These are the slides and other materials used at the Teacher Training Workshop held on 6 Feb 2010 in conjunction with Wits & Words 2010. This material is designed for primary school teachers who wish to understand the GEB-HCI-DA(S) Inter-Primary School Debates “Wits & Words” and who wish to learn the basics of coaching a team and adjudicating a debate.
Wits & Words 2010: Teachers’ Resource Sheet
Wits & Words 2010: Slides Used For Adjudicator Training for Teachers
Wits & Words 2010: Slides Used for Coaches’ Workshop
If you have further queries on any aspect of Wits & Words 2010, feel free to get in touch with us!
DA(S) conducted a full-day teacher training workshop on Saturday Feb 6th 2010 at MOE-GEB, for all primary school teachers involved in the competition. The course introduced teachers to the basics of adjudication, and covered some coaching techniques.
Photo collage from the workshop:
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1. Decide What You Need From Your Coach
Do you want him/her to coach the school team to win the national championships? Or do you want them to introduce all the students in your debate club to debating? How many hours a week do you want the coach to come down? Once you know what you want in the long term, it’s easier to find the right coach.
Tell Your Prospective Debate Coach:
- What your school’s goals are with respect to debating: Do you want to reach the quarterfinals of Division 1 in the SSDCs? Do you prioritise skills development over achievements in competitions?
- Who you want them to coach: just the debate team? The entire debate club?
- Whether there will be constraints on the number of hours they can coach per month, or whether there will be a limit to how much money they will be paid per month.
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1. Set a date for your competition that does not clash with other competitions. If you overlap with another competition, it will be harder to get other schools to sign up. Even if you are targeting a different student pool, the limited pool of judges may not be sufficient for both competitions on the same day.
2. Download our “Organising a Competition” Resource Package. This package contains a step-by-step guide, as well as all the forms, scoresheets, and briefing materials you will need for your event. Read through it in advance, and contact us if you have any questions. Settle the resource requirements as early as possible with the hosting venue. You will need ushers, timekeepers, chairpersons, classrooms, holding rooms, and a lecture theater to gather everybody and brief them. (more…)
1. Determine the scope and aim for the coach. Do you want him/her to coach the school team to the national championships? Or do you want them to introduce all the students in your debate club to debating? How many hours a week do you want the coach to come down? Once you know what you want in the long term, it’s easier to find the right coach.
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