Professional Development
NJFL believes its most valuable resource is its people. Whether we are giving youth a voice, training youth for leadership, or empowering educators, our goal is simple: to reinforce coaches’ identity as professionals, provide training and development in forensics, and accredit/recognize the accomplishments of its members.
We support, nurture, and recognize our coaches. NJFL’s commitment to its mission, its respect within the academic community, and resources available to such an established organization made it the primary candidate for such a responsibility. The NFL has provided coaches with years of helpful articles in Rostrum magazine, while providing an assortment of instructional audio, video, online and print materials to supplement teaching and learning. With that tradition as a foundation, we’re taking coach education efforts to a new level!
- School Faculty Seminars
- National Tournament Clinics
- Summer Coach Workshop Scholarships
- Online Professional Development
Today’s world and workforce of instantaneous information demands our graduates to have a firm command of communication skills. While traditional education emphasizes reading and writing, K-12 educators must also train young people to listen, speak and harness information technology successfully. The Internet has grown faster than our ability to incorporate its effect on communication, and teaching young people to utilize its tools intelligently will mean the decisive difference in our students’ future.
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Attending the national tournament is an opportunity for newer coaches to see the best of the best in competition and learn through both observation and networking with other coaches. For veteran coaches, it represents an opportunity to observe trends of performance styles and to share thoughts on best practices.
Whether or not a coach’s students qualified to nationals, he or she can take advantage of this opportunity. Coaches of qualifiers can still make their judging obligations in rotation with attending clinics. All judging obligations MUST be met. Attending sessions will not excuse judging obligations.
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- Coverage of tuition, plus lodging and meals
- Coverage of tuition only
- Discount off tuition rates.
Are you a busy coach?- Do you rarely have time to take advantage of professional development?
- Would you like to improve your coaching skills and knowledge?
- Can you benefit from earning CEUs and/or graduate credit?