a monthly newsletter for all state administrators overseeing Music, Speech, Debate, Theatre, and Academics. Please feel free to share the information with those in your state.
The speech/debate classroom, along with competitive activities, provide the perfect place to teach research skills that go beyond Google, which has made research too easy. Googling has become a verb, “just google it.” Speech and debate students must go beyond Googling, because credibility is a critical aspect of their performances.
The following four topics are the 2022-2023 novice case limitations for Policy Debate. These limitations were voted on in the spring of 2022 by 25 states and 4 national organizations.
Novice Cases:
Artificial Intelligence: Restrict development and/or use of Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWs)
Biotechnology: Ban the use of germline genetic engineering in humans
Biotechnology: Substantially increase funding for vaccine research
These are great practice topics to utilize going into the NST National Tournament! All previous topics can be found here.
NAMM: Music Education Leadership Summit (REGISTER NOW)
The NAMM Show is from June 3rd-5th, 2022 in Anaheim, California this year. This year, in addition to informative sessions, networking events, inspiring performances, and the opportunity to preview the latest instruments, products and tools relevant to today’s music classrooms, NAMM will also be hosting a Music Education Leadership Summit during the conference on Saturday, June 4th at 11 am. Please save the date and spread the word.
