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Katy McDonald

@mcdonaldinstem

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

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🔗 CREATE MST Magnet School first graders each made keychains! Such a special project as many of our students don’t find their names on keychains at the store! Tinkercad 🔷 adding shapes 💬 adding text 📚 layering

🔗 CREATE

<a href="/MSTMAGNET/">MST Magnet School</a> first graders each made keychains! Such a special project as many of our students don’t find their names on keychains at the store! <a href="/tinkercad/">Tinkercad</a> 

🔷 adding shapes 
💬 adding text
📚 layering
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🧠 IGNITE #RISDPrek learning about how to build ADA safe transportation routes and rides for their LEGO Education STEAM Park! MST Magnet School 🦺 engineering 🌎 real world connections 🤝 teamwork

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🧠 IGNITE #RISDprek used their imagination to create “scary monsters” to protect our school garden from predators! MST Magnet School #RISDInTheClassroom #RISDBeTheOne

🧠 IGNITE

#RISDprek used their imagination to create “scary monsters” to protect our school garden from predators! <a href="/MSTMAGNET/">MST Magnet School</a> 

#RISDInTheClassroom #RISDBeTheOne
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🧠 IGNITE 99 days brighter! 💡 MST Magnet School students participated hands on STEM stations today! I love taking days like this to teach about different kinds of recording techniques #RISDInTheClassroom #RISDBeTheOne 📸 Timelapse 🦥 Slow Motion 🛑 Stop Motion

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💌CREATE MST Magnet School 5th grade Tech Team taught their second graders how to make Valentine’s Day GIFs using #keynote 📷 remove background 💻 changing fonts/font size #RISDBeTheOne #RISDInTheClassroom

💌CREATE

<a href="/MSTMAGNET/">MST Magnet School</a> 5th grade Tech Team taught their second graders how to make Valentine’s Day GIFs using #keynote  

📷 remove background 
💻 changing fonts/font size

#RISDBeTheOne #RISDInTheClassroom
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💭 REFLECT Where do animals go during bad weather? MST Magnet School #RISDPreK students built safe shelters this week! ⛈️ 🤔 I see, I think, I wonder 🫶 hands on ☔️ real world connections #RISDBeTheOne #RISDInTheClassroom

💭 REFLECT

Where do animals go during bad weather? 

<a href="/MSTMAGNET/">MST Magnet School</a> #RISDPreK students built safe shelters this week! ⛈️

🤔 I see, I think, I wonder
🫶 hands on 
☔️ real world connections 

#RISDBeTheOne #RISDInTheClassroom
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🚧 CREATE Loved these low prep Valentine’s Day STEM stations! Personal favorite jenga block, ping pong ball and straw mazes! 🫶 collaboration 🔁 constant improvements 🦺 creativity MST Magnet School #RISDBeTheOne #RISDInTheClassroom

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🫶 COLLABORATE MST Magnet School 2nd grade students took playdough cutter design requests from our Pre-K 3 students! Batman symbol, SpiderMan, and a deer. 🦇🕷️🦌 I can't wait for them to deliver these! Tinkercad Ms.Puente #RISDPrek #RISDBeTheOne

🫶 COLLABORATE

<a href="/MSTMAGNET/">MST Magnet School</a>  2nd grade students took playdough cutter design requests from our Pre-K 3 students! Batman symbol, SpiderMan, and a deer. 🦇🕷️🦌

I can't wait for them to deliver these! <a href="/tinkercad/">Tinkercad</a> <a href="/mspuente17/">Ms.Puente</a>  #RISDPrek #RISDBeTheOne
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💭 REFLECT MST Magnet School 5th grade tech team supported 2nd graders in making weather reports using #clips on this snow day! ❄️ 🎤 Live Text ❄️ Effects 📝 Posters #RISDInTheClassroom #RISDBeTheOne

💭 REFLECT 

<a href="/MSTMAGNET/">MST Magnet School</a> 5th grade tech team supported 2nd graders in making weather reports using #clips on this snow day! ❄️ 

🎤 Live Text 
❄️ Effects 
📝 Posters 

#RISDInTheClassroom #RISDBeTheOne
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Feeling extremely honored and blessed to have been recognized as MST’s Teacher of the Year at last night's board meeting! I’m so lucky to have an incredible support system and built-in mentor. Huge shoutout to my mom for being my biggest inspiration and role model! 🫶

Feeling extremely honored and blessed to have been recognized as MST’s Teacher of the Year at last night's board meeting! I’m so lucky to have an incredible support system and built-in mentor. Huge shoutout to my mom for being my biggest inspiration and role model! 🫶
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✨ IGNITE Kinder is learning all about objects in the sky! MST Magnet School used 3Doodler pens to create mobiles and #stopmotionstudio to create day and night videos! 🎥 #RISDBeTheOne #RISDInTheClassroom

✨ IGNITE 

Kinder is learning all about objects in the sky! <a href="/MSTMAGNET/">MST Magnet School</a> used 3Doodler pens to create mobiles and #stopmotionstudio to create day and night videos! 🎥 

#RISDBeTheOne #RISDInTheClassroom
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🧠 REFLECT Shawna Ballast reminded us to bring play back to the classroom- I couldn’t agree more! Thank you to Tabitha Branum for always making sure #risdTLA cohort was fed, we appreciate you! 😋 #RISDBeTheOne

🧠 REFLECT 

<a href="/BallastShawna/">Shawna Ballast</a> reminded us to bring play back to the classroom- I couldn’t agree more! Thank you to <a href="/IamBranum/">Tabitha Branum</a> for always making sure #risdTLA cohort was fed, we appreciate you! 😋 

#RISDBeTheOne
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💭 WONDER #RISDPreK created their own thinking caps using our LEGO STEAM sets! MST Magnet School 🎨 creativity 🙌🏻 hands on 🤸 learning through play #RISDBeTheOne #RISDInTheClassroom

💭 WONDER 

#RISDPreK created their own thinking caps using our LEGO STEAM sets! <a href="/MSTMAGNET/">MST Magnet School</a> 

🎨 creativity 
🙌🏻 hands on 
🤸 learning through play 

#RISDBeTheOne #RISDInTheClassroom
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COOKIE DAY!! They worked so hard with Katy McDonald to create 3D printed cookie cutters!! I’m so excited they could actually see them in action 🍪 🍪🍪 MST Magnet School

COOKIE DAY!! 

They worked so hard with <a href="/mcdonaldinstem/">Katy McDonald</a> to create 3D printed cookie cutters!! 

I’m so excited they could actually see them in action 🍪 🍪🍪

<a href="/MSTMAGNET/">MST Magnet School</a>
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Shoutout to Katy McDonald for making this project fun and delicious! Loved hearing them reflect on how they would improve their cookie cutters on Tinkercad for next time while enjoying their cookies! 🍪

Shoutout to <a href="/mcdonaldinstem/">Katy McDonald</a> for making this project fun and delicious! 

Loved hearing them reflect on how they would improve their cookie cutters on <a href="/tinkercad/">Tinkercad</a> for next time while enjoying their cookies! 🍪
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🫶 COLLABORATE MST Magnet School 5th Tech Team visited 2nd grade to play “back to back” using #keynote. Such a fun way to test Keynote skill retention! 🎙️active communication 🤸‍♀️ learning through play #RISDInTheClassroom #RISDBeTheOne #AppleLearningCommunity

🫶 COLLABORATE 

<a href="/MSTMAGNET/">MST Magnet School</a> 5th Tech Team visited 2nd grade to play “back to back” using #keynote. Such a fun way to test Keynote skill retention! 

🎙️active communication 
🤸‍♀️ learning through play 

#RISDInTheClassroom #RISDBeTheOne #AppleLearningCommunity
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🍪 REFLECT MST Magnet School 2nd graders, designed & 3D printed cookie cutters using Tinkercad. A HUGE shoutout to MST PTA for making it possible to bake and decorate the cookies! 🤔 reflection for improvements 🧑‍🍳 real-world career connection #RISDBeTheOne #RISDInTheClassroom

🍪 REFLECT

<a href="/MSTMAGNET/">MST Magnet School</a> 2nd graders, designed &amp; 3D printed cookie cutters using <a href="/tinkercad/">Tinkercad</a>. A HUGE shoutout to <a href="/mstpta/">MST PTA</a> for making it possible to bake and decorate the cookies! 

🤔 reflection for improvements 
🧑‍🍳 real-world career connection

#RISDBeTheOne #RISDInTheClassroom