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K-2 STEM Specialist at MST Elementary in Richardson, Texas! Apple Distinguished Educator l Apple Learning Coach l Fujitsu Trailblazer 22-23

Richardson, TX
Joined July 2019
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Katy McDonald
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Gone for one of my favorite days tomrorow- positive post it note day! 😢 Got them all done today for my @MSTMAGNET tech team! #risddreambig #risdinsider
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Katy McDonald
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“Hello Ruby” has easily become my new favorite book to teach about computational thinking! Of course I had to dress up like Ruby’s computer for Storybook Character Day! #risddreambig #risdinsider
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Katy McDonald
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Ghosts were flying (and flopping!) in @MSTMAGNET 1st grade today! 👻 Our baking soda + vinegar ghost rockets didn’t all take off, but our scientists sure did — straight into a “failing forward” convo! 🚀 #risddreambig #risdinsider
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Katy McDonald
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🐝 @MSTMAGNET kinders fed their very hungry Bee-Bot through the food map — coding never tasted so fun! #RISDDream if #RISDInTheClassroom #RISDInsider
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Katy McDonald
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🎃 Our @MSTMAGNET Pre-K 4 friends explored what kinds of lines the Ozobots love to follow! We coded our tiny robots all the way to the pumpkin patch! 🍂🤖 #RISDDreamBig #RISDInsider
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Kate Hebert
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I’m so glad it works! The second one is printing now!
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Jacquelyn Locke-Lewis
13 days
3D printer for the win! Thanks @katehebert for making this for my room. Works like a charm! @MSTMAGNET
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Katy McDonald
13 days
Beebots + beats = happy kinders! 🐝🎶 @MSTMAGNET students coded sequences and danced them out! #RISDDreamBig
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Dr. Lauren Bolack
14 days
Still riding the high from last night! What I love most about these pictures is how they capture the pure joy that radiates from our @MSTMAGNET #CultureofExcellence—all the way from our building to the RHS baseball field! I love our team so much!💚🧡💙💛💗 #RISDdreambig
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Katy McDonald
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💛 @MSTMAGNET Wheelie wants to send a big THANK YOU to our amazing bus drivers! You get our students to school safely every day with a smile, and we appreciate everything you do to keep learning rolling. 🚌💫 #RISDDreamBig
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Katy McDonald
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🎉 Year 3 of our @MSTMAGNET Student Tech Team is in full swing! This week, we teamed up with our amazing 2nd graders to unlock their creativity using #Keynote! 💡✨Future designers, storytellers & tech leaders in the making! #AppleEDU #RISDDreamBig
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Katy McDonald
17 days
The best lunch crew in town! @MSTMAGNET #risddreambig
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Katy McDonald
20 days
🐯 Kickball trading card takeover is in full swing at @MSTMAGNET! Students are collecting, trading, and counting down… ⏳ 3 days ‘til we face off against RHE! 🐯 RISD Print Service have been phenomenal in making these cards happen!! #risddreambig
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Katy McDonald
21 days
Coding starts early at @MSTMAGNET! 🤖 Pre-K4 students used Ozobots to trace the first letter of their names—building problem-solving, fine motor, and early coding skills while having a blast! 🌟 #risddreambig #RISDInTheClassroom
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Amanda Spear
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@MSTMAGNET students are trying to “collect them all” for the upcoming Staff Kickball Game. Shoutout to @mcdonaldinstem for creating and organizing this memorable fundraiser!
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Katy McDonald
27 days
👋 Create MSTMAGNET kinder students got creative with “secret handshake sequences” — designing and teaching their own step-by-step moves! They’re gearing up for coding by learning how to think like programmers — one handshake at a time! #RISDInTheClassroom #RISDDreamBig
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Dr. Lauren Bolack
29 days
Battle of the Big Cats! 🐾 Kickball Showdown 2025 @MSTMAGNET 🐯 vs. RHS 🐱! Wed, Oct. 22 | 6:00–7:30 PM at the RHS Baseball Field for a Faculty vs. Faculty face-off!🎟️Free for whole family | 🍔 Food sales benefit 5th Grade Sky Ranch trip | Staff trading cards on sale Oct. 14–17!
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Katy McDonald
1 month
💭 Wonder/ Discover Our @MSTMAGNET Pre-K students became bubble scientists today! 🧼💦 They investigated whether soap and water alone could make bubbles (spoiler: it works!) and used slo-mo video to capture the fun in action! 🫧🎥#RISDDreamBig #RISDInTheClassroom
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Katy McDonald
1 month
💡 Imagine @MSTMAGNET 3rd graders are rocking #Keynote to design band formations as arrays! 🎺🥁 Our PBL journey as “band directors” has officially begun—math + music = magic! ✨ #RISDDreamBig
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Katy McDonald
1 month
💃 Collaborate Our @MSTMAGNET 1st graders turned choreographers today—creating their own dance sequences and teaching them to a friend! 🎶✨ They even recorded their loops on @Seesaw! We’re loving all the creativity sparked by Hello Ruby! 📖💡 #RISDDreamBig
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