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Resource Kits by Role
Each kit contains everything you’ll need to get started with the National High School Ethics Bowl, or any of our affiliated Regional Competitions.
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These longer-form resources provide more detail for deep dives into our rules, format, and methods, as well as various reference tools.
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Competition Documents (2023-2024)
Match Scoring Criteria for NHSEB Competitions | Official NHSEB Score Sheet
Moderator Scripts: 5 Minute Presentation | 6 Minute Presentation
NHSEBOne Moderator Scripts: Companion Mode | Videoconferencing Mode
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NHSEB Pocket Guides
Each infographic is available in print and image formats to serve as quick reference materials on standard NHSEB procedures and processes.
Click your desired format to download (.PDF, .PNG, .JPG,).
Dig a little deeper.
The Ethics Bowl Way: Answering Questions, Questioning Answers, and Creating Ethical Communities
A Collection of Essays Edited by Roberta Israeloff and Karen Mizell
From philosopher Deborah Mower’s review: “This volume is a must-read for anyone interested in learning how the Ethics Bowl fosters civil discourse. By weaving ethical conversations into a competitive yet collaborative debate format, the Ethics Bowl cultivates the skills of listening, conversation, deliberation, and problem-solving most needed for modern pluralistic and democratic societies. Those unfamiliar with or new to the Ethics Bowl community will find guidance on how to become involved (whether as an educator, coach, volunteer judge, or supportive community member). Judges and coaches will find thought-provoking models on how to extend the unique experience of Ethics Bowl to others through innovative classroom and community programs. As the first and only full volume on all facets of the Ethics Bowl for multiple demographics and age groups, this book provides a vision of life-long ethical analysis through Ethics Bowl experiences and is destined to become a foundational text.”
NHSEB’s Reading Recommendations
“The Educational Significance of the Ethics Bowl” in Teaching Ethics by Robert Ladenson
“Civility as a Democratic Virtue” by Robert Ladenson
Resources from Our Partners
Ethical Reasoning: A Primer for Coaches by Alex Feldt (Tennessee High School Ethics Bowl)
Ethics Bowl Coaching Manual by Dustin Webster (Philadelphia High School Ethics Bowl)
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Chapel Phil
Chapel Phil is UNC Chapel Hill’s student-run ethics podcast, based at the Parr Center for Ethics, and produced by Undergraduate Ethics Fellows. Issues discussed vary from the everyday to the large-scale and political. All views expressed on Chapel Phil reflect the opinions of the individuals who voice them, and do not represent the opinion or institutional position of either the Parr Center or UNC-Chapel Hill.
Explore NHSEB’s favorite ethics podcasts from across the internet.
Shows are available on all major podcast platforms.
Recommended Shows
Examining Ethics
Examining Ethics is an ethics podcast produced by the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. Everybody wrestles with questions about ethics. Some of those questions are easy to figure out. Should I murder someone? No! But other questions are more difficult to answer. Examining Ethics doesn’t provide answers to these ethical dilemmas, but instead leaves listeners with tools and ideas from some of the biggest names in moral philosophy and ethics. Academic philosophy and ethics can sometimes be difficult to understand, and our accessible, open-minded content bridges the gap between scholars and everyone else.
Hi-Phi Nation
From Slate podcasts, Hi-Phi Nation begins with a story, and seeks to extract big ideas, unquestioned assumptions, and unexamined conflicts in those stories. We then engage in an exploration of those ideas, assumptions, and conflicts with philosophers and other scholars. It is the first show weaving philosophy with narrative storytelling, investigative journalism, and sound design. The show is written, edited, and produced by Barry Lam.
Our Favorite Episodes