The border city of El Paso, Texas ranks consistently low in literacy rates. Opposing this deficit model, we present a pilot food-based curriculum that allows students' cultural wealth to connect to different content literacies, and encourages them to explicitly synthesize various funds of knowledge and make connections with science learning.
William Medina-Jerez (University of Texas at El Paso)
Lucia Dura (University of Texas at El Paso)
Meredith Abarca (University of Texas at El Paso)
Consuelo Salas (University of Texas at El Paso)
Marisela Lopez (Ysleta Independent School District - El Paso, TX)
Virginia Hill (The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso (HACEP))
Sonia Legarretta (The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso (HACEP))
Thursday January 8, 2015 5:00pm - 8:00pm PST
Mt. Hood
