Bret Biørnstad

I'm just a 5th grade teacher that sometimes finds great stuff and rather than keeping it to myself I decided to share my finds with you.

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flipped into Rectangle: All Things Mathematical
The Ease of Wolfram|Alpha, the Power of Mathematica: Introducing Wolfram|Alpha Notebook Edition—Stephen Wolfram Writings
stephenwolfram.com
Wolfram|Alpha has been a huge hit with students. Whether in college or high school, Wolfram|Alpha has become a ubiquitous way for students to get …
September 12
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flipped into LEAVES: ALL THINGS ELA
Planning and Organizing for a Student Centered Year - Literacy Lenses
literacylenses.com - MaryAmyJenn
by Brent GilsonIf you missed the chat or want to relive it here is a link to the Wake In my first year of teaching, I remember a coworker teaching her …
September 11
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Make Curiosity Your Best Friend
twowritingteachers.org - Lanny Ball
As a new teacher, I sometimes made assumptions about my students that may not have been based in reality. Of course, this is human to do so. We all …
September 12
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flipped into LEAVES: ALL THINGS ELA
Spelling in a Writing Workshop
twowritingteachers.org - Marina Rodriguez
The truth… I’d rather not talk about spelling. There are more important things in a writing workshop, than to talk about spelling. Spelling well is a …
September 13
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21 Five-Ingredient Recipes To Impress Your Friends At Your Next Dinner Party
BuzzFeed - Kate Hofberg
Because you don't have time to read a recipe the length of a book chapter. Who doesn’t love a good dinner party? They always promise such good food, good company, and good times. However, if you’re the
August 31
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The 10 Most Popular Recipes in August 2019
Bon Appétit - Jesse Sparks
It’s sad to say it, but life will always be filled with cynics. You know, the people who say, ”Summer’s over,” even when the sun’s still blazing and the farmers’ markets are still bountiful with the season’s
August 31
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The $13 Oil Fights Wrinkles and Banishes Dark Circles
First for Women - Ashley Lall
Unsightly crow’s feet or droopy dark circles got you down? As we get older, our skin loses moisture and elasticity, making it easier for wrinkles and …
August 31
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Reddit
21 Psychological Hacks That I'm Honestly Disappointed In Myself For Not Knowing
BuzzFeed - Ehis Osifo
`The more you know. Did you ever want to Jedi Mind Trick someone, but you don't have the power of the force behind you? Well, luckily for you, Reddit user Chiyochiyo01 asked their followers "Which psychological
August 25
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flipped into Ripples: All Things Learning
Two News Stories From Abroad Suggest American Education Is On The Wrong Track
Forbes - Natalie Wexler
It can be risky to look to other countries’ education systems for models. Nevertheless, two recent news stories from abroad raise doubts about prevailing American views on how students learn. Too often,
August 25
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flipped into Trees: All Things Edtech
A Good Source of Free Music for Multimedia Projects
freetech4teachers.com
Last fall the Free Music Archive, one of my go-to sources of free music for multimedia projects, nearly closed. Fortunately, it was taken over by …
August 23
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flipped into Performance: all things assessment
Maximizing the Effectiveness of Multiple-Choice Qs - The Effortful Educator
theeffortfuleducator.com - theeffortfuleducator
Below is a quick activity that is easily adaptable for most class settings. It maximizes the effectiveness of multiple-choice questions and is a …
May 15, 2018
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Looking Back On 'Bitches Brew': The Year Miles Davis Plugged Jazz In
NPR - Audie Cornish , Noah Caldwell
Fifty years ago this August, Miles Davis assembled a group of musicians to record the sprawling, groundbreaking album Bitches Brew. With the sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Sly & the Family Stone and James Brown
August 21
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5 Mental and Physical Benefits of Plogging
dailygenius.com
From the makers of ‘hygge’ and ‘lagom’, a new trend from Scandinavia has arrived, and it is called ‘plogging’ (from ‘jogging’ and ‘pick up’, or …
August 7
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Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue at 60: A New Video Essay Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Iconic Album
openculture.com - by DC
As Josh Jones observed yesterday, Miles Davis' legendary jazz album Kind of Blue turns 60 this week. Today, we want to keep the party going a little …
August 21
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flipped into Oscillations: All Things Science
How to Encourage the Scientific Mindset and Innovation in Students
edgenuity.com - by Teresa Tucker
Flashes of orange catch a mentor’s eye. A robotics student is using a large rubber mallet to drive a hex bearing into the wheel frame. A second …
August 8
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flipped into Ripples: All Things Learning
Simple Ways to Integrate Four Evidence-Based Teaching Strategies
edutopia.org - Laura Lee
When educators understand the science behind teaching practices they can more readily incorporate them into their daily instruction, says Cult of …
August 8
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Grandma Uses 3 Foods and 1 Question to Teach Granddaughter a Lesson on Hardships
theepochtimes.com - Michael Wing
Words of Wisdom aims to highlight important morals, which we feel our readers will benefit from reading. We hope you enjoy this fable. Everyone has …
August 18
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10 Top-Rated Grilled Shrimp Recipes
allrecipes.com - By Carl Hanson
For quick and easy meals, cook shrimp on the grill. It's simply the best way to cook shrimp. Before we get to the 5-star grilled shrimp recipes, let's …
August 17
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flipped into The Body: All Things Education
We Have Ruined Childhood
The New York Times
According to the psychologist Peter Gray, children today are more depressed than they were during the Great Depression and more anxious than they were at the height of the Cold War. A 2019 study published
August 20
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15 Hard-to-Watch Movies That Are So Gripping, You Can’t Turn Them Off – Page 2 – Kincet
kincet.com
Calvin suffers from hypochondria and he constantly imagines that he has diseases that he actually doesn’t have. He can’t enjoy his life. Skye is the …
August 18
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P&G goes from ‘The Talk’ to ‘The Look’ to illustrate the unconscious bias that plagues black men
Ad Age - Ann-Christine Diaz
P&G shines a light on the struggles of black men in its latest film to promote its diversity efforts, “The Look.” The ad, which the marketer previewed …
August 18
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flipped into Consider This...
Schadenfreude
How To Shed Perfectionism And The Desire To Be Great At Everything By ‘Sucking At Something’
Forbes - Darrah Brustein
Like most of us, Karen Rinaldi spent her life doing her best to be great at what she pursued, and avoided things for which she didn't have an aptitude. As a twenty-plus year editor turned author, she “sucking
August 18
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flipped into B.O.Y.
$Using Necessary Conditions to Start the School Year Right!$
Using Necessary Conditions to Start the School Year Right!
middleweb.com - by Michelle Russell · Published
I know it’s that time of year because I have started having my back-to-school nightmares – you know the ones where the students are sitting in your …
June 8
Bret Biørnstad
flipped into Trees: All Things Edtech
The Digital Disruption in Education: Enough is Not Enough | EdNews Daily
ednewsdaily.com
Education’s digital transition seems to be taking its toll on everyone involved. Is it just growing pains, or are we sliding down a slope from which …
August 6
Bret Biørnstad
flipped into Trees: All Things Edtech
Shorts season: An introduction to the NEW Flipgrid camera
ditchthattextbook.com
August 6
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flipped into Consider This...
How to become an app developer - How I made $50,000 from apps
Android Authority
For many a programmer or entrepreneur, becoming an “app millionaire” is the ultimate dream. It must be an amazing feeling to know that you’ll never have to work again, because of a smart idea that you
August 6
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flipped into B.O.Y.
The First 2 Weeks by @tguskey
alicekeeler.com - admin
I am a big Thomas Guskey fan. I first came across his research while a doctoral student (I dropped out.) My research focus was on “How can we make …
August 7
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flipped into LEAVES: ALL THINGS ELA
The Importance of Establishing Routines: Nurturing Independence from the Start
twowritingteachers.org - Stacey Shubitz
There are some routines that are more important to teach than others during the first six weeks of school. In the midst of building classroom …
August 7
Bret Biørnstad
flipped into Trees: All Things Edtech
CAUTION: Copying Google Classroom Makes a Giant Mess of Your Google Drive
alicekeeler.com - admin
First, a paradigm shift about Google Classroom: There are NO ATTACHMENTS! Nothing is attached. Everything is a link to Google Drive. When you “Copy …
August 6
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flipped into LEAVES: ALL THINGS ELA
Routines and Structures of Writing Workshop: Nurturing Independence from the Start
twowritingteachers.org - BethMooreSchool
In this post, I'll describe how four parts of writing workshop can foster independence: Minilessons, Independent Writing Time, Partner Time, and the …
August 6

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One Christmas Wish
publishersweekly.com - www.publishersweekly.com
Dec 24, 2018
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Old School Doesn’t Work
tomwhitby.com - Tom Whitby @tomwhitby
Aug 29, 2018
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Learn Your New Students' Faces, Names, and More with Google Slides
techlearning.com - Eric Curts
Aug 28, 2018
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The 75 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (August 2019)
collider.com - Collider Staff
August 2
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Artstor shares more than a million images @
slj.com - Joyce Valenza
Jun 29, 2018
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This is the poem a kindergarten teacher hung up so her students know what to do in a school shooting
CNN - By Jessica Campisi and Saeed Ahmed, CNN
Jun 7, 2018
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Pictures of the Week 1.25.18
flipboard.com - Flipboard Photodesk
Jan 25, 2018
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Register Now: Better Blogging With Students Free Course
theedublogger.com - Kathleen Morris
Dec 14, 2017
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Tricks with Tape
flickr.com
Aug 16, 2016
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Why Giving Effective Feedback Is Trickier Than It Seems
kqed.org - Katrina Schwartz
Apr 12, 2017
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A School Resource for STEM, Science & Making
middleweb.com - Anne Jolly
Jan 10, 2017
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Ready, Set, Go! A Flipboard Magazine Challenge
medium.com - Flipboard Club
Jan 5, 2017
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Beginnings Matter: Start The School Year Off Right
gettingsmart.com - Susan Lucille Davis
Aug 13, 2016
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What to Do in Week One?
ascd.org - Rick Wormeli
Sep 1, 2016
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Noise Level Charts
edublogs.org
Aug 8, 2016
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6 Books to Read This Summer (the 24in48 Edition)
bethfishreads.com - Beth F
Jul 25, 2016
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Orlando Is a Hate Crime, No Matter What Donald Trump Says
thenation.com - John Nichols
Jun 13, 2016
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Mobile Filmmaking case for the iPad and iPhone
iographer.com
Jul 28, 2014
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We want to help you tap into the power of Flipboard magazines. What would you like to know? What is confusing to you? What
Flipboard Club
Apr 4, 2016
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Middle School Maker Journey: The Making of a Mantra
edutopia.org - Kevin Jarrett
Mar 10, 2016
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Technology
Where’s the focus?
wordpress.com - dougpete
Feb 10, 2016
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Four Skills to Teach Students In the First Five Days of School
kqed.org - Katrina Schwartz
Aug 21, 2014
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鸟类绘画
khooll.com
Aug 23, 2015
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Nils Frahm – Our Own Roof
Erased Tapes on soundcloud.com
May 10, 2015
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Personal Goals: An Exercise in Student Self-Assessment
facultyfocus.com - David R. Thompson, PhD
Aug 17, 2015
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'Play This Video Game And Call Me In The Morning'
NPR - April Dembosky
Aug 17, 2015
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Writing
Writing Mantras for the New School Year
wordpress.com - Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski
Aug 15, 2015
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deviantart.net
Jul 30, 2015
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giphy.com
Dec 1, 2016