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he Committee will employ multiple criteria for selecting the pool of trainers fo
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relevant experience in debate education, that is, be either former debater, deba
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skills and experience relevant to designing debate curriculum, preparation of e
ducational materials (session plans, debate exercises and handouts) and research
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costs associated with their stay at the Forum: acc
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submit their application form via IDEA
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left side navigation bar. Then follow the directions of the application form.
The deadline for applications is January 20th 2008. If you are having any troubl
e with
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contactwillthe beForum
selecting
Coordinator.
20 trainers that will be given the op
portunity to become IDEA YF 2008 trainer. These will be divided into two categor
ies, Senior and Junior Trainers, indicating their level of experience and will a
lso indicate the need to go through additional training before the Forum. The Co
mmittee will be also selecting additional 5 rainers that will be placed on the w
aiting list. These trainers will have the privilege to go through the online Tra
ining of Trainer course and will be invited to take part in the discussions but
unless a selected trainer would fall out or additional trainers would be needed
due Curriculum
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trainers for the YF including debate and teaching experience, concern for geogr
aphic and programmatic diversity and motivation for participating as trainer. Pr
eference will be given to IDEA Accredited International Trainers and trainers af
filiated with IDEA member associations or clubs. Attempts will be made to ensure
geographical, cultural and educational diversity amongst trainers as well as a
balanced
All candidates
ratio will
of novice
be notified
and experienced
of their status
IDEA Youth
by February
Forum trainers.
15th, 2008. Please m
ake sure to follow the Youth Forum Website, to be informed of more details and u
pdates on the Forum. To make sure you receive all the relevant information (via
Youth Forum Newsletter) and also if you have additional questions, please contac
t the Forum Coordinator Veronikainternational
Vlckova. debate education association