When necessary, we can consult with other teachers who are often experts in their fields. Our initial focus, of course, is to know our own material. When students come into our classrooms prepared to learn the material we intend to teach them, we must build upon what they already know. We need to make sure they have learned what they will need to know in order to advance in their studies and in their lives. Our next goal is to make connections from one subject to the next.
Many concepts are significant for more than one class.
For example, if both the English teacher and the biology teacher teach Latin prefixes and roots as part of the regular curriculum, those teachers may compare their lists and make sure the definitions are compatible. Other aspects of curriculum that should naturally flow from class to class are often stopped at the door. Bible, the core curriculum of the Christian school, should be infused into each subject taught. This can be done very effectively through the lessons we teach, even outside the Bible classroom. An important part of the Spanish curriculum at the school where I teach is the learning of the Romans Road.