Monthly Archives: December 2011

Current CMSDL Professional Development Reporting Notebook

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

You can review the 2011/12 CMSDL Professional Development Reporting Notebook for a current record of your professional development activities so far this season. The CMSDL Professional Development Standard of 20 hours for the season, along with the different venues for … Continue reading →

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CMSDL Tournament Reporting Notebook Post-T2

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

The 2011/12 Chicago Middle School Debate League Tournament Reporting Notebook documents nothing less than an explosion in middle school involvement in competitive academic debate in Chicago this year. Our coaches are to be credited and thanked for their substantial and … Continue reading →

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Updated Professional Development Reporting Notebook

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

You can review your professional development record in the CDL so far this year in the CDL Professional Development Reporting Notebook. We will be announcing new professional development opportunities soon — all part of our on-going CDL Professional Development System. … Continue reading →

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A Note from David about CDL Judging

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

I wanted to touch upon a couple of points about judging coming out of Tournament Three: First, with the exciting growth in our league, we will soon be in a position where we will not have enough judges to cover … Continue reading →

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A Note about Middle School Judging

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

One problem we have become aware of through the first two Middle School tournament has been a shortage of trained judges available, meaning a number of byes received by Novice debaters. There are two main explanations for why we’re at … Continue reading →

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CMSDL T2 Punctuality Report

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

Conference “A” – Morgan Park: Round I Scheduled Start Time: 9:15am Round I Actual Start Time: 9:10am Awards Ceremony Scheduled End Time: 2:30pm Awards Ceremony Actual End Time: 2:15pm Conference “AA” – Michele Clark: Round I Scheduled Start Time: 9:15am … Continue reading →

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2011/12 Allstate Expanding Opportunities Incentives After T3

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

The 2011/12 Allstate Expanding Opportunities Initiative awards incentives to the top ten high-poverty schools (90%+ Title I student population) in debater participation after T3. Allstate and the CDC are committed to these incentives targeting the lowest-income schools because we know … Continue reading →

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Allstate Incentives for Increased Participation — After T3

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

The 2011/12 Allstate Incentives for Increasing Debate Participation are being disbursed by the CDL based on the tracking form comparing T1 – T3 tournament debater participation this year over last year. (Read the overview to understand how we handle first-year … Continue reading →

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Reminders and Announcements for Tomorrow’s CMSDL Tournament Two

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

Coaches, We’re looking forward to a great Tournament Two on Saturday morning. A few important reminders that each coach should look at before Saturday morning: The locations for Tournament Two are: Conference “A” Morgan Park H.S. 1744 W. Pryor Ave. … Continue reading →

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Judges Needed for Saturday’s Middle School Tournament; $40 Pay, 8:30 am – 2 pm

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Chicago Debate League

We’re looking for judges for MS T2 on Saturday, December 10th. Please check the CMSDL Tournament Two Schedule. Our two tournament locations are: Conference “A” Morgan Park H.S. 1744 W. Pryor Ave. Chicago, IL Conference “AA” Michele Clark 5101 W. … Continue reading →

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