Abbey
Spork Queen
(My dad sent me this. I'm going to give it a try! Only a teacher would understand the joy of inservices.)
HOW TO STAY AWAKE IN TEACHER INSERVICES: OFFERED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE...
Do you keep falling asleep in teacher meetings and inservices? Here's a way to change all of that:
1. Before (or during) your next meeting, inservice, or staff development, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I find that 5"x 5" is a good size.
2. Divide the card into columns - five across and five down. That will give you 25 one-inch blocks.
3. Write one of the following words/phrases in each block:
* no child left behind
* test scores
* core competencies
* communication
* standards
* multiple exposures
* benchmarks
* proactive
* win-win
* think outside the box
* action plan
* result-driven
* assessments
* knowledge base
* at the end of the day
* touch base
* mindset
* differentiated
* retention
* skills
* background knowledge
* effective learning
* exemplars
* implementation
* reflection
4. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words/phrases.
5. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally stand up and shout "BULLS**T!"
TESTIMONIALS from satisfied "Bulls**t Bingo" players:
-- "I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won."
- Adam W., Atlanta
-- "My attention span at inservices has improved dramatically."
- David T., Orlando
-- "What a gas! Staff development will never be the same for me after my first win."
- Dan J., New York City
-- "The atmosphere was tense in the last inservice as 14 of us waited for the fifth box."
- Ben G, Denver
-- "The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed 'BULLS**T!' for the third time in two hours.
-- "The Bulls**t Bingo Championship will be played at the next inservice."
-Rod H., Nashville
HOW TO STAY AWAKE IN TEACHER INSERVICES: OFFERED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE...
Do you keep falling asleep in teacher meetings and inservices? Here's a way to change all of that:
1. Before (or during) your next meeting, inservice, or staff development, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I find that 5"x 5" is a good size.
2. Divide the card into columns - five across and five down. That will give you 25 one-inch blocks.
3. Write one of the following words/phrases in each block:
* no child left behind
* test scores
* core competencies
* communication
* standards
* multiple exposures
* benchmarks
* proactive
* win-win
* think outside the box
* action plan
* result-driven
* assessments
* knowledge base
* at the end of the day
* touch base
* mindset
* differentiated
* retention
* skills
* background knowledge
* effective learning
* exemplars
* implementation
* reflection
4. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words/phrases.
5. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally stand up and shout "BULLS**T!"
TESTIMONIALS from satisfied "Bulls**t Bingo" players:
-- "I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won."
- Adam W., Atlanta
-- "My attention span at inservices has improved dramatically."
- David T., Orlando
-- "What a gas! Staff development will never be the same for me after my first win."
- Dan J., New York City
-- "The atmosphere was tense in the last inservice as 14 of us waited for the fifth box."
- Ben G, Denver
-- "The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed 'BULLS**T!' for the third time in two hours.
-- "The Bulls**t Bingo Championship will be played at the next inservice."
-Rod H., Nashville
