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I was shocked by 1) how little I knew of the topics in this list and 2) how low the likelihood is that any class in my content area (English) would naturally access these types of knowledge

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I was shocked by 1) how little I knew of the topics in this list and 2) how low the likelihood is that any class in my content area (English) would naturally access these types of knowledge

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Family Connections:  I am interested in how family members can  participate in a virtual class.  Molls mentioned that he visited families in their homes.  I wonder how that can be a part of the virtual classroom.  

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Family Connections:  I am interested in how family members can  participate in a virtual class.  Molls mentioned that he visited families in their homes.  I wonder how that can be a part of the virtual classroom.  

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Academic thought and learning must and does filter through our individual experience. 

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Academic thought and learning must and does filter through our individual experience. 

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This feels likes such a basic idea, but we so often forget that human element.

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I like the idea that they visited these families to learn them. I feel like if I ,or other educators, took it into my/our classrooms, they might empower their students by making them feel like they’re worth knowing and studying. They would feel the investment we have and more honestly share their funds of knowledge with us so that we can better bridge the knowledge we are sharing in class with the knowledge they bring to our classrooms.

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I think sending a thoughtful questionnaire home and asking parents about the strengths of their student might be a good way to get a running assessment of what funds are available.

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I was intrigued by the idea of how our role shifts from teacher to learner in regard to accessing our individual students' fund of knowledge. I also loved the reminder that our own funds of knowledge inform our teaching of academic content, and thought this especially applies to the texts we decide to teach in class (if you work at a campus that gives you that autonomy, like mine does)

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I like how Professor Molls discussed getting to know the families and teachers as learners. I agree that it's important to know our students, where they come from and who they are, so that we may demonstrate respect for their funds of knowledge.

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Reminds me of the time I accepted an invitation to my student's church.  It was wildly different from mine, and I'm not religious at all, but it was very informative and I'm glad I went.

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I agree with this, working in a military town, Funds of Knowledge plays a big role on their buy into when it comes to school and also their opinions. 

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Students bring valuable and rich information from their personal background that sometimes goes unnoticed in the classroom/at school. People often expect that student's funds of knowledge should align with the expectations from the mainstream culture. This can often cause a rift in a child's education.

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I love the idea of being the learner rather than the teacher when it comes to our students' families. We could get so much further if we just listen to the families. That could inform so much of what we do and how we teach our particularly vulnerable students.

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I feel like this kind of relates to what we call street smarts.   What skills have you learned because of your environment/household/etc

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I appreciated what Molls said about considering Funds of Knowledge for Head Start programs.

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I like the idea of visiting students where they are, in their homes. I had the opportunity to do because he lived so close to the school. The whole class and I were going for a walk in the neighborhood, and decided to stop by his home to see the mom; she refused to come in for a parent-teacher conference. The student was happy, and I believe the mom was too. It dismissed some of the shame she was feeling.  

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I like the idea of visiting students where they are, in their homes. I had the opportunity to do because he lived so close to the school. The whole class and I were going for a walk in the neighborhood, and decided to stop by his home to see the mom; she refused to come in for a parent-teacher conference. The student was happy, and I believe the mom was too. It dismissed some of the shame she was feeling.  

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Although short, this video lays the foundation for how we achieve success or a lack there of. Understanding our students funds of knowledge seems so vital to whether or not they are able to be successful and achieve...And in that understanding relationships are built. So much I can say, but don't want to type forever.

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Not only should we tune into our students' funds of knowledge, but we should continue developing our own.

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These "funds of knowledge" can be helpful (in terms of sharing insight and perspective) and/or harmful (in terms of limited viewpoints and/or biases). Regardless, they shouldn't be overlooked or ignored!

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It is about learning what makes up your student.

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“historically accumulated and culturally developed” --

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“historically accumulated and culturally developed” --

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we typically don't acknowledge where the students are from/what created them...but why not?

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The part that really resonated with me was when Molls said that Funds of Knowledge is crucial "to pedagogical knowledge in order to become an outstanding teacher." We must become learners as opposed to teachers when considering Funds of Knowledge.

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It is imperative to be a learner when considering this. Respect for all social practices is crucial when establishing a safe classroom environment.

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I really like the art wall he used as a backdrop! So many sad backgrounds in Zoom calls.

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It is important to acknowledge the value of my students' life experience. 

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It is important to acknowledge the value of my students' life experience. 

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Too often, my students get the message that their culture is not valued.

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Too often, my students get the message that their culture is not valued.

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So much attention has been placed on changing the teacher and student relationship in terms of having the students engaged and the teacher as a guide but I don't believe this mentality as changed public opinion about teachers and our role, we are not always viewed as people who are willing to listen and not judge and believe that parents play a very important role in education and need to be heard

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It seems as though the importance we're placing on funds of knowledge is rather new, educators haven't always been encouraged to draw on the students' experiences. We are much more closely entangled with the kids and their lives now, which I think is a good thing.

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It seems as though the importance we're placing on funds of knowledge is rather new, educators haven't always been encouraged to draw on the students' experiences. We are much more closely entangled with the kids and their lives now, which I think is a good thing.

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This relates to having a shared experience in the classroom-teachers and students share their experiences

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This relates to having a shared experience in the classroom-teachers and students share their experiences

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It is important to get to know the family because they also connect to how the student my learn in the classroom.

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It is important to get to know the family because they also connect to how the student my learn in the classroom.

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Visiting students and their families where they live would be very helpful.
Also, we teachers bring our own funds of knowledge into our learning and teaching, which is a good thing.

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I like that he emphasizes the importance of teachers also being learners

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Integrating student lives with curriculum is important

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Integrating student lives with curriculum is important

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Love the idea of getting the parents involved in providing family FOK!

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It is important to teach our students that their experiences, especially their family experiences, provide for them a valuable learning tool in the form prior knowledge. They must be pushed to realize that this is something they all have and that they need to use it.

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I like that the teacher becomes the learner.

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I like that the teacher becomes the learner.

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There is more to learning that what is in a textbook or slideshow.

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There is more to learning that what is in a textbook or slideshow.

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I 100% agree with this statement.   I  worked at a very affluent school and now work at a title 1 school and the way I teach has changed drastically

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As teachers, we need to understand that there are more factors that will affect our students other than those we are given in our perfect-world situations in training. As teachers, we need to be able to understand the students as individuals and do our best to work with them, while considering their backgrounds/daily lives.

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Students have so much to offer on so many topics but perhaps they feel like it "doesn't matter." Knowing these would help us be able to pull it out of them and fit it together like a jigsaw puzzle.

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I hadn't thought of "historically accumulated and culturally developed bodies of knowledge" to be ESSENTIAL for functioning and well-being. It's eye-opening to think of...I'd only looked at it from an educator's perspective, so only thought of how it might affect student learning, rather than seeing it as necessary to truly function and live.

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The idea of home visits is both exciting and scary. It would be incredible to have the opportunity to see students at home with their families and learn more about their dynamic and unique funds of knowledge - I would love to know more about how the author made the visit comfortable for the students/families, because I know it might strike some teens as "creepy" to have a teacher over

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“transform the traditional power relationships” to make learning more relevant and accessible for students

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Diversity in students' experience lead to more meaningful and valuable discussion of texts

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Diversity in students' experience lead to more meaningful and valuable discussion of texts

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Anything we can do as educators that will help to understand our students can only be positive and help connect with them.

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Teacher as expert is un-empowering to student and discourages interactions for fear of being "wrong" or not being useful in the classroom.

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Teacher as expert is un-empowering to student and discourages interactions for fear of being "wrong" or not being useful in the classroom.

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The funds of knowledge tend to become apparent whenever you put kids in groups or have discussions. I'm always surprised by what they know and what they'll share.

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However, what keeps teachers in the position of expert evaluator is the fact that school culture itself is focused on grades and test scores.

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I am fascinated how "blasting" and "minerals" could be used in the classroom

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I am fascinated how "blasting" and "minerals" could be used in the classroom

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Kim Steffen teacher's who value and respect a student's world will be able to connect with that student and build a strong relationship with them.

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Kim Steffen teacher's who value and respect a student's world will be able to connect with that student and build a strong relationship with them.

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Academic knowledge interacts with life/home/cultural experiences, both on the part of the students AND on the part of the teacher.  The differences in these funds of knowledge can account for some of the disconnect between a teacher's academic/pedagogical practices and the student's experience with the curriculum.

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I figured a lot of this out when I found out some of my students worked construction for family members during the summer.

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The funds of knowledge seems to also include how one learns to interact to be successful in the context in which one lives -- a knowledge of which can inform how a class can and should be conducted.

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It's. unfortunate, but even I am guilty of forgetting sometimes that each of my students have their own funds of knowledge.  It is difficult to teach and personalize to each individual, especially when you have close to 200 students for the year.

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Getting to know the family situation is vital to teaching the whole child. Our students may come to our class with life experiences that we have no background with. It's hard to teach a child if we don't see the whole child.

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Getting to know the family situation is vital to teaching the whole child. Our students may come to our class with life experiences that we have no background with. It's hard to teach a child if we don't see the whole child.

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Forming relationships is crucial to cooperation in any setting

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This aspect makes it so important for us to understand not just ourselves, but our histories both individual and communal.

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I love this statement. We forget how much we really "know" in terms of processes. Our brains process things so rapidly just for our well-being and if we tap into that students might feel more confident.

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The more we can validate the whole being of the student (and of course their family) the better off we might be to teach them.

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All knowledge is important knowledge. Learning various types of knowledge and backgrounds offer new insights and ideas

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Didn't expect or think of these terms in the ways of funds of knowledge. Renting and owning are pretty similar functionally, but they represent very different ways of life in our minds.

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This reminds me of the idea of multiple literacies.

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This is an excellent activity to show the students how valuable they are, as well as the others in their room.

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I remember learning once that different generations have different ways of responding to diversity.  At one point tolerance was key.  Then it was acceptance.  It is currently to celebrate, but my prediction is soon it will be to "join in" and "get involved" with different identities.

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its is this rich cultural knowledge that allows me to relate my content to my students though what they already know. If i understand where they are coming from I can relate it that much better.

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its is this rich cultural knowledge that allows me to relate my content to my students though what they already know. If i understand where they are coming from I can relate it that much better.

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Having a group of students, including teacher, who bring a diverse funds of knowledge will make class meaningful.

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I agree. Home visits can be eye-opening.

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I agree. Home visits can be eye-opening.

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Funds of Knowledge in relation to skills essential for the household or individual functioning and well-being connects students to SEL

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It is important for us to realize that history look different depending on our culture and our student's culture and that history shapes those cultures.

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Social and emotional connections with your students at the beginning so they feel comfortable with their new family. The "funds of knowledge"  needs to be diverse so you build a family of  diverse thinking.

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Social and emotional connections with your students at the beginning so they feel comfortable with their new family. The "funds of knowledge"  needs to be diverse so you build a family of  diverse thinking.

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insightful

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Thinking of our backgrounds as filters to how we engage in educational experiences is very important.- Dominique Gonzalez

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Home visits are common in K-12. This summer we have been delivering food to some families

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Home visits are common in K-12. This summer we have been delivering food to some families

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My school district started a program where teachers and various support staff would visit homes to get to know the family.

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My school district started a program where teachers and various support staff would visit homes to get to know the family.

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Building on what is already developed.  I like the phrase "developed bodies of knowledge" because it reminds me that my students may learn  new content from me but they come to school with already "developed bodies of knowledge."

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Building on what is already developed.  I like the phrase "developed bodies of knowledge" because it reminds me that my students may learn  new content from me but they come to school with already "developed bodies of knowledge."

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I would love to have guests from the community come in to the classroom, but this could also be accomplished via Skype or a similar program--?

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I would love to include more cultural texts for my students, but with lack of funding and little choice, we often have our hands tied.

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I love the idea of home visits, but if I/students am/are nervous about going back to school, traditional home visits just don't seem safe...

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These funds of knowledge do not stop being useful outside of the culture but instead help us understand and empathize with others who are not like us.

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I agree that home visits would be eye-opening, but I fear it might also be heart-breaking.

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I agree that home visits would be eye-opening, but I fear it might also be heart-breaking.

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I am uncomfortable with categorizing a home visit as social anthropologists. This feels dehumanizing.

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I am uncomfortable with categorizing a home visit as social anthropologists. This feels dehumanizing.

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As if I am going to learn about a strange species.

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Funds of Knowledge is a new concept for me but I think it will encourage me to utilize my student's background information to help understanding of lessons.

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Funds of Knowledge is a new concept for me but I think it will encourage me to utilize my student's background information to help understanding of lessons.

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I like the idea that we should learn from our students in order to understand their backgrounds. 

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I like the idea that we should learn from our students in order to understand their backgrounds. 

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This is so true! Some of my students who really struggle with English know so much about other ideas that I am clueless about (farming, welding, etc.). It is important that they do not feel like intelligence is only connected to one subject area.

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How a student is raised, what they believe, their likes and dislikes  are important

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Reminds me of our CRT training the other day.

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I would to do home visits -- I just wonder how to make some of this possible during COVID? I think distance learning is going to greatly impact our relationships with our students and their families.

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it is important for us do understand our kids and families to understand how they learn

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I really don't do much to learn about my students' families and I am the poorer for it. I think this might have originally been the intent of Open House, but now it seems like that is just an exercise in "what materials do I need."

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Incorporating these perspectives are important for my diverse learning community.

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Incorporating these perspectives are important for my diverse learning community.

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With the various cultures represented in any one classroom it is important to use them all to create wholistic funds of knowledge.

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Every one is good and talented at something.

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One of my teacher friends was a lawyer in his country, but a Spanish teacher in US. WOW!

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I like how it breaks down components of a person's self.

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The students' life outside of school makes up the majority of their understanding of the world, and being able to tap into that as a student positively affects the learning process.

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This is a fascinating example of how vast our students' knowledge is especially since traditional "academic" knowledge isn't a factor in these lists. The students are knowledgeable about real world experiences.

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Yes, teachers must understand the students cultural to teach to the whole child