Faculty for Week Two and Three
The second week of the program began as the National High School Policy Workshop began. Also the Teacher/Coach Workshop began.
Here is a list of faculty for these sessions:
Katie Baxter-Kauf, University of Rochester
After a successful career debating for Macalester College, Katie coached the Blake School in Minnesota to a National Championship. Now at the University of Rochester, she has helped lead that squad to consecutive top ten sweepstakes finishes and a JV National Championship.
Sessions: High School Policy
After a successful career debating for Macalester College, Katie coached the Blake School in Minnesota to a National Championship. Now at the University of Rochester, she has helped lead that squad to consecutive top ten sweepstakes finishes and a JV National Championship.
Sessions: High School Policy
Jackie Massey, University of Oklahoma
Wherever he has coached, his teams have reached the eliminations rounds at the national tournaments in the format where his teams competed, including the NDT and CEDA Nationals. He single-handedly started a debate program at Oklahoma and he has quickly turned it into a national powerhouse, this year reaching the octafinals at the NDT and the quarterfinals at CEDA Nationals. He is a gifted teacher who tries to create new and innovative ways to make powerful arguments.
Wherever he has coached, his teams have reached the eliminations rounds at the national tournaments in the format where his teams competed, including the NDT and CEDA Nationals. He single-handedly started a debate program at Oklahoma and he has quickly turned it into a national powerhouse, this year reaching the octafinals at the NDT and the quarterfinals at CEDA Nationals. He is a gifted teacher who tries to create new and innovative ways to make powerful arguments.
John Meany, Claremont Colleges
After a brilliant policy debating career at Boston College, he has become a successful coach and teacher in all formats of modern debating and one of the activity’s most creative thinkers and strategists. He has written three debate textbooks in the last few years and currently directs one of the world’s largest and most successful debate programs at the Claremont Colleges.
Sessions: High School Public Debate, High School Policy Debate, Teacher/Coach Workshop, College Policy Debate.
After a brilliant policy debating career at Boston College, he has become a successful coach and teacher in all formats of modern debating and one of the activity’s most creative thinkers and strategists. He has written three debate textbooks in the last few years and currently directs one of the world’s largest and most successful debate programs at the Claremont Colleges.
Sessions: High School Public Debate, High School Policy Debate, Teacher/Coach Workshop, College Policy Debate.
Gordie Miller, University of Rochester
After a successful debating career became a coach and has worked at several schools, and each time the program has been characterized by excellence. He has coached the top speaker at CEDA Nationals, the JV National Champion team, and countless other debate successes. At WDI he has been a high school attendee, a college attendee, a faculty member and an administrator.
Sessions: High School Policy
After a successful debating career became a coach and has worked at several schools, and each time the program has been characterized by excellence. He has coached the top speaker at CEDA Nationals, the JV National Champion team, and countless other debate successes. At WDI he has been a high school attendee, a college attendee, a faculty member and an administrator.
Sessions: High School Policy
Alfred Snider, University of Vermont, WDI Director
Has coached three teams to national semifinals and was an NDT semifinalist as a debater for Brown University. Has coached two national novice champion teams and three JV national champion teams. Now directs the largest policy debate squad in America. He has published extensively on the theoretical and practical aspects of debating, including three books in the last sixteen months. He is the originator of the gaming paradigm for debate. He has in recent years been engaged in an effort to expand debating on a global basis, and has done debate training in over fifteen different countries and directed major training institutes on three continents. He has won the Glenn Pelham, George Ziegelmueller, John A Jacobsohn and Don Brownlee awards for outstanding debate coaching and service. He is also currently the director of tournament operations for the National Forensic League's national championship speech and debate tournament.
Sessions: All.
Has coached three teams to national semifinals and was an NDT semifinalist as a debater for Brown University. Has coached two national novice champion teams and three JV national champion teams. Now directs the largest policy debate squad in America. He has published extensively on the theoretical and practical aspects of debating, including three books in the last sixteen months. He is the originator of the gaming paradigm for debate. He has in recent years been engaged in an effort to expand debating on a global basis, and has done debate training in over fifteen different countries and directed major training institutes on three continents. He has won the Glenn Pelham, George Ziegelmueller, John A Jacobsohn and Don Brownlee awards for outstanding debate coaching and service. He is also currently the director of tournament operations for the National Forensic League's national championship speech and debate tournament.
Sessions: All.
Sarah Snider, Kansas State University
As a successful college debater she reached the elimination rounds at the NDT and CEDA Nationals. She was previously a coach at the University of Vermont, then the University of Rochester (winning the NDT sweepstakes that year), before becoming the program director of the DC Urban Debate League. Was named “Debater of the Year” in the East her senior year, and has also received judging awards and the John A Jacobsohn Award for Service to Debate. Now coaches at Kansas State University.
Sessions: High School Policy, College Policy.
As a successful college debater she reached the elimination rounds at the NDT and CEDA Nationals. She was previously a coach at the University of Vermont, then the University of Rochester (winning the NDT sweepstakes that year), before becoming the program director of the DC Urban Debate League. Was named “Debater of the Year” in the East her senior year, and has also received judging awards and the John A Jacobsohn Award for Service to Debate. Now coaches at Kansas State University.
Sessions: High School Policy, College Policy.
James Thomas, Cornell University
In high school was a three-time Georgia state champion and qualified for the Tournament of Champions twice. He reached the elimination rounds at the NDT and CEDA Nationals four times, was 3rd speaker at CEDA Nationals, and placed highly in all major national invitational tournaments. He has pioneered new and different ways of making arguments.
Sessions: High School Policy, College Policy.
In high school was a three-time Georgia state champion and qualified for the Tournament of Champions twice. He reached the elimination rounds at the NDT and CEDA Nationals four times, was 3rd speaker at CEDA Nationals, and placed highly in all major national invitational tournaments. He has pioneered new and different ways of making arguments.
Sessions: High School Policy, College Policy.
INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS AT WDI 2006
Bojana Skrt, Slovenia
Has developed one of the most prolific debate programs in the world in one of the world’s smallest countries. Her high school debaters won the English as a Foreign Language World Championship at the World Schools Debating Championship held in Canada in 2005. Her university debaters are very successful on the European circuit. She has special expertise in teacher training, debate across the curriculum, and overcoming intercultural barriers in debate. Currently her debaters are featured in a prime time weekly television broadcast of debates in Slovenia on a program called “Tekma,” or “The Match.”
Has developed one of the most prolific debate programs in the world in one of the world’s smallest countries. Her high school debaters won the English as a Foreign Language World Championship at the World Schools Debating Championship held in Canada in 2005. Her university debaters are very successful on the European circuit. She has special expertise in teacher training, debate across the curriculum, and overcoming intercultural barriers in debate. Currently her debaters are featured in a prime time weekly television broadcast of debates in Slovenia on a program called “Tekma,” or “The Match.”
WDI 2006 Blog
Monday, July 17, 2006
