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$5,000 Team Grant Available This Fall: Apply by September 30!Does your team have strong potential but a significant lack of financial resources? Apply for the Keith West Memorial School Grant which is dedicated to ensuring more students have access to speech and debate! This fall, one school will receive $5,000 and two schools will receive $2,500. Applications are due September 30.
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Building Supportive Cultures to Prevent Bullying and HarassmentCreate a safer environment for your students! Take our new free, self-paced NSDA Learn course to explore best practices for student safety in speech and debate. Lessons include practical tips and policies for bullying identification and prevention, sexual harassment identification and prevention, and bystander intervention. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate reflecting your PD hours.
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Speaking and Service Award WinnersCongratulations to the 2020-2021 Speaking and Service Award winners! This award annually recognizes students for their service to their teams and communities. Students receive this distinction when they earn 200 service points in a year, the maximum number possible in a school year.
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Read the Board Meeting Agenda
We invite you to read the agenda for the NSDA Board of Directors meeting October 1-2. Please feel free to email any comments or questions to board@speechanddebate.org. Feedback will be compiled and presented to the Board for consideration.
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Vote for the Policy Debate Topic
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Get Started with Impromptu
Explore the fundamentals of Impromptu Speaking! This starter kit is appropriate for middle and high school level students and contains notes on event structure, balancing time, and delivery, as well as practice activities and advice from National Tournament finalists.
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Read the Latest Rostrum!
The new issue features opportunities to try something new, ponder the advice of experts, and set your goals for the season. Don't miss reflections on mentorship from a mentor and mentee, a discussion of trigger warnings in both speech and debate, and more.
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Purchase Digital Final Rounds
Digital downloads of the 2021 National Tournament final rounds are now available for purchase. Choose specific rounds or grab the full set to have forever!
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Reminder: Tabroom.com Fees
Tabroom.com's use has dramatically increased in the last year. To continue to meet the demand for use and customer service, we have instituted a modest fee for its usage. Learn more »
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Free Training: Equitable Practices
- Hosting Equitable Tournaments and Implementing Equity Panels
- Applying Trauma-Informed Practices to Your Speech and Debate Team
- Topic Writing and Decision Making through an Equity Lens
- Reunited & It Feels So Good: Navigating Students with Anxiety in the Classroom and Competitive Space
- And more!
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Never Miss a Resource
We’ve added a new option to your account where you can check the box for the event(s) you’d like to be notified about when new resources are released. Fill in your preferences under the Your Profile section of your NSDA Account.
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Plan Ahead for Trophy Orders Due to a nationwide shortage of materials, the NSDA Trophy Shop may experience delays with fulfilling orders. Pricing may be impacted as material costs have risen by as much as 30%, and certain items may not be available. Despite these challenges, we will continue to work with you to produce high quality custom awards in a timely manner. To ensure your orders arrive in time for your events, please contact Trophy Shop Manager Chad Wagner at your earliest convenience to review order options and pricing. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
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Free Online Practice Opportunities for Your Students Your team is invited to join fellow speech and debate students across the nation for a variety of free, after-school, online practice sessions through our Springboard Series. During our online scrimmages, we hold one session of Congress and two rounds of speech and debate. Then, students receive written feedback and ranks just like at a live tournament. Bonus: NSDA members students earn tournament points for participating! There is no membership requirement to participate however. This is an excellent opportunity for any team to practice their performance in front of a live audience pre-competition and receive essential feedback and experience to grow their confidence and performance. Check the full schedule and register today!
Interested in being a hired judge for the Springboard Series scrimmages? Fill out this form!
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Big Questions: Apply, Host an Event, Earn Funds!You can earn up to $2,500 for your team when you apply and are approved to host a Big Questions Debate event at a tournament or against members of your own team. Online events are eligible. Almost $1.5 million has been awarded to programs since 2016. Don't miss out, this is the final year of the grant program. Get started today!
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