Lab Leader Toolkit

Classroom-Ready · Free · No Login

Everything a CDSI lab leader needs to run a great debate class — reference material for the room, projection tools for reset moments, and playbooks for the adults in the front.

For Lab Leaders

TEACHER MOVES

Twelve teacher moves framed as quest mechanics — for lab leaders who've never run a classroom before.

12 moves · scripts includedOpen →

Slides & Graphic Organizers

LESSONS

Review the slides from class and download the graphic organizer for each lesson — nine lessons, one page.

9 lessons · PDF viewer + downloadOpen →

Classroom Projection

BRAIN BREAKS

Spin the wheel for a two-minute activity to reset the room mid-lesson. 24 activities from the CDSI curriculum.

Project on the board · 12 per spinOpen →

Classroom Projection

JEOPARDY GAMES

Projector-friendly hub of Jeopardy-style review games. One click to project — every game opens in a new tab so the hub stays open for the next one.

Day 1 ready · more comingOpen →

For Lab Leaders

PREVIEW MISSIONS

See what your students see — open the debater Bridge to browse the mission path before class.

Opens the student mission listOpen →

Student Reference

ROUND PLAYBOOK

Interactive timeline of every speech in a policy round — your mission, what to say to the judge, and one pro move per speech. Hover any debate term for a definition.

9 speeches · hover-to-defineOpen ↗

Student Reference

GLOSSARY

Every policy debate term a novice will meet, with plain-English definitions and links to related concepts.

Searchable · cross-linkedOpen →

MORE COMING → Policy debate Jeopardy games and other adult-facing tools slot in as they ship. Every tool page shares this switcher — the wordmark at the top-left of any tool drops down a menu of the whole toolkit.

→ Debater Resources

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