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Seven questions teachers can ask parents at the start of the year with the intention of building a partnership to support their child's learning. Learn more: - http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Back-To-School 
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![18 Ways Back To School Is Different This Time [Infographic] | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/_2_zKmucXEppYulLYhEEVjl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
Kids today! Whippersnappers! When we were their age, we walked uphill both ways to school with only one shoe! With a hole in it! And it was raining, snowing, and hailing at the same time! Also? Tornadoes! And dadgum, we liked it!
But time’s arrow shoots in only one direction, and today’s students at all education levels and abilities must turn and face it as changes settle in academic year after academic year, sometimes slowly, sometimes not so much.
What they eventually mean for the future of education obviously remains to be seen, but for now they definitely stand as something different than before.
Read more: http://edudemic.com/2012/08/18-ways-back-to-school-is-different-this-time/
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Dr. Alec Couros is a professor of educational technology and media at the University of Regina’s Faculty of Education. As part of his job, he analyzes, develops and helps to implement new tools and methods of enhancing learning. I strive to make the learning environment more authentic by using tools that students already use in their online lives. This approach has been referred to as “small tools, loosely joined.”
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I strive to make the learning environment more authentic by using tools that students already use in their online lives. This approach has been referred to as “small tools, loosely joined.”
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Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Back-To-School