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      Cassie Smith

      Teaching Artist
      Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center
      Preschool (0 to 4 years old), Primary (5 to 8 years old), Elementary (9 to 12 years old), Middle School (13 to 15 years old), High School (16 to 18 years old), Adults, Post-Secondary
      Teacher/Educator, Curriculum Coordinator, Curriculum Developer, Student/Learner, Researcher, Museum Staff, General User
      Language Arts And English, Science, Social Studies, World Languages, Arts, Other

      Cassie Lynn Smith is a Teaching Artist with the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin. Ms. Smith obtained a Master of Arts degree in both Latin American Studies and Art Education from The University of Texas as well as certificates in Nonprofit Studies and Mexican American Studies. She is currently pursuing her PhD in the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico (UNM). She investigates Mexican American community-based art education in Austin, Texas. Her areas of interest include digital, performing, and visual arts from the US-Mexico borderlands, critical race theory in education, and community-based archives.

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      Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Baile Folklórico Lesson Plans

      <table> <tr> <td width="474" valign="top"><table> <tr> <td width="474" valign="top"> <p>Lesson goals: Students will extend their knowledge about traditional dance forms in Mexico and the US. Students will learn about the tradition of Baile Folklórico as well as dancer, choreographer, and founder of the Ballet Folklórico de Mexico Amalia Hernandez. Students will create a mixed-media baile folklórico dancer(s). </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p><br></p></td> </tr> </table>
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      Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Virtual Tour

      <p>Welcome to the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center virtual tour!  In this collection you can learn about our history and work in the Austin community including our signature events, educational programming and the Latino Artist Access Program.   You can take a tour of our campus as well as learning more out our digital collections.  Follow our guided tour by opening the resources from left to right or just select the topic you are interested in to begin. </p> <p>#ethnicstudies</p>
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      Books of Time with the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center

      <p>In this collection, students will rethink their own communities and what people, places, and things are important to them and their neighbors.  They will create "Books of Time," with pop-up art pages that consider the past, present, and future.  Students will explore how they might change their spaces to improve the quality of life for those around them.  Explore the lessons in order by moving through the collection from left to right.  </p> <p>#esbmacc  #ethnicstudies</p>
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