Educational Resources

Below are links to educational resources for conducting debates using the AREN platform in middle school or high school classrooms:

  • Video tutorials on how to use the AREN platform: link
  • teaching sequence (consisting of content preparation, a discussion with AREN, and a reflective activity on argumentation): link
  • Guidelines on the Standards of Argumentation: link
  • Guidelines on student learning in the area of argumentation: link
  • Texts for discussion (examples): link
  • Reflective activities on argumentation: link
  • Excerpts from student-led discussions: coming soon
  • Classroom videos (to illustrate discussion and reflective activities): link (these videos, intended solely for teachers, are accessible with a password that can be requested by emailing [ Email Address] using your academic email address)