The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust

Using Computers
in American Primary Schools

Explanatory Notes

• Explanatory Notes

• Domestic Aspects
  of the Fellowship

  • Purpose of the Fellowship

  • Success of the Fellowship

  • The Fellowship Grant

  • Suggestions for Future Fellows

  • Dissemination of the Report

• Professional Aspects
  of the Fellowship

  • Overview

  • Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

  • Delivering the ICT Curriculum

  • Other Curriculum Areas

  • Assisting with Teaching Tasks

  • School Administration
    and Management

  • Electronic Communication

• Conclusion

• Appendices

  • Acknowledgements

  • Itinerary

  • Technical Details

  • Internet Links

  • TELDEC Grant Project

  • Gates Foundation Grants

  • US Dept of Education
    Executive Summary

  • WebQuests

• Picture Gallery

This report does not set out to draw any conclusions about the American Education System as a whole. My comments and conclusions are based on visits to a relatively small number of educational establishments and organisations in Washington State. It is worth bearing in mind that the populations of Scotland and Washington State are almost identical ie about 5 million in each case.

The web links mentioned in this document were working at the time of writing. This may not always be the case.

Terminology

The report will be made available in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The terminology used in the two systems often varies. The following tables give the equivalent terms used in the document.

Additionally, primary school education is organised differently in relation to the terms used to describe the different stages and years of education.

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