Tag Archives: funds of knowledge
Re-imagining our teaching practice: how do we begin?
Dana’s words, “Who dares to teach must never cease to learn” serve to open this conversation about how a teacher’s ongoing professional learning can and should modify, enhance or wholeheartedly change their teaching practice. Let’s get that conversation started. Accept … Continue reading
The Stories of Home
Daniel Wicks’ poem, A Voice to Tell Stories capture how a family’s stories are not only an integral component of a young child’s learning, they keep the family’s history alive. Share this poem with your school community and invite community … Continue reading
Know the Community; Know the Student
The term “funds of knowledge” refers to a community’s “historically accumulated and culturally developed bodies of knowledge” (Moll, Amanti, Neff, & Gonzalez, 2001). Regardless of the location, a school’s community has many funds of knowledge. Funds of knowledge … Continue reading
Re-framing Conversations About Disengaged Students
At a recent a professional learning session focused on re-engaging the disengaged student, we asked each participant to write a few words on a post-it to describe a disengaged student. The completed post-it notes were attached to a white board. … Continue reading
Using the Poems and Songs of Home Language as Anchors for Literacy Learning
The potential of using home language as an entry point to school literacy learning is an important topic for a professional learning conversation. Home language is situated in the heart of a community. The vocabulary, structures, and rhythms of one’s … Continue reading
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