This week marks the five-year anniversary of Apple's App Store, and it appears that the event is sparking a sale. While Apple has been mum on the topic, several extrememly popular apps have seen their prices cut all the way down to free.
Because there appears to be no rhyme or reason behind the cuts, it can't be said that the anniversary has anything to do with them. That said, it can't be ignored that some apps priced as high as $19.99 last week are now being given away. Users of Apple products are keeping a close eye on the App Store, in hopes that an app they've had their eye on suddenly becomes a "gimme."
Teacher shortages and high-turnover rates have become commonly accepted. About two-fifths of teachers quit the profession within five years, according to data released by the Association of Teachers and Lectures (ATL). The main reason for quitting: heavy workloads....

“Education at its core is ‘social work’, meaning that growth, learning, and change happens between and among human beings when they interact with one another.” — Alan Daly
“Education at its core is social work”, says Alan Daly, meaning that “growth, learning, and change happens between and among human...

“The SDGs are a shared vision of humanity – they are the missing (vision) piece of our globalisation puzzle!”
— Thomas Gass
In September 2015, 193 countries signed up to support the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals for our planet and the people that live on it. The...

H. Richard Milner is a professor, noted researcher, and expert on race in education at the University of Pittsburgh. Milner believes that “education is the key to addressing inequity and racism in society” and if we are not “working in education to combat racism, we are complicit in maintaining inequity and the status quo...
I recall when teaching an undergraduate course, asking the pre-service teachers in the class to narrow down a chapter on student engagement and management to a single word. Not an easy task, but the group managed to list a series of words that encapsulated the concepts that would make teaching meaningful. Nowhere on the list were terms like assessment, targeted instruction, or remediation. Instead, the list looked this this: Love, Caring, Passion, Connection, Creativity, and Compassion. It...

Poverty, Social Justice, Jobsolesence, and how to get thinking back in classrooms were the themes that intrigued us this month.
Our Global Teacher Bloggers are pioneers and innovators in fields such as technology...

“The ability to learn deeply is perhaps the best legacy we can leave to our younger generations, so that they have a fighting chance to survive, save humanity, and sustain life in the planet.” — Santiago Rincon-Gallardo
Globalization has increased our interconnectedness and interdependence...

Ending poverty is our choice. All we need is fortitude; the will to say this will not happen in my community on my watch.
The world is making some progress to end extreme poverty but there is still so much more that needs to be done. One of the most stunning statistics you will find on this global epidemic...