Culturally Responsive Assignments

Response:
The most recent activity that I was asked to do here at Fairmont State, that I found to be culturally responsive was the photostory that we are currently working on. In this activity, we had to take a common misconception and try and prove it wrong using our own pictures and our own life experiences. Most people did their on the appalachian culture; however, I chose to do mine on the misconception that children with older generation parents are more likely to have a resentful relationship with their parents. Many people think that because my daddy is as old as most of my friends' grandpa's that I missed out on a part of my childhood. However, in my story I proved that I didn't miss out on anything! I proved that although my childhood may have been different, I would venture to say that my relationship with my older generation father is what made my childhood as good as it was.
Anyhow, through this project, we had to take our own life experiences and make them tell a story or prove a point. Through this experience, we got to show others how our lives may differ or be similiar to their lives.

The video I posted below gives a few ideas to help the classroom be more culturally responsive. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video! 

Resources:
Principles for culturally responsive instruction. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/crt-principles.shtml

(2010). Culturally responsive teaching. (2010). [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW-DRuFzuhI&feature=related