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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

 

Webinar: Global Competence Strategies for World Language Classrooms

<p>This collection was created for the webinar with SCLDA on May 8th, 2019. It is based on three collections 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.</p> <p>These collections highlight Latin American works of art, that show how culture shapes the way we see the world, others, and ourselves, and they also raise awareness about Latinx diversity. They explore <strong>“People, Place, and Time: How Art Reflects Culture.”</strong> 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. </p> <ul><li><a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/people-place-and-time-how-art-reflects-culture-night-of-the-dead-by-alan-crane/9cDvmPDbwB2LgDbw#r">People, Place and Time: How Art Reflects Culture - Night of the Dead by Alan Crane</a></li><li><a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/people-place-and-time-how-art-reflects-culture-collection-3-caja-de-memoria-viva-ii-constancia/x1U3nWEf7Cw3DJuh#r">People, Place and Time: How Art Reflects Culture - Caja de Memoria Viva II: Constancia Colón de Clemente by Adrián Román (“Viajero”)</a></li><li><a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/people-place-and-time-how-art-reflects-culture-mndez-v-westminster-1947-national-postal-museum/MPN1hin42XbKePMn#r">People, Place and Time: How Art Reflects Culture - <em>Méndez v. Westminster, 1947 </em></a></li></ul><p>#LatinoHAC, #Global Competence, #SDGs, #TeachSDGs, #World Language, #Spanish, </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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Selfies de antes y de ahora / Selfies Back Then... And Now

<p>Selfies de antes y de ahora </p><p><br /><br /></p><p>Esta coleccion fue producida en colaboracion por Marcela Velikovsky y Whitfield Mastin de Bullis School, y Vicky Masson de Sheridan School, conjuntamente con el Learning to Look Teacher Institute 2016 de la National Portrait Gallery.</p><p><br /><br /></p><p>En este proyecto, los estudiantes primero usan estrategias de lectura de retratos, rutinas de pensamiento y rutinas de pensamiento global como guia para describir y analizar un autorretrato de Jose Gomez Sicre y Jose Clemente Orozco. Luego, los estudiantes aplican esas estrategias para crear su propio selfie y para observar, discutir e interpretar el de sus pares. </p><p><br /><br /></p><p>Esta coleccion incluye el plan de clase y las actividades de aprendizaje que los docentes pueden usar como guia. Tambien incluye ideas para utilizar en forma interdisciplinaria.</p><p><br /><br /></p><p>Para la version en ingles, visite la coleccion Selfies Back Then And Now</p><p><br /><br /></p><p>#NPGteach<br /></p><p>Tags: Spanish; español; portrait; National Portrait Gallery; visual thinking; artful thinking; thinking routines; global thinking routines; Latin America Art; José Clemente Orozco; José Gómez Sicre; Spanish</p>
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People, Place and Time: How Art Reflects Culture - Caja De Memoria Viva II: Constancia Colón de Clemente by Adrián Román ("Viajero")

<p>In this collection, designed for a Spanish-speaking classroom, students will explore how art reflects culture when analyzing “<em>Caja De Memoria Viva II: Constancia Colón de Clemente</em>” by Adrian “Viajero” Román. In this three-dimensional multimedia<em> installation, the artist</em> portrays a black Puerto Rican woman who migrated to the United States in the 1940s. This portrait allows the artist (in his own words) “ to embark on a quest to visually represent how precious our memories are and capture the dignity in the people’s struggle and validate their existence.” The collection includes a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YLlgqQEvOWuRBsXVCI3ev04vbq4y4xHciKTM0rpA_Z0/edit">teacher's guide in English</a> and suggested authentic resources both in Spanish and English to be adapted by teachers of multiple disciplines. <br /></p> <p> Students will observe and analyze this three dimensional work of art and they will describe both its exterior and interior. Students will create their own box to reflect their heritage and personal story or that of a Hispanic figure.<br /></p> <p>This collection is one of three that explore<strong> “People, Place, and Time: How Art Reflects Culture.” </strong>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><span></span></p> <p># National Portrait Gallery  #The Outwin # Adrián “Viajero” Román # Caja de Memoria Viva II # Spanish # Puerto Rico # New York # Empathy # Inequality # Critical thinking # Curiosity # Heritage # Stories #LatinoHAC</p> <p><br /></p>
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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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Celia Cruz

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