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Build Loyalty: Celebrate an Administrator
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If your admin is a supporter of your program, nominate them for recognition! All nominees from middle school programs submitted by May 1 are entered into the running for national Middle School Administrator of the Year. At the high school level, each district will select a nominee from their pool as their winner to be entered into the running for national High School Administrator of the Year. District deadlines vary, but reporting forms are due April 16.
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Learning How to Prep for an Extemp Speech
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Have you checked out the newest Extemp resource? Each month, two-time national champion Jacqueline Wei uses one of our monthly practice questions to prep for and deliver a speech on camera. When your students do the same, they can compare and contrast their performance with an expert and make note of ways to improve their research, structure, and delivery. Check out the videos from February and March!
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| FAQs from New Coaches at Nationals
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Whether it's your first time attending Nationals or it's just been a while since we were in person, check out the Nationals Coach FAQ for tournament tips like when to arrive, what to pack, how to get around, who gets awards, required identification, and much more!
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2022 Nationals Last-Chance Qualifier for All Districts-Eligible Students
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Do you have students who did not qualify for the National Tournament through their district tournament? The NSDA Last-Chance Qualifier is their opportunity for another chance to attend the 2022 National Tournament! Students must be districts-eligible but do not need to have attended districts to participate; schools must have had at least one entry at districts. Participation is FREE, and all National Tournament main events and Big Questions will be offered. Enter up to four of your school’s students in each event for a chance to be a top-placing competitor at the Last-Chance Qualifier and earn a spot at the National Tournament! The NSDA Last-Chance Qualifier will be held online May 5-7. Explore details or register »
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Intro to Framework for Students and Coaches
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Our new self-paced NSDA Learn course introduces students or coaches to framework in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. This free course was developed by LD experts Nick Smith, head debate coach at Apple Valley High School in Minnesota, and Lawrence Zhou, 2014 national champion. Upon completion of the course, members will be able to:
- Explain the proper function of the value and criterion
- Identify and explain common frameworks and the philosophy behind them
- Craft a justified framework on a variety of topics and leverage it in round
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Respond to a variety of frameworks
Learn more about framework yourself, share the course with assistant coaches, or instruct students to take it independently using the included comprehension checks as homework. It is worth three credit hours, and participants will be presented with a certificate verifying their participation upon completion of the course to meet professional development requirements.
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Know Someone Interested in Starting a Program?
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Invite them to join us for Starting a Speech and Debate Program, a free Springboard Educational Webinar on Monday, April 4 at 6:00 p.m. CT. Our speaker is Raymond Shay, an NSDA two-diamond coach and the founding coach of the middle school speech and debate team at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart. Thanks to the generosity of The Julia Burke Foundation, this webinar is free to all; no membership required. Check out the details and reserve your spot today »
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Call for Video Participants: Celebrating Latine Excellence
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Calling all Latine coaches and alumni! The Hispanic/Latinx Coaches' Caucus and the NSDA are working together to create a new video feature, celebrating Latine excellence in speech and debate.
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Register for the Hispanic/Latine Coaches' Caucus
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Mark your calendar—our final coaches' caucus is next week. Caucuses are a great opportunity to network with other coaches and join in important discussion and dialogue about the successes, needs, and challenges of communities. Register for the Hispanic/Latine Coaches' Caucus on Tuesday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. CT. Please remember that participants should abide by the NSDA harassment and discrimination policy at all times.
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