![](https://www.fusionmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Slide1.jpg)
The Hidden Curriculum exists whether or now we want it to, but by being aware of its existence we can use it to achieve desirable ends.
![](https://www.fusionmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Slide2.jpg)
![](https://www.fusionmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Slide3.jpg)
Beyond building community, I find it helpful to let students know that they’re important. For me, this included keeping the class flexible and being willing to do in different directions based on student questions.
![](https://www.fusionmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Slide4.jpg)
![](https://www.fusionmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Slide5.jpg)
![](https://www.fusionmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Slide6.jpg)
![](https://www.fusionmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Slide9.jpg)
Sieger, Dieter. “Untitled”, Kaerntnerland. 2013. Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org / CC BY-SA 4.0.