in the development of ICT in K-12 education. In this paper, we give a complete introduction on the background and progress, information infrastructure, blended and online education, technology enhanced instruction, and teacher training about ICT in K-12 education in the U.S. This paper also offers five practical implications to the development of ICT in K-12 Education in China.