Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) Debates
In sessions that run concurrently with the IMPACT Coalition's, mini-institutes for NYUDL debaters, IMPACT contracts with SEO to provide the following services:

  • Winter mini-institute for students and instructors for up to ninety students in the SEO Scholars program. The mini-institute includes sessions in effective listening and note-taking, basic debate videos, materials for follow-up and identification of electronic resources for professional development. IMPACT provides breakfast and lunch service for all participating students;
  • Monthly site visit evaluating the progress of the debate component of the SEO Scholars program including a written report and ideas for improvement;
  • Curricular resources for teaching debate and electronic resources for follow-up to SEO instructional leaders;
  • Facilitation of the selection, identification and design of suitable debate topics for use including limited research packets if requested;
  • Complete tournament management services including results tabulation, judge training, recruitment of judges and provision of award certificates
  • Data tracking services

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