“Pleasenotech"Training ona system noone will everuse again“Please fillout this 17-page form...electronically”Someoneasks aquestion thathas beenansweredEveryone“takes notes”but reallyjust doodlesSpelling,grammar, orcapitalizationerror in thepresentationslidesAcronymyou’venever heardbefore"Let’sbreak intosmallgroups!"The sameslideshowfrom lastyear, but“updated”"GoodMorning! Oh,you can dobetter thanthat!"Long-windedexplanationof a verysimpleconceptWriting yoursmall groupideas on aposter/largepost-itSomeonenods off (orlooksdangerouslyclose)Someone asks,“Are we goingto actually getto ourclassroomstoday?”Presenterasks, “Caneveryone seethis?” as slideis unreadablePrincipal oradminstanding in theback of theroom watching“Let’s do aquickicebreaker”(groansensue)"Rememberto practiceself-care"“We’ll sendout a follow-up email withall this info”Whisperedcomplaintsabout “allthesemeetings”Speakeruses jargonlike it’s asecret codeAcronymoverload thatsounds likealphabetsoupPresenterreads everyslide word-for-wordPresentersays, “Thiswill only take10 minutes”(it doesn’t)Teacheryawns soloudly itechoesAll admin areisolated fromthe staff in agroupPD topicunrelated toyourgrade/contentareaStaff memberopenlyscrollingAmazon orFacebookSomeone’sphone ringsloudly—awkwardsilence"We are afamily here,so like afamily..."“This willhelp improvestudentoutcomes”A clichemantra isshared bya presenter“Let’swatch avideo”Teacherssecretlytexting underthe table“I know it’s a lotof info today…”(understatementof the year)A techissuederailseverythingSomeonemakes a jokeonly teacherswouldunderstand—and it slaysNew policythatcontradictslast year’spolicyYou get thechoice of abreak orgetting outearly“Pleasenotech"Training ona system noone will everuse again“Please fillout this 17-page form...electronically”Someoneasks aquestion thathas beenansweredEveryone“takes notes”but reallyjust doodlesSpelling,grammar, orcapitalizationerror in thepresentationslidesAcronymyou’venever heardbefore"Let’sbreak intosmallgroups!"The sameslideshowfrom lastyear, but“updated”"GoodMorning! Oh,you can dobetter thanthat!"Long-windedexplanationof a verysimpleconceptWriting yoursmall groupideas on aposter/largepost-itSomeonenods off (orlooksdangerouslyclose)Someone asks,“Are we goingto actually getto ourclassroomstoday?”Presenterasks, “Caneveryone seethis?” as slideis unreadablePrincipal oradminstanding in theback of theroom watching“Let’s do aquickicebreaker”(groansensue)"Rememberto practiceself-care"“We’ll sendout a follow-up email withall this info”Whisperedcomplaintsabout “allthesemeetings”Speakeruses jargonlike it’s asecret codeAcronymoverload thatsounds likealphabetsoupPresenterreads everyslide word-for-wordPresentersays, “Thiswill only take10 minutes”(it doesn’t)Teacheryawns soloudly itechoesAll admin areisolated fromthe staff in agroupPD topicunrelated toyourgrade/contentareaStaff memberopenlyscrollingAmazon orFacebookSomeone’sphone ringsloudly—awkwardsilence"We are afamily here,so like afamily..."“This willhelp improvestudentoutcomes”A clichemantra isshared bya presenter“Let’swatch avideo”Teacherssecretlytexting underthe table“I know it’s a lotof info today…”(understatementof the year)A techissuederailseverythingSomeonemakes a jokeonly teacherswouldunderstand—and it slaysNew policythatcontradictslast year’spolicyYou get thechoice of abreak orgetting outearly

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