Monthly Archives: August 2011

Current 2011/12 CMSDL Professional Development Reporting Notebook

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

The current 2011/12 CMSDL Professional Development Reporting Notebook indicates how many hours of professional development each CMSDL coach has so far undertaken. A reminder that this Friday, 9/2, there are two Coach Training Seminars, 9am – 12pm (Intro to Debate … Continue reading →

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Checklist for CMSDL Tournament One

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

This will be especially helpful to our brand-new or newer Middle School coaches but will also provide a good reminder for our returning coaches. We’ve posted a Checklist for CMSDL Tournament One that coaches should use to make sure they … Continue reading →

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Checklist for Tournament One

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

This will be especially helpful to our brand-new or newer High School coaches but will also provide a good reminder for our returning coaches. We’ve posted a Checklist for Tournament One that coaches should use to make sure they have … Continue reading →

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2011/12 CDL Professional Development Reporting Notebook +

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

Here is the current 2011/12 CDL Professional Development Reporting Notebook. A reminder that there will be two professional development opportunities — two Coach Training Seminars — offered this Friday, September 2nd. Important additional note. Coaches from district schools have to … Continue reading →

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Niles West Varsity Tournament Offers CDL Teams 50% Entry Fee Discount

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

The Niles West debate team is again extending its invitation and a 50% discount on entry fees ($25 per 2-debater team, down from $50) to its Varsity-only tournament held on Friday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 24th (please check schedule), … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Fall 2011 Allstate CDL Varsity Invitational

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

The overview of the Fall 2011 Allstate CDL Varsity Invitational — one of the most prestigious and competitive events on the CDL Season Calendar, this year taking place at the beginning rather than the end of the season (when other … Continue reading →

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SY2011 CMSDL Coach Survey

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

In the spring, 10 of our 14 Chicago Middle School Debate League coaches from the 2010/11 season completed a survey. The rate-scale results include these average numbers (where “1″ means “strongly disagree” and “5″ means “strongly agree”) – I find … Continue reading →

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2011/12 CDL Coaches Council

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

The Conferences have elected their representatives to the CDL Coaches Council. 2011/12 CDL Coaches Council Representatives Don Baumgartner, Mason H.S. (“AA”), mathman02@gmail.com Robb Berry, Northside College Prep (RCC), rsberry@cps.edu Scott Dodsworth, Thomas Kelly H.S. (LCC), scott.t.dodsworth@gmail.com Bob Edwards, Phoenix Military … Continue reading →

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First Coach Training Seminar of the Regular 2011/12 Season

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

The first Coach Training Seminar of the regular season will be on Friday, September 2nd [note the date]. Actually, it will be split into two seminars. From 9am – 12pm we will run a condensed version of this summer’s Introduction … Continue reading →

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Recruiting Posters Being Shipped

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

We are shipping CDL and CMSDL student recruitment posters to all schools, 10-15 posters per school. You should get them early next week. Let us know if you would like more shipped to you at any time. We recommend that … Continue reading →

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