Check out new resources and opportunities for you, Coach!
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Prepare for March Rounds with New Practice Tools
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Help your students get ready for competition this month with new tools included with their NSDA student membership!
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- Congress legislation
- Extemp practice questions
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NEW: You're Invited to Submit Extemp Questions for Nationals!
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Are you an Extemp enthusiast? Here’s your chance to help shape the questions for the 2025 National Tournament! Coaches, students, and alumni can submit questions for consideration. You won’t know which questions make the final cut until Nationals. If yours are selected, great! If not, your team has some strong questions you've generated to use for practice.
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Please help us spread the word and encourage your students to get involved—your team's ideas can help make Extemp even better!
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Teaching Advocacy to Students
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Speech and debate teaches students the power of their voices and to use them to speak up for what they believe in. In these lessons, students identify an issue in their community and work in groups to develop and enact a solution. This series is part of our celebration of National Speech and Debate Education Day (this Friday!) and highlights the impact that the skills students learn in this activity can have on not only them, but the world around them. Check out an excerpt, explore the full unit, or make a plan to celebrate with your team on Friday!
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Featured Intro Activities
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Professional Development Credit with the Community Learning Series
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Looking for professional development hours? The Community Learning Series is an excellent opportunity. The CLS offers four units, including a video and a short quiz. One unit is worth one professional development hour. Learn more about the Community Learning Series »
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Take Advantage of the Interpretation Textbook
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Did you know access to online textbooks is included with your school membership? The textbook Interpretation of Literature: Bringing Words to Life includes event explanations for DI, HI, Duo, POI, Poetry, and Prose as well as strategies for piece selection, cutting, delivery, and all aspects of performance. This can be used as a supplement to classroom instruction or as a guide for students exploring events that are new to you or them.
Interested in more Interp classroom resources? Check out Start Here: Teaching Interp for high school or middle school for full units of instruction from expert coaches included with your membership!
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Free Printables for Classrooms and Hallways
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The Road to Premier » When students join the NSDA, they embark down the road to Premier Distinction, the highest degree level in our Honor Society. Download a poster to highlight some of the stops they can make on their journey.
Code of Honor » Hang a visual reminder of the commitment students have made to character, personal accountability, and social responsibility.
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Highlight Representation » All students should see themselves represented in the materials you use to promote speech and debate and celebrate success. Explore our poster series for various celebratory months and print off a few, or use our template to create posters featuring your students! Want something bigger? You can order a set of full-size posters from the NSDA Store.
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Register for Free Scrimmages
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There are four more free, online practices this month with live judges and ballots. These are ideal practice sessions for speech and debate students who want to build their confidence in competing while also receiving real feedback from judges across the nation. Learn more or register »
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