I believe we should be rewriting elementary curriculum to address basic skills in a way that is truly integrated across disciplines.
Stay true to constructivist theory - What I want to emphasize here is that constructivism is a learning theory, not a method of teaching.
I asked about the idea of multiple roles in education to Twitter readers and gathered a set of them. I then took this set and went through it with the class online...The result was a unique -- and colorful -- slide show exploring the evolving education profession.
It's worth actually taking the time to list some of these roles and to talk about them in detail:
One of my core beliefs about school these days is that we need to get teachers off of the hamster wheel of the current school-day model. Teachers need time to collaborate, to plan, to innovate. And schools need to find ways to build frequent - I believe weekly - time for everyone to sit in a room and work together to make schools better.