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Grad Classes

The Boston Debate League (BDL) is offering a one-week Debate Across the Curriculum (DAC) graduate class this summer (2011) to train middle and high school teachers in all subject areas to use debate activities to teach their content and curriculum in an engaging and academically rigorous fashion.

Teachers will:

  • Learn the foundation of DAC, why it works, what academic skills it develops, and how it develops those skills.
  • Learn how to meaningfully engage thirty or more students through debate activities that can last anywhere from ten minutes to more than a week. A substantial amount of time will be spent on many of the shorter activities that can be used daily and will help scaffold the debate skills students need to participate in full debates.
  • Be given a substantial amount of time to work collaboratively with teachers who teach their same subject to develop curriculum and lesson plans that will work for their curriculum. At the end of the week, teachers will leave with many lessons that they can use on day one of the school year.
  • Access to our intranet, a space where teachers can share videos and lesson plans with each other.

Dates/Times/Location

  • The class will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 pm. Monday through Friday.
    • July 18-22 (English, History, Humanities, and English Language Learners)
    • July 25-29 (Science, Math, and other subjects)
    • August 1-5 (English, History, Humanities, and English Language Learners)
    • August 8-12 (Science, Math, and other subjects)
  • Teachers may register for any session, but we encourage teachers to register for a subject-specific session to facilitate collaboration with other teachers to create lesson plans.
  • The class will be offered at Suffolk University, located in the heart of Boston.
  • Dorm rooms are available through Suffolk at $40 a night.

Each session includes:

  • 3 graduate credits from Cambridge College
  • All texts and materials
  • Breakfast and lunch

Registration:

  • Registration is due May 15th, 2011, or when all spots are filled
  • 2011 costs are as follows:
    • $350 for Boston Public School teachers
    • $550 for all other teachers
  • Confirmation will be mailed out on May 20th.
  • Download the registration form here.

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