Teacher+Education

=__Teacher Education__= -submitted by Ann Nixon and Desiree Allen This article addresses issues related higher education, specifically, the promotion of self-regulated learning and the importance of examining pre-service teachers' beliefs regarding students, learning, and teaching. Learner-centered instructional practices in teacher education courses are suggested.

=__**Technology**__= -submitted by Ashley Cochran and Jennifer Hunter Rapid development of technology and unique characteristics of the creative society require a shift from traditional teaching concepts to student centered learning in education. One of the methods to provide this change is creating teaching environments enriched by Internet. Blog (weblog) service offered to learners and teachers through Internet is an important instrument to provide learners with effective activities and social interaction. Blog technology provides the users with opportunities to create web pages without any design knowledge, write their ideas on these pages, and add comments on the pages. The current study presents the views of pre-service teachers regarding “Information Technology in Education-I” course blog along with the facilities that trigger learning and social interaction.

=**__Mathematics__**= -submitted by Desiree Allen The professional development program model presented in this paper aimed at deepening teachers' conceptual understanding of mathematics, content knowledge, and exposing them to innovative and creative instructional approaches. The four components of the program were the following: systemic support, knowledge building workshops, classroom implementation and application, and building a professional community.

=**__Classroom Management__**= -submitted by Desiree Allen The major purpose of this case study was to document the classroom management beliefs and practices of three teachers reputed to implement student-centered instruction and to examine the relationship between their instructional and managerial approaches. All three teachers' approaches reflected the principles of "good classroom management" derived from studies conducted in the 1960's and 1970's in traditional transmission classrooms.