PUTTING KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE
Conference on setting and assessing foundational objectives for law students, as well as what some law schools have already done to better structure curriculum and prepare students to meet proposed new American Bar Association standards.
Albany Law School's Center for Excellence in Law Teaching
"This conference will focus on using technology to enhance teaching and learning in and out of the classroom. Conference presenters and participants will explore how advanced use of technology can enhance student learning in the traditional law school classroom, maximize distance learning opportunities consistent with ABA rules, and expand the ability of clinical and pro bono programs to deliver legal services."
ILTL and North Carolina Central University
Discussions of the innovations in legal education that law schools will need to provide in order to better serve students and to respond to changes taking place in the legal profession.
Association of American Law Schools
Washington, D.C.
A "practitioner's conference" dedicated to developing individual and collaborative teaching to improve student learning through systematic scholarly inquiry and building collective knowledge for the future.
The Institute for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Mount Royal University
More than 60 presentations exploring the use of story and narrative in both legal practice and law teaching.
Legal Writing Institute; University of Denver, Sturm College of Law; Clinical Legal Education Association
Roundtables, debates and panels of domestic and international perspectives on the development of critical thinking skills in law students.
International Institute for the Sociology of Law
Presentations and small group discussions with interactive role-play of a faux law school curriculum committee assessing the ideas put forward at the Conference, modeling faculty decision-making processes, and ultimately presenting a curriculum proposal with concrete ideas and strategies.
Association of American Law Schools
Seattle, WA