Staff Book Club
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20-30 min
Professional Growth Bingo
An activity to encourage your staff to try new professional growth ideas.
Alissa Christensen
Use this activity to encourage your staff to try new professional growth ideas. Hand each staff member a bingo card filled with professional development ideas, from trying a new teaching strategy to reading a PD book or sharing a resource with a colleague. Staff complete squares at their own pace throughout a set time period.
Why try it
This activity gives teachers a menu of growth-focused actions to try across the school year, blending professional skills with personal well-being. Plus, they can move through the ideas on their own time.
What's included
Browse the printables included with this resource.
Things you'll need
Bingo cards
Optional: prizes
Instructions
1
Print and distribute cards
Print one bingo card per staff member and hand them out at a staff meeting, leave them in mailboxes, or set them out in the staff lounge. Let staff know the time frame for completing squares and what counts as a win (a completed row, a blackout card, or both).
2
Encourage participation
Give staff a quick overview of how the card works. Each square is a standalone professional development idea they can try whenever it fits.
3
Track and celebrate wins
Set a deadline and invite staff to turn in completed cards (or report their wins however makes sense for your school). Recognize completed rows and full cards with small prizes, a shoutout at a staff meeting, or a note of appreciation.
Activity variations
Adapt to fit your school's vibe, budget, and setting.
Staff-created card
Have staff brainstorm their own growth ideas and crowdsource the squares for the next round. It increases buy-in and often surfaces ideas you hadn't considered.
Personal goal card
Let staff swap out a few squares for goals they've already set for themselves, making the card a mix of shared and personal development targets.
Go deeper
Additional tips for running this resource.
Leader Tip #1
Give a midpoint reminder
A quick mention halfway through the time frame is often enough to re-energize participation and remind staff the deadline is coming.
Leader Tip #2
Let teams compete
Invite grade-level or department teams to work toward a collective blackout, adding a collaborative layer to the individual activity.
Built by Educators, for School Leaders
This resource was created in collaboration with passionate educators and school leaders who believe in the power of intentional connection.
Alissa Christensen
Head of Customer Success
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