[Rhodes22-list] BS Bingo (for teachers)

[Geankoplis]

Hey elle, 

being a teacher it is too true, I forwarded it to the principal.
Chris G

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Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 8:21 AM
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] BS Bingo (for teachers)

Thought the list would get a laugh out of this. (Pardon the language..;^)
   
  Substitute your work-specific phrases & have your own bingo at your next
meeting!
   
  elle
   
   
> HOW TO STAY AWAKE IN TEACHER IN-SERVICES: OFFERED AS
> A PUBLIC SERVICE...
> 
> Do you keep falling asleep in teacher meetings and
> in-services?
> 
> Here's a way to change all of that.
> 
> 1. Before (or during) your next meeting, in-service,
> or staff
> development, prepare yourself 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 one of the following words/phrases in each
> block:
> 
> * No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
> * test scores
> * core competencies
> * communication
> * proficiency
> * 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
> * grade level expectations (GLE's)
> * alpha plus
> * benchmark testing
> * CRT's
> * intervention
> * Adaquate Yearly Progress (AYP)
> 
> 3. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one
> of those
> words/phrases.
> 
> 4. When you get five blocks horizontally,
> vertically, or diagonally
> stand up and shout "BULLSHIT!"
> 
> TESTIMONIALS from satisfied "Bullshit Bingo"
> players:
> 
> -- "I had been in the meeting for only five minutes
> when I won." - Adam W., 
> Atlanta
> 
> -- "My attention span at in-services 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 in-service
> as 14 of us waited
> for the fifth box." - Ben G, Denver
> 
> -- "The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed
> 'BULLSHIT!' for the
> third time in two hours. The Bullshit Bingo
> Championship will be played
> at the next in-service." -Rod H., Nashville
> 
> 
> 


 
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