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Murissa Dupree (Mays)
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Instructional Technologist 👩🏾‍💻| Aggie c/o ‘14 | Culturally Responsive Educator 👩🏽‍🏫 | Teach4America🍎| 🌎 Changing Teacher| #HoustonISDVILS #FrontierVILS https://dot.cards/murissa_mays
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#AmplifyKC Conference was truly transformative & a breath of fresh air. I want to send a special thanks to the #AmplifyKC team for creating an unforgettable experience. My biggest takeaway from the conference is to lead with love & authenticity!
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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The trail to #ISTELive25 leads straight to the STEAM Stampede, where creativity & hands-on learning takes the reins! Join us for an immersive creation lab:
📅 July 2 | 8:30–10:00 AM
📍 Marriott Rivercenter – Grand Ballroom CDE
🐎 Don't delay preregister today!
#LEGOEducation #Canva #LassoLego
Promotional flyer for the ISTELive 2025 session titled "STEAM Stampede: Lasso Learning with LEGO." The design features a western theme with desert scenery, cacti, and a cartoon LEGO cowgirl holding a lasso and Texas flag. The title is in bold blue and red text. A tan info box on the right reads: “Join us for an immersive creation lab with LEGO! Date: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025. Time: 8:30 AM – 10 AM. Location: Marriott Rivercenter – Grand Ballroom CDE.” Below the title, “Presenters” are listed with photos and names: Murissa Mays, Kiree Bons, Barbara Kelly, and Keyetta Mathis. LEGO bricks are scattered at the bottom of the flyer.
June 29, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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Gades don't make learning memorable but creativity, voice, and making something that matters does!
🎨 Join me & fellow Canvassadors at #ISTELive25 as we explore how to engage future-ready learners with Canva
📅 Tuesday, July 1 | 🕚 11 AM
📍 Booth 3224
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Promotional graphic for Canva Education featuring Murissa Mays, a Canvassador, announcing her participation in ISTELive 2025. The background has a blue-to-purple gradient with the text “I’ll be joining Canva at ISTE ’25.” A badge reads “Community Canvassador.” At the bottom, a profile card displays Murissa’s photo, name, title (Instructional Technologist), school (@FrontierSchools), and event details: “Booth 3224, Tues. 7/1/25 @11am.” Canva Education logo appears in the lower-left corner.
June 29, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Honored to receive the Visionary for Equitable Technology Implementation award and celebrate Frontier Schools being named a STEAM Culture of Innovation winner! 🙌🏽💻
@digitalpromise.bsky.social

Grateful for the support of my district, IT, Teacher Leader Corps & Student Tech Teams. #DPVILS
Murissa Mays standing proudly in front of her office, holding two certificates and a clear glass award. One certificate reads “Visionary for Equitable Technology Implementation” and the other recognizes Frontier Schools for its “STEAM Culture of Innovation.” A personalized office poster with her name is visible on the window behind her. Certificate titled “STEAM Culture of Innovation” awarded to Frontier Schools by Verizon Innovative Learning Schools and Digital Promise. Signed by Celeste Barretto Milligan on May 8, 2025. Certificate titled “Visionary for Equitable Technology Implementation” awarded to Murissa Mays of Frontier STEM High School by Verizon Innovative Learning Schools and Digital Promise. Features Murissa’s photo and is signed by Celeste Barretto Milligan on May 8, 2025. educational items. The top shelf displays a plaque for Digital Promise’s Verizon Innovative Learning Schools 2024-25 award, a mug reading “I teach kids. Nothing scares me,” a “coach” definition sign, a plush brain with glasses, and a photo booth strip. The bottom shelf contains books, a Frontier Schools mug, a colorful Hoberman sphere, a plush purple robot, and a children's book titled Sonia's Digital World.
May 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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SPED TEACHERS: We need your brain! 🧠

In a 30-min call, tell us what would make your life easier with Accommodations, what would make your student's lives easier, and we'll build it.

$50 gift card + shaping edtech = win-win.

Send us a message that includes your email if you're interested!
February 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Check out our February Teacher Leader Corps Member Spotlights! #dpvils
A digital graphic titled 'Teacher Leader Corps Spotlight' featuring Will Wood, a Social Studies teacher. At the top, there is a circular photo of Will Wood smiling, wearing glasses and a light-colored shirt, against a plain white background. The design has a tech-inspired blue and black theme with interconnected lines resembling circuitry. The image includes three sections: Projects – Highlights Will Wood's instructional strategies, including: Unit Annotated Bibliography: A pseudo-choice board designed to engage students in reading and exploring diverse sources throughout a unit. Media Lists: A curated list of various media (movies, TV shows, books, and music) that students can access in their free time to extend learning and engage with content beyond the classroom. Favorite Apps – Displays logos and lists four apps that Will Wood frequently uses in teaching: Gimkit Kahoot Google Classroom Connections Creator Favorite Quote – A quote from Walt Whitman: “Be curious, not judgmental.” The background has a subtle grid pattern, and the text is in black with blue accents, giving it a clean, professional, and modern look. A digital graphic titled 'Teacher Leader Corps Spotlight' featuring Ms. Black, an English teacher. At the top, there is a circular photo of Ms. Black smiling, wearing a black shirt with a crossbody bag, in front of a colorful abstract background. The design has a tech-inspired blue and black theme with interconnected lines resembling circuitry. The image includes three sections: Projects – Highlights Ms. Black's instructional strategies, including 'Textual Evidence Detectives,' where students use media like Spotify, Canva, and Vocaroo to create case briefings with textual evidence, and 'Novel Study: Projects,' where students choose from multiple project formats such as YouTube playlists, podcasts, and presentations. Favorite Apps – Displays logos for four apps: Gimkit, StudySync, Google Classroom, and Canva. Favorite Quote – A quote from Bell Hooks: 'One of the things that we must do as teachers is twirl around and around, and find out what works with the situation that we're in. Our models might not work. And that twirling, changing, is part of the empowerment.' The background has a subtle grid pattern, and the text is in black with blue accents, giving it a modern and professional look.
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Alright folks here's the Winter Quizizz Escape Room! ❄️ All the work is already done and you can use it with any Quizizz quiz. I hope you all enjoy!

Here’s the link with directions and resources 😎 docs.google.com/presentation...

#edtech #edusky #teachers #edchat #quizizz @quizizz.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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I’m going to Ditch Summit, a FREE online conference for educators from Dec 16 to Jan 10. #DitchSummit

Topics include 🤔student curiosity, 🤖AI, 💬student voice, 🔨PBL, 💡practical teaching ideas, and much more!

➡️ Register at ditchsummit.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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🎉 Big news! I’m officially a Canvassador! 💛✨ Excited to inspire creativity, empower educators, and share all things Canva. Let’s create magic together! 🖌️📚 #CanvaLove #EdTech
December 9, 2024 at 9:47 PM
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Our Falcon Tech Co. student tech team's device care poster was featured in the Dec. 9th Digital Promise blog! #FrontierSchools #SchoolofExcellence Check it out here 👉https://digitalpromise.org/2024/12/09/6-strategies-for-schools-to-maximize-learning-by-minimizing-device-repairs/
December 9, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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🎉 I’m attending the Ditch Summit! 🌟 A FREE online educator conference Dec 16-Jan 10. 🚀 Topics discussed will include: AI, PBL, student voice & more! 🙌 I hope to see you there. Sign up now at ditchsummit.com #EdTech #TeacherLife
December 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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🚀 Kicking off our STEM HS Teacher Leader Corps member meeting with style! 🌟 Our TLC members used their spunk and style to create awesome placards showcasing their superpowers to support our Frontier Schools community! 💡📚 Let’s grow together, #FrontierFam! 💻💪 #dpvils #teachercanvassador
December 9, 2024 at 2:39 PM