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Below you’ll find several webinars and videos that are designed to advance the professional development and debate teaching capacity of CDL and CMSDL debate coaches. They are all aligned with the CDL Debater Development Benchmarks.
Paperless Debate Assessment (2 hour PD credit)
Paperless Debate Video Presentation
CDL Benchmark 3: Debate Round Scheduling, by Chris Baron (1 hour PD credit)
Debate Round Scheduling Video Presentation
Debate Round Scheduling Assessment
CDL Benchmark 4: Competitive Debate Mechanics, by Chris Baron (1 hour PD credit)
Competitive Mechanics Video Presentation
Competitive Mechanics Assessment
CDL Benchmark 8: Offcase Arguments (Disadvantage Structure and Utility), by Chris Baron (1 hour PD credit)
Intro to Disads Video Presentation
Intro to Disads Assessment
CDL Benchmarks 17 & 18: File Organization and Maintenance, by Chris Baron (1 hour PD credit)
File Organization and Maintenance Presentation
File Organization and Maintenance Assessment
CDL Benchmark 23: Counterplan Structure and Utility, by Chris Baron (1 hour PD credit)
Mixing it up with Counterplans Video Presentation
Mixing it up with Counterplans Assessment
CDL Benchmark 28: Offense, defense, and impact calculus against disadvantages, by Chris Baron (1 hour PD credit)
Answering Disads Video Presentation
Answering Disads Assessment
CDL Benchmark 28: Offense, defense, and impact calculus against counterplans, by Chris Baron (1.5 hour PD credit)
Answering Counterplans Video Presentation
Answering Counterplans Assessment
CDL Benchmark 36: Introduction to Debate Research, by Chris Baron (1 hour PD credit)
How to Cut a Card Video Presentation
How to Cut a Card Assessment
This online training is not specific to a CDL Benchmark, but also qualifies for PD credit:
Introduction to the 2014-15 Oceans Topic, by Chris Baron (1 hour PD credit)
Oceans Topic Presentation
Oceans Topic Assessment
This online training focuses on how to use our Tournament Reporting Notebook