From Good to Great in Debate Education with Director of Debate at Woodward Academy (GA) Maggie Berthiaume

Maggie Berthiaume is the Director of Debate at Woodward Academy in Georgia. She is a past recipient of the National Debate Coaches' Association Educator of the Year Award and the Georgia Forensic Coaches' Association Debate Coach of the Year Award. She has been on the NDCA and GFCA Executive Board and was a member of the editorial board of Contemporary Argumentation & Debate.

As someone that has excelled as a debater herself and now teaching debate in Georgia, Maggie brings an excellent perspective on many things within the education landscape. Listen to this conversation as we discuss: 

• What inspired Maggie to pursue a career in debate education
• How her teaching leads to connections with every student that comes in her classroom
• What sets a good debater apart from a great debater
• Her opinion on how to increase participation in speech and debate programs

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