"Let's go around the room and share a fun fact" Video plays with no sound for 3 awkward minutes Passive- aggressive sigh when asked to scan a QR code "I'll let you out early" (Releases you 90 seconds ahead of schedule) You spot someone playing Wordle / Connections under the table Teacher in the back row is secretly grading / planning on a laptop Free cold/lukewarm catering coffee saves a life Presenter says: "I know you're eager to get back to your classrooms..." "Think-Pair- Share" with someone you've worked with for 10 years Awkward silence when presenter asks a question to the audience Someone asks about something explicitly covered 2 minutes ago Buzzword overload: "Rigorous," "Data-Driven," "Pivoting" Presenter reads every single word off the PowerPoint slides Someone asks a question at 3:29 PM that extends the session Uncomfortable role-play exercise with a partner Icebreaker involves making something out of pipe cleaners Heavy reliance on an inspirational motivational quote A slide contains a meme from 2012 Technical difficulty getting the screen to mirror "We want to respect your time, so we'll go fast" (Doesn't go fast) Someone asks a hyper-specific question only relevant to their class Group activity requires making a poster with scented markers Air conditioning set to "Arctic Tundra" or "Sahara Desert" Someone asks a hyper-specific question only relevant to their class "Let's go around the room and share a fun fact" Video plays with no sound for 3 awkward minutes Passive- aggressive sigh when asked to scan a QR code "I'll let you out early" (Releases you 90 seconds ahead of schedule) You spot someone playing Wordle / Connections under the table Teacher in the back row is secretly grading / planning on a laptop Free cold/lukewarm catering coffee saves a life Presenter says: "I know you're eager to get back to your classrooms..." "Think-Pair- Share" with someone you've worked with for 10 years Awkward silence when presenter asks a question to the audience Someone asks about something explicitly covered 2 minutes ago Buzzword overload: "Rigorous," "Data-Driven," "Pivoting" Presenter reads every single word off the PowerPoint slides Someone asks a question at 3:29 PM that extends the session Uncomfortable role-play exercise with a partner Icebreaker involves making something out of pipe cleaners Heavy reliance on an inspirational motivational quote A slide contains a meme from 2012 Technical difficulty getting the screen to mirror "We want to respect your time, so we'll go fast" (Doesn't go fast) Someone asks a hyper-specific question only relevant to their class Group activity requires making a poster with scented markers Air conditioning set to "Arctic Tundra" or "Sahara Desert" Someone asks a hyper-specific question only relevant to their class
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
B-"Let's go around the room and share a fun fact"
N-Video plays with no sound for 3 awkward minutes
N-Passive-aggressive sigh when asked to scan a QR code
B-"I'll let you out early" (Releases you 90 seconds ahead of schedule)
G-You spot someone playing Wordle / Connections under the table
G-Teacher in the back row is secretly grading / planning on a laptop
I-Free cold/lukewarm catering coffee saves a life
G-Presenter says: "I know you're eager to get back to your classrooms..."
O-"Think-Pair-Share" with someone you've worked with for 10 years
I-Awkward silence when presenter asks a question to the audience
I-Someone asks about something explicitly covered 2 minutes ago
B-Buzzword overload: "Rigorous," "Data-Driven," "Pivoting"
B-Presenter reads every single word off the PowerPoint slides
I-Someone asks a question at 3:29 PM that extends the session
I-Uncomfortable role-play exercise with a partner
O-Icebreaker involves making something out of pipe cleaners
B-Heavy reliance on an inspirational motivational quote
O-A slide contains a meme from 2012
O-Technical difficulty getting the screen to mirror
N-"We want to respect your time, so we'll go fast" (Doesn't go fast)
O-Someone asks a hyper-specific question only relevant to their class
G-Group activity requires making a poster with scented markers
N-Air conditioning set to "Arctic Tundra" or "Sahara Desert"
G-Someone asks a hyper-specific question only relevant to their class