Something I recently completed at Fairmont State University that involved a culturally responsive activity was for this class. We were asked to create a “Where I am From” poem. I dug deep into my background and culture to produce this poem. Then, we needed to gather evidence (in means of pictures, text, and music) to make this poem come to life. We created a Photo Story presentation on where each of us is from. By creating a short multimedia narrative, we each showed our life, where we are from, how we got here, who got us here, etc. I loved this activity and I was able to see all my classmate’s cultural distinctions and re-recognize my cultural features.
Another activity I did was for an education class, Pedagogy of Literacy. We each had to brainstorm about all the ways we were literate. We posted a unique discourse community that we belonged to on the Facebook discussion wall. I was able to view my classmate's discussions and learn about their individual qualities that have evolved from their backgrounds.
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I chose this source because it directly discusses culturally responsive teaching. A staff development meeting is taking place for resolving teachers' cultural conflicts. The teachers in this video discuss their own cultural background. Then, they are told that each child in their classroom has his/her own story as well.
References:
Brown University. (2006). Principles for culturally responsive teaching. Retrieved fromhttp://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/crt-principles.shtml
Heinemann , (2010, May 07). Culturally responsive teaching. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfa7VWxtS7k
Great video! It's nice to hear how other teachers are struggling to deal with the diversity and how uncomfortable it can be. I think ultimately learn so much about themselves in these kinds of workshops!
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