After reading more about funds of knowledge, I have learned that a student’s funds of knowledge absolutely shape how they learn and how I approach my teaching. I think of funds of knowledge not just as practical or cultural skills but also as personal identity, values, and lived experience. Students from rural communities, for example, often bring practical, hands-on experience that can enrich academic settings (Morales, 2019). That same idea applies to other aspects of identity as well.
Here is a fictional brochure that I created for my own role as a dental hygiene instructor:
References
Morales, A. R. (2019). Valuing Rural Dexterity: Experiential Funds of Knowledge, Science Education, and Rural Kids. Great Plains Research, 29(1), 33-40. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/gpr.2019.0004.
Morales, A. R. (2019). Valuing Rural Dexterity: Experiential Funds of Knowledge, Science Education, and Rural Kids. Great Plains Research, 29(1), 33-40. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/gpr.2019.0004.
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