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| September 19, 2017 | A weekly publication of the National Speech & Debate Association
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Dear Coach,
Don't miss a new award announcement, introductory Policy Debate materials, and other community updates this week.
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State Educator of the Year AwardsDo you know the best Educator in your state? If so, nominate them for our new State Educator of the Year awards! State recipients will become finalists for the 2018 National Educator of the Year award. Nominate an engaging educator who embraces collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking in their speech and debate classrooms by October 30. Hear from Renee Motter, the 2017 Educator of the Year, why what you do matters!
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Policy Debate Teacher in a BoxWe just launched another Teacher in a Box collection! Members have access to our new Policy lesson plans designed for novice students or coaches. The set includes 21 step-by-step lesson plans with links to webinars, handouts, and extended materials. Check out the overview here. Introducing debate to the classroom just got easier! Looking for even more Policy tools for your classroom? Get specific with the 2017-2018 topic in the new Policy Curriculum resource, available here!
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September/October Rostrum Release
In the latest issue of Rostrum, we spotlight the 2017 Coaches' Caucuses and how students, coaches, and alumni across the country are caucusing for change. Copies will hit mailboxes soon, but in the meantime, you can read the latest issue here.
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Fundraise with Edco
With Edco, our fundraising partner, you can easily set up an online fundraising page for your team and receive support in the fundraising process. Edco empowers students and teachers to raise money from family, friends, and other members of your community. NSDA members get a reduced rate when fundraising with Edco! Be sure to visit hello.ed.co/NSDA or email hello@ed.co for more information.
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If your school has been affected by Harvey or Irma (i.e., your school is a member of the East Texas, Gulf Coast, South Texas, Space City, Florida Manatee, Florida Oceanfront, Florida Panther, Florida Sunshine, or South Florida Districts), Edco has pledged Hurricane Relief funds to help you further.- Edco is reducing its already low fee even further to only 2.5%. That’s half the cost of the next lowest fee for other fundraising websites.
- Raise $100 through Edco, and Stax, a global strategy consulting firm and corporate sponsor of Edco, will match it!
Sign up by the end of October to receive these benefits through June 30, 2018.
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Stay Involved - Renew Today!
Chapter advisors, don't forget to activate your 2017-2018 membership now to access resources and build your program! The renewal process has never been easier. Just log into your account by visiting www.speechanddebate.org/account and select Renew Now. You must visit your account page to get things going, even if you elected to use a Nationals judge bond for school dues, or plan to request or send in a purchase order.
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