From the Sonoran Desert to your Plate



Diana Teran Lopez, Stephanie Alvarez, Tabitha Miranda               July 31st, 2023

Heritage Plants and Recipes of the Sonoran Desert

SYPNOPSIS

According to the organization of Funds of Knowledge Alliance, funds of knowledge (FoK) is an essential practice to have as a culturally responsive educator in your teaching as it "...[challenges] the deficit thinking prevalent in education and the racist policies that misunderstand the inherent complexities of migrant people." In other words, understanding that using students home language, family values/traditions/background, academic/non-academic experiences, and interests supports students'  academic journeys holistically.  A key fund of knowledge in every culture is food and it can help us in representing the students in their learning subjects and helping them make different connections to the place they live in. The Sonoran Desert to Your Plate is a multimodal text set that celebrates the connection of food to the Sonoran Desert and academic learning for our students that live in the Southwest.



Guiding Questions





Educational Specialist, Arizona Desert Museum


ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Annotated Bibliography NEH Project