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| September 26, 2017 | A weekly publication of the National Speech & Debate Association
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Dear Coach,
We bring you information on upcoming elections, webinar details, and more below. Please note, if you have not renewed your NSDA membership yet, unfortunately this is the last coach newsletter you'll receive!
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Board of Directors 2018 Election YearIf you are a member coach with five years of NSDA coaching experience, a current or past district chair, or a present Board member whose term expires on July 31, 2018, consider running for the national Board of Directors! In addition to representing your fellow coaches in policy decisions regarding membership, the honor society, and the National Tournament, elected members have the opportunity to help shape the organization's strategy and vision for the future.
To declare your candidacy, please notify the Executive Director in writing before January 19, 2018, by certified mail. The seats of Board members Don Crabtree, David Huston, Pam McComas, and Jay Rye are up for election in 2018.
Dates to Remember- Each candidate shall be alloted one Rostrum column, unedited by the national office, to support their candidacy. Each candidate may include a photo to accompany the column. Candidacy statements of 400 words or less along with high-resolution photos should be emailed to director@speechanddebate.org by January 19, 2018.
- Ballots will be made available to schools in April 2018.
- Results will be announced in May 2018.
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Apply to Present at the National ConferenceWe hope you will join us July 28-31, 2018, for the second annual NSDA National Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. We are eager to invite a range of sessions that support our theme of Radiant Voices: Empowerment through Speech and Debate. Presenter submissions are due October 31, 2017. We are excited to curate the best proposals that show how speech and debate empowers Radiant Voices. Please note that our conference is focused on more than just winning at speech and debate. We want sessions that transform classroom, team, and community experiences in speech and debate. Feedback from previous conferences suggests that attendees want to leave with specific resources to implement in their programs. Please think through how to make your presentation practical to attendees. To learn more about guidelines and the selection process, click here.
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Upcoming WebinarsThis year, we are excited to offer a handful of webinars that can be used to help coaches or students who are new to a specific event. We're kicking things off this week with two trainings below. If one of the events below isn't your specialty, we encourage you and your students to hop on and join the discussion! Just click the session you want to attend on our Webinar page and you'll be directed to join us on our new platform, Zoom.
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Tomorrow! Wednesday, September 27, at 7:00 p.m. CT. Bob Ickes has been coaching high school speech for the past 15 years. He has coached or helped coach the writing of original orations that have won Harvard and reached the elimination and final rounds of The Glenbrooks, Emory, Yale, Berkeley, and Stanford tournaments, as well as the final rounds of the National Tournament and the National Catholic Forensic League.
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Thursday, September 28, at 7:00 p.m. CT. Ms. Stanchik is in in her seventh year coaching Congressional Debate at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, AZ. She has coached 16 National Qualifiers (14 whom have staged) and 22 TOC qualifiers. In 2015 alone, Brittany coached six students to the final round of Congressional Debate at the National Tournament and took home the Karl E. Mundt award.
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Three Simple Steps for Getting Started with Big QuestionsHave you heard the buzz about Big Questions? This year, we are excited to give more than $500,000 to schools who hold debates on the topic, Resolved: Humans are fundamentally different from other animals. All you need is at least 15 students to debate three rounds. These debates can be added to your tournament, held during your classroom period, or even done internally amongst your team! The process is easy. First, apply to host your event, even if the details are tentative. Next, hold your event. You'll earn $500 for the first 15 students, and $25 for each additional competitor. Earn $100 bonuses by adding Big Questions to your regular season tournament and having three or more schools participate. Finally, you'll fill out a brief reporting form so we know how much money your program earned! Click here to learn more about Big Questions. Ready to get started? Explore the dozens of free resources for your students! Don't delay, space is limited and more than three hundred tournament spots have already been claimed.
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Excel with Glencoe SpeechGet your hands on the most respected resource for speech educators today with McGraw-Hill Education’s Glencoe Speech ©2016! Glencoe Speech is prepared to help you and your students excel whether it is online, in print, or both. McGraw-Hill Education believes in the promotion of speech and debate so much that we’re now offering 15% off all ©2016 Glencoe Speech products for NSDA members with promo code “NSDASPEECH”. Let Glencoe Speech help your classroom by ordering now at www.mheducation.com.
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