Debate Challenge Teacher Training

The C-STEM Debate Challenge Teacher Training equips educators with effective tools to teach students how to develop, organize, and present sound, logical arguments with confidence.

Through this hands-on professional development experience, teachers learn strategies to guide students in analyzing real-world issues, forming evidence-based positions, and engaging in respectful, structured debate. Using the C-STEM Debate Challenge curriculum, students will build compelling cases around important topics while strengthening their critical thinking, communication, and leadership skills.

This training helps educators cultivate essential 21st-century competencies—collaboration, reasoning, problem-solving, and public speaking—that empower students to express their ideas clearly and persuasively. Participants will gain classroom-ready frameworks for debate formats, scoring, and student assessment, ensuring seamless and engaging implementation.