Highlights Pennsylvania Department of Education's initiatives related to school improvement and use of technology in education. These include computer literacy, financial aid to schools for innovative classroom projects, electronic mail services, teleconferencing, and technological applications within the department itself (such as word processing…

To determine the knowledge and attitudes of vocational education teachers about microcomputers and about their use in vocational education, questionnaires were mailed to 273 vocational teachers from 11 randomly selected area vocational and technical schools throughout Pennsylvania. Although the level of understanding that the vocational teachers…

Following a summary of different ways in which the Pennsylvania Department of Education is using computer technology to improve education, describes (1) three electronic mail pilot projects; (2) a resource center and data base for school improvement; (3) a computer literacy course; and (4) management training programs. (DC)

The experience of Central Pennsylvania's Keystone Central School District (KCSD) illustrated how microcomputers can help solve some of the characteristic problems of rural schools. KCSD's Renovo Elementary School has 3 stand-alone microcomputers and the district's Buckeye High School has 12 networked microcomputers. One major benefit of the…

Twelve major papers delivered during this conference on agricultural education in the Northeastern states are included in this volume: (1) "Status of Pennsylvania Special Needs Students in Vocational Agriculture: Phase IV--Job Performance Follow-Up," by Dennis C. Scanlon and Connie D. Baggett; (2) "Education, Age and Experience:…