Funds of Identity: An Assets-Based Toolkit of Student Supports

Year of Publication: <div class="field field--name-field-year-of-publication field--type-integer field--label-hidden field--item">2024
Resource Type: <div class="field field--name-field-resource-type-2021 field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Toolkit
Associated Center: <div class="field field--name-field-associated-center field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> Region 19 Comprehensive Center
Topics: <div class="field field--name-field-topics-2021 field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"> Teaching &amp; Learning Instructional Practice

A Funds of Identity (FOI) approach can foster an equitable and inclusive learning environment by recognizing the resources that students from non-dominant cultures already have and focusing on those resources to create opportunities for these students to succeed. This toolkit from the Region 19 Comprehensive Center details ways that teachers can use FOI approaches to strengthen assets-grounded and culturally sustaining practice.

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