We welcome everyone to join us on October 21st at Summit High School for a day of learning for both students, parents, coaches and educators. The first half of the day will feature workshops for those new to speech and debate activities! In addition, we will have teacher and judge workshops for those who would like to learn how they can share in New Jersey speech and debate activities.
Summit High School will once again offer their ‘suit swap’ where students can donate their old suits and/or pick up a new-ish one at a great price!!
Lunch and snacks will be sold at the event. Our teachers, coaches and judges will be provided lunch free-of-charge.
We welcome everyone who is interested in learning more about the NJSDL events and tournaments!! Click the following link in order to register!
If you’re an educator who plans on bringing students for the workshop portion of the event, please complete this Student Registration/Workshop Form for each student so we can plan for an appropriate amount of space and instructors.
We will be posting more detailed information as the date draws closer.
ADULT WORKSHOP SCHEDULE (Coach, Educators, Parents and Judges Welcome!) Student workshops schedule will be posted as soon as it is finalized.
8:00 – 9:00
Registration
9:00 – 10:00
Teaching Speech or
Tournaments 101
10:00 – 10:15
Late Registration I
10:15 – 11:15
Teaching Debate or
Judge Training
11:30 – 12:30
Worlds / Parliamentary  or
Judge Training
12:30 – 1:30
LUNCH / Late Registration II
1:45 – 3:00
Round 1Â – Adults can observe and practice judging rounds w/ debrief.
3:15 – 4:30
Round 2Â – Adults can observe and practice judging rounds w/ debrief.
This year the NJSDL will be honoring ‘Vinnie’ Borelli with the Borelli Masterclass & Introductory Workshop Festival on October 29th at Summit High School. This ‘festival’ will feature student and coach-led workshops targeted at new students, parents, and coaches to the speech and debate world. Everyone is invited. If coaches or students are coming just to observe, there is no fee. Please see the invitation for more details!
Many of our member schools are hosting in-person judge training sessions this October and November. These are excellent opportunities for new judges, experienced judges who want a refresher or to learn to judge a new set of events, or for new coaches and program directors. Check out the schedule under Resources -> Judge Training. See you there!
There will be a Public Forum judge training at Westfield HS on Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 7:30-8:30pm (after you vote!). Please contact westfielddebateteam@gmail.com to register.
Several of our member schools host free judge trainings throughout October that are open to any judge. For more information, visit our Judge Training page under the Resources tab.
