Toolkit

An essential resource to foster media literacy, debate, and active citizenship skills

The DebateCiti Toolkit is a comprehensive, multilingual handbook created to help teachers and educators effectively integrate debate methods and media literacy techniques into school curricula. Developed collaboratively by our expert international team, it equips students and teachers with critical fact-checking and argumentation skills, essential to informed citizenship and active participation in democratic life.

🎯 Who Is It For?

Teachers and Educators aiming to enhance student engagement and critical thinking.

Schools interested in adopting innovative cross-curricular teaching methods.

Students seeking tools to effectively navigate digital information and media.

Educational Stakeholders committed to promoting democratic values and media literacy.

🧩 What's Inside?

The Toolkit consists of 5 structured teaching modules, each carefully designed and tested during our transnational training events:

🌟 Introduction to Debate
- Purpose and value of debate in education
- Key concepts and foundational techniqu
- Lesson plans and activities for beginners
🔎 How to Research Information Online
- Techniques for fact-checking and validating online content
- Identifying fake news and deep fakes
- Practical classroom exercises and interactive simulations
💬 How to Argue
- Principles of logical and structured argumentation
- Building coherent arguments and persuasive rhetoric
- Exercises, evaluation grids, and video tutorials
👂 How to Listen and Counter
- Active listening methods
- Effective rebuttal and respectful disagreement
- Role-playing activities and debate scenarios
🎤 How to Debate
- Organizing and managing debate clubs
- Hosting tournaments and competitions
- Feedback and assessment techniques to monitor students’ progress

Each module contains:

Clear theoretical explanations and teaching guidelines
Practical classroom activities and case studies
Interactive video tutorials and engaging podcasts
Links to recommended external resources

📥 Download Your Toolkit

You can freely download the DebateCiti Toolkit and supplementary materials in multiple formats: