A techissuederailseverythingYou get thechoice of abreak orgetting outearlySpelling,grammar, orcapitalizationerror in thepresentationslidesSomeonemakes a jokeonly teacherswouldunderstand—and it slaysWriting yoursmall groupideas on aposter/largepost-itPresenterreads everyslide word-for-word"Let’sbreak intosmallgroups!"Long-windedexplanationof a verysimpleconceptA clichemantra isshared bya presenter“Let’s do aquickicebreaker”(groansensue)The sameslideshowfrom lastyear, but“updated”All admin areisolated fromthe staff in agroupNew policythatcontradictslast year’spolicySomeoneasks aquestion thathas beenanswered“Let’swatch avideo”Whisperedcomplaintsabout “allthesemeetings”Staff memberopenlyscrollingAmazon orFacebook“Pleasenotech"“This willhelp improvestudentoutcomes”Presentersays, “Thiswill only take10 minutes”(it doesn’t)Presenterasks, “Caneveryone seethis?” as slideis unreadableSpeakeruses jargonlike it’s asecret code"We are afamily here,so like afamily..."“We’ll sendout a follow-up email withall this info”"GoodMorning! Oh,you can dobetter thanthat!"“Please fillout this 17-page form...electronically”Acronymyou’venever heardbeforeSomeone asks,“Are we goingto actually getto ourclassroomstoday?”“I know it’s a lotof info today…”(understatementof the year)Everyone“takes notes”but reallyjust doodlesSomeonenods off (orlooksdangerouslyclose)Teacheryawns soloudly itechoesTraining ona system noone will everuse againSomeone’sphone ringsloudly—awkwardsilence"Rememberto practiceself-care"Teacherssecretlytexting underthe tableAcronymoverload thatsounds likealphabetsoupPrincipal oradminstanding in theback of theroom watchingPD topicunrelated toyourgrade/contentareaA techissuederailseverythingYou get thechoice of abreak orgetting outearlySpelling,grammar, orcapitalizationerror in thepresentationslidesSomeonemakes a jokeonly teacherswouldunderstand—and it slaysWriting yoursmall groupideas on aposter/largepost-itPresenterreads everyslide word-for-word"Let’sbreak intosmallgroups!"Long-windedexplanationof a verysimpleconceptA clichemantra isshared bya presenter“Let’s do aquickicebreaker”(groansensue)The sameslideshowfrom lastyear, but“updated”All admin areisolated fromthe staff in agroupNew policythatcontradictslast year’spolicySomeoneasks aquestion thathas beenanswered“Let’swatch avideo”Whisperedcomplaintsabout “allthesemeetings”Staff memberopenlyscrollingAmazon orFacebook“Pleasenotech"“This willhelp improvestudentoutcomes”Presentersays, “Thiswill only take10 minutes”(it doesn’t)Presenterasks, “Caneveryone seethis?” as slideis unreadableSpeakeruses jargonlike it’s asecret code"We are afamily here,so like afamily..."“We’ll sendout a follow-up email withall this info”"GoodMorning! Oh,you can dobetter thanthat!"“Please fillout this 17-page form...electronically”Acronymyou’venever heardbeforeSomeone asks,“Are we goingto actually getto ourclassroomstoday?”“I know it’s a lotof info today…”(understatementof the year)Everyone“takes notes”but reallyjust doodlesSomeonenods off (orlooksdangerouslyclose)Teacheryawns soloudly itechoesTraining ona system noone will everuse againSomeone’sphone ringsloudly—awkwardsilence"Rememberto practiceself-care"Teacherssecretlytexting underthe tableAcronymoverload thatsounds likealphabetsoupPrincipal oradminstanding in theback of theroom watchingPD topicunrelated toyourgrade/contentarea

Back to school - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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.


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  1. A tech issue derails everything
  2. You get the choice of a break or getting out early
  3. Spelling, grammar, or capitalization error in the presentation slides
  4. Someone makes a joke only teachers would understand—and it slays
  5. Writing your small group ideas on a poster/large post-it
  6. Presenter reads every slide word-for-word
  7. "Let’s break into small groups!"
  8. Long-winded explanation of a very simple concept
  9. A cliche mantra is shared by a presenter
  10. “Let’s do a quick icebreaker” (groans ensue)
  11. The same slideshow from last year, but “updated”
  12. All admin are isolated from the staff in a group
  13. New policy that contradicts last year’s policy
  14. Someone asks a question that has been answered
  15. “Let’s watch a video”
  16. Whispered complaints about “all these meetings”
  17. Staff member openly scrolling Amazon or Facebook
  18. “Please no tech"
  19. “This will help improve student outcomes”
  20. Presenter says, “This will only take 10 minutes” (it doesn’t)
  21. Presenter asks, “Can everyone see this?” as slide is unreadable
  22. Speaker uses jargon like it’s a secret code
  23. "We are a family here, so like a family..."
  24. “We’ll send out a follow-up email with all this info”
  25. "Good Morning! Oh, you can do better than that!"
  26. “Please fill out this 17-page form... electronically”
  27. Acronym you’ve never heard before
  28. Someone asks, “Are we going to actually get to our classrooms today?”
  29. “I know it’s a lot of info today…” (understatement of the year)
  30. Everyone “takes notes” but really just doodles
  31. Someone nods off (or looks dangerously close)
  32. Teacher yawns so loudly it echoes
  33. Training on a system no one will ever use again
  34. Someone’s phone rings loudly—awkward silence
  35. "Remember to practice self-care"
  36. Teachers secretly texting under the table
  37. Acronym overload that sounds like alphabet soup
  38. Principal or admin standing in the back of the room watching
  39. PD topic unrelated to your grade/content area