Someone e-mailed this to me and I wanted to share...
To all teachers, former teachers, and friends of teachers.......Do you sometimes nod off in staff conferences and staff development? What about those long and boring pre-and post-observation conferences? Here's a way to change all of that: TEACHER BINGO!
1. Before (or during) your next staff conference or staff development day, prepare your "Bull**** Bingo" card by drawing a square (I find that 5" x 5" is a good size). Divide the card into columns--five across and five down. That will give you 25 one-inch blocks.
2. Write any of the following words/phrases in each block: staff development, professionalism, standardized test scores, revisit, block scheduling, genre, new standards, workshops, learning objective, innovative, brain-based, observations, strategies and skill, result-driven, goals, articulated, knowledge-base, supervisors, superintendent, student-directed, learning center, district goals, instructional plans, evaluation, research-based, dovetail, interface, multiple learning styles, rubric, site-based management, cultural literacy, IEP, TAKS, benchmark. (you know the words to use)
3. Check off the appropriate block when you hear a speaker use one of these words/phrases.
4. When you get five blocks checked off horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout, "BULL****!"
Testimonials from satisfied "Bull**** Bingo" players:
* "I had been in a faculty meeting for only five minutes when I won." -- Jack W., Staten Island
* "My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically." --David D., Brooklyn
* "What a gas! Staff Development will never be the same for me after my first win!." -- Bill R., New York City
* "The atmosphere was tense in the last faculty meeting as 20 of us waited for the fifth box." -- Ben G., Queens
* "The principal was stunned as eight of us shouted 'BULL****' for the third time in 40 minutes." -- Kathleen L., Bronx
I sure hope the asteriks insert where needed
To all teachers, former teachers, and friends of teachers.......Do you sometimes nod off in staff conferences and staff development? What about those long and boring pre-and post-observation conferences? Here's a way to change all of that: TEACHER BINGO!
1. Before (or during) your next staff conference or staff development day, prepare your "Bull**** Bingo" card by drawing a square (I find that 5" x 5" is a good size). Divide the card into columns--five across and five down. That will give you 25 one-inch blocks.
2. Write any of the following words/phrases in each block: staff development, professionalism, standardized test scores, revisit, block scheduling, genre, new standards, workshops, learning objective, innovative, brain-based, observations, strategies and skill, result-driven, goals, articulated, knowledge-base, supervisors, superintendent, student-directed, learning center, district goals, instructional plans, evaluation, research-based, dovetail, interface, multiple learning styles, rubric, site-based management, cultural literacy, IEP, TAKS, benchmark. (you know the words to use)
3. Check off the appropriate block when you hear a speaker use one of these words/phrases.
4. When you get five blocks checked off horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout, "BULL****!"
Testimonials from satisfied "Bull**** Bingo" players:
* "I had been in a faculty meeting for only five minutes when I won." -- Jack W., Staten Island
* "My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically." --David D., Brooklyn
* "What a gas! Staff Development will never be the same for me after my first win!." -- Bill R., New York City
* "The atmosphere was tense in the last faculty meeting as 20 of us waited for the fifth box." -- Ben G., Queens
* "The principal was stunned as eight of us shouted 'BULL****' for the third time in 40 minutes." -- Kathleen L., Bronx
I sure hope the asteriks insert where needed
I think I better wait until I have a few teaching years under my belt before I play, but I'll keep it in my "Time Fillers" file. 
