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      Vicky Masson

      Teacher - World Language - Spanish
      Norwood School
      Primary (5 to 8 years old), Elementary (9 to 12 years old), Middle School (13 to 15 years old)
      Teacher/Educator
      World Languages

      Vicky Masson has 15+ years of experience teaching Spanish as a second language to students from PK to high school in the United States. Born in Argentina, she graduated from Escuela Nacional Superior en Lenguas Vivas “John F. Kennedy.” She also has a B.A. in Humanities and a Certificate of Diversity Awareness from University of Maryland University College in the United States. 

      Vicky and Marcela Velikovsky completed the 2018 Smithsonian Virtual Teacher Curricula Creation Opportunity fellowship with the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access (SCLDA). Her work with Marcela “People, Place and Time: How Art Reflects Culture” was awarded “Best of GWATFL” and they presented it at Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) in February 2019. They also presented at PZ in Another Language, at Bullis School, and at ACTFL. In May 2019, they gave a webinar at the Smithsonian Learning Lab on "Global Competence Strategies for the World Language Classrooms." 

      Vicky has been a board member at Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Language (GWATFL) since 2017. She was designated as a #TeachSDGs Cohort 3 Ambassador 2019 and was selected for the Leadership Initiative for Language Learning (LILL) 2019-2020. She is passionate about education, professional development, and global competence. @VickyMasson21

      Vicky Masson's collections

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      Diséñalo tú mismo: Mini exposición

      <p>Sigue leyendo para diseñar una mini exposición con objetos de tu hogar.</p>
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      Using Authentic Resources: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2019

      <p>This collection gathers resources to help language students understand how art reflects culture, increase their language proficiency, and develop global competence and 21st century skills.  This collection includes artwork relevant to exploring and learning about cultural topics, guiding questions to help with lesson planning, Project Zero Global Thinking Routines, and the Sustainable Development Goals. </p> <p>The second resource in this collection gives instructions for use and was specifically created to guide participants' collection development during the presentation <strong>P</strong><strong>eople, Place, and Time: How Art Reflects Culture - Smithsonian Collections</strong>.  A collection containing the full presentation slides is available<strong> <a href="http://learninglab.si.edu/q/ll-c/YkDj8CsKbAw08L4z">here</a>. </strong></p> <p>This presentation was given at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) 2019 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo on November 23, 2019. Presenters: Marcela Velikovsky (Bullis School), Tess Porter (Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access), and Vicky Masson (Norwood School).</p>
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      People, Place, & Time: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2019

      <p>This collection serves as a companion to the presentation<em> </em><strong>P</strong><strong>eople, Place, and Time: How Art Reflects Culture - Smithsonian Collections</strong><em> </em>given at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) 2019 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo on November 23, 2019.  Targeted to language educators, this presentation explores how museum resources, Global Thinking Routines, and the Sustainable Development Goals can help students understand how art reflects culture, increase their language proficiency, and develop global competence and 21st century skills.  The presentation shares three case-study collections designed for the Spanish-language classroom: <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/people-place-and-time-how-art-reflects-culture-collection-1-night-of-the-dead-by-alan/Nb9pV5J3KxcVcMGC#r"><em>Night of the Dead by Alan Crane</em></a>, <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/people-place-and-time-how-art-reflects-culture-collection-3-caja-de-memoria-viva-ii-constancia/qpUs2NRDeJtLU9vT#r"><em>Caja De Memoria Viva II: Constancia Colón de  Clemente by Adrián Román</em></a>, and <em><a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/people-place-and-time-how-art-reflects-culture-collection-2-mndez-v-westminster-1947-national-postal/0fVr52E75MDpAypW#r">Méndez v. Westminster 1947</a>. </em> <br /></p> <p>This collection includes presentation slides, links to the three case-study collections, museum resources, Project Zero thinking routines, examples of student work, and more. </p> <p>Presenters: Marcela Velikovsky (Bullis School), Tess Porter (Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access), and Vicky Masson (Norwood School).</p> <p>#Arago #Rafael Lopez #Spanish / English #Mexican-American #California #Latino Civil Rights #Empathy #Desegregation #Critical thinking #Curiosity #Stamps #LatinoHAC <br /></p>
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      People, Place, and Time: How Art Reflects Culture - Night of the Dead by Alan Crane

      <p>In this collection, designed for a Spanish-speaking classroom, students will explore how art reflects culture when analyzing “Night of the Dead” by Alan Crane. The collection includes a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MsgQWrXynFu5FIYvqfEvS2voLxbjLmJuTFk5RraGOEo/edit">teacher's guide in English</a> and suggested authentic resources both in Spanish and English to be adapted by teachers of multiple disciplines. </p> <p>Students will investigate how the Day of the Dead is celebrated by Latin Americans and compare it to their own celebrations. Next, students  will create an interactive presentation using Flipgrid and write a monologue to reflect their learning from the point of view of one of the persons in the artwork. </p> <p>This collection is one of three that explore “People, Place, and Time: How Art Reflects Culture.” Products, practices and perspectives displayed in Latinx art, show how our place and history (past) influence who we are (present) and who we want to be (future) in geographical, social, economic, and/or historical contexts. In the three collections, Latin American works of art illustrate how culture shapes the way we see the world, others, and ourselves, and they also raise awareness about Latinx diversity.</p> <p>The three collections were created by Marcela Velikovsky (Bullis School) and Vicky Masson (Christ Episcopal School) as part of the  <strong>2018 Smithsonian Virtual Teacher Curricula Creation Opportunity</strong> with the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access (SCLDA), and thanks to the Smithsonian Latino Center's Latino Initiative Pool funds. The three collections highlight Latino history, art, and culture, and use Harvard Project Zero Thinking Routines and Global Thinking Routines strategies. </p> <p>The Smithsonian Learning Lab collections provide an opportunity to invigorate the World Language (Foreign Language) curriculum as it allows to effectively integrate online museum resources (authentic resources) towards a 21st century curriculum. They facilitate student-centered activities within a variety of themes such as, family and communities, personal and public identities, social values and customs, holidays and celebrations, immigration, ethnic groups, Hispanic Heritage,  image and stereotypes, inequality and discrimination, global issues, religious practices, etc. They also provide the opportunity to analyze art, read portraiture, and investigate art media.</p> <p>These collections also consider ACTFL standards (Communication, Connections, Comparisons, Communities and Culture), Asia Society Global Competence skills, the Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals), Teaching Tolerance Social Justice standards, the Framework for Developing Global and Cultural Competencies to Advance Equity, Excellence and Economic competitiveness, and Participate Global Competencies.</p> <p>#National Portrait Gallery #Spanish #Global awareness #Empathy #Global connections #Global-mindedness #Curiosity #Cross-cultural skills #Day of the Dead #Worldview #LatinoHAC</p> <p><br /></p>
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      People, Place, and Time: How Art Reflects Culture - Méndez v. Westminster 1947 - National Postal Museum

      <p>In this collection, designed for a Spanish-speaking classroom, students will explore how art reflects culture while studying <em>Méndez v. Westminster 1947, </em>a groundbreaking WWII-era legal case in which a group of Hispanic parents in California successfully sued to end segregation in their schools. The collection includes a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FoQfO4NvwzdG-rdfGV0_cBtGuFuRlSSrjPv1C0REa8o/edit">teacher's guide in English</a> and suggested authentic resources both in Spanish and English to be adapted by teachers of multiple disciplines. </p> <p>Students will investigate how the <em>Méndez v. Westminster </em>1947 case helped pave the way to desegregation in schools in the United States. Among other activities, students will follow the script for the re-enactment of this case. Students will take action and contribute in their inner circle, their community/country, and/or the world by designing a stamp on a past or present global issue (social, environmental, or cultural), from Latin America or Spain, that matters to them.<br /></p> <p>This collection is one of three that explore “People, Place, and Time: How Art Reflects Culture.” Products, practices and perspectives displayed in Latinx art, show how our place and history (past) influence who we are (present) and who we want to be (future) in geographical, social, economic, and/or historical contexts. In the three collections, Latin American works of art illustrate how culture shapes the way we see the world, others, and ourselves, and they also raise awareness about Latinx diversity.</p> <p>The three collections were created by Marcela Velikovsky (Bullis School) and Vicky Masson (Christ Episcopal School) as part of the  <strong>2018 Smithsonian Virtual Teacher Curricula Creation Opportunity</strong> with the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access (SCLDA), and thanks to the Smithsonian Latino Center's Latino Initiative Pool funds. The three collections highlight Latino history, art and culture, and use Harvard Project Zero Thinking Routines and Global Thinking Routines strategies. </p> <p>The Smithsonian Learning Lab collections provide an opportunity to invigorate the World Language (Foreign Language) curriculum as it allows to effectively integrate online museum resources (authentic resources) towards a 21st century curriculum. They facilitate student-centered activities within a variety of themes such as, family and communities, personal and public identities, social values and customs, holidays and celebrations, immigration, ethnic groups, Hispanic Heritage,  image and stereotypes, inequality and discrimination, global issues, religious practices, etc. They also provide the opportunity to analyze art, read portraiture, and investigate art media.</p> <p>These collections also consider ACTFL standards (Communication, Connections, Comparisons, Communities and Culture), Asia Society Global Competence skills, the Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals), Teaching Tolerance Social Justice standards, the Framework for Developing Global and Cultural Competencies to Advance Equity, Excellence and Economic competitiveness, and Participate Global Competencies.</p> <p>#Arago #Rafael Lopez #Spanish / English #Mexican-American #California #Latino Civil Rights #Empathy #Desegregation #Critical thinking #Curiosity #Stamps #LatinoHAC #BecauseOfHerStory</p> <h1></h1>
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