This document provides instructions for creating a culturally responsive project for a chosen grade level that incorporates parent and community participation. The project must include a title, standards and objectives, description of the class, project idea and process, evaluation methods, rubrics, and a personal reflection on how the project addresses real-world issues and creates meaningful connections between culture, community, and students. Sources must be included and formatted in APA style.

1. Including families and the community is critical to providing a
multicultural learning experience that is applicable and
relevant. One way to do this is through project-based learning
(PBL) where students engage in critical thinking to address real
world issues that face their community. This provides an
opportunity for students to create meaningful connections
between culture, community, and themselves.
Assignment Instructions:
Using the following template as a guide, create a culturally
responsive project for the grade level of your choice that
includes parent and community participation.
Hall, J. (2009).
Family Ties
. Teach 21 Project Based Learning. Retrieved from
http://wveis.k12.wv.us/teach21/public/project/Guide_print.cfm?
upid=3502&tsele1=4&tsele2=100
You may choose to construct this assignment in a table as seen
in the template or create separate sections with headings in an
essay-format document.
Your Project must include:
Project Title
Content Standard & Objectives
(list at least one of each of the following):
Common Core State Standard (CCSS)
NETS standard (http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-t-
standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2 )
Learning Outcome. Create a measureable outcome.
Class demographics description:
This can either be fictionalized or an outline of your current
classroom, but you must include a description of at least two
students with a recognized disability and a description of two
ELL students (anonymous).
Project idea:
A brief summary of your project including previous learning
that occurred (prior knowledge) before the project and how the

2. project represents multiculturalism.
Process Description:
Write step-by-step directions (see Manage the Process section
of template) for this project that you would follow during
instruction and present the requirements for your identified
class to follow. Remember to use concise language, detailed
directions, and as much information as possible as you want to
make sure your students complete this project exactly as you
intended and envisioned. Your student directions must cover:
How parents will be involved in the project
How students will connect with their community
How technology will be incorporated either in their project
search or project presentation
How the project aligns with standards and outcomes
Project Evaluation/Evidence of Success:
How will students demonstrate mastery of the learning objective
How will you measure the student’s success at meeting each
outcome and learning objective? Go beyond merely referring to
the rubric you will create.
Student Rubrics:
Create a rubric that will evaluate the group’s presentation (You
may use RubiStar to develop the rubric or develop your own
grading tool)
Create a separate rubric that will evaluate each student’s
individual participation and level of mastery within the group
Personal Reflection:
Explain in one page how this project addresses real world
issues that face their community as well as how it provides an
opportunity for students to create meaningful connections
between culture, community, and themselves as well as the role
technology plays.
If you create a project based off of a lesson or project you
researched or previously used, you must give credit and include
in your personal reflection what changes you made to the
existing project (there must be changes, you cannot simply
recycle something you’ve found) and how it improves student

3. learning.
Additional requirements:
You must include at least two outside scholarly sources such as
peer-reviewed articles or journals, in addition to the assigned
readings from the text Human Relationships and Learning in the
Multicultural Environment. If applicable, also reference to
original project if enhancement of an existing project occurred.
All sources must be formatted according to APA style as
outlined in the Ashford Writing Center and included in the final
section of the template.