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Workshop for Pretenured Minority Law School Teachers
Supported in part by a grant from the Law School Admission Council
-Click here to view 2010 Workshop for Pretenured Minority Law School Teachers Booklet-
Why Attend? From their first day of teaching until tenure, minority law teachers face special challenges in the legal academy. At this workshop, diverse panels of experienced and successful law professors will focus on these issues as they arise in the context of scholarship, teaching, service and the tenure process. The workshop dovetails with the AALS Workshop for New Law School Teachers by providing sustained emphasis on the distinctive situations of pretenured minority law school teachers.
Who Should Attend? The Workshop will be of interest to newly appointed minority law teachers as well as junior professors who are navigating the tenure process and looking for guidance and support.
Workshop for New Law School Teachers -Click here to view 2010 Workshop for New Law School Teachers Booklet-
Why Attend? At the 28th annual Workshop for New Law School Teachers, new law teachers will share their excitement, experiences and concerns with each other and with a roster of senior and junior faculty chosen for their track record of success and their diversity of scholarly and teaching approaches. These professors will pass along invaluable advice about teaching and testing techniques and tips for developing, placing and promoting one's scholarship. Speakers will also address how to manage the demands of institutional service, as well as the expectations of students and colleagues, along with special challenges that arise when confronting controversial topics.
Who Should Attend? The Workshop will benefit newly appointed faculty members, including teachers with up to two years of teaching experience, and those with appointments as visiting assistant professors.
Workshop for New Law School Clinical Teachers
-Click here to view 2010 Workshop for New Law School Clinical Teachers Booklet-
Why Attend? The Workshop for New Law School Clinical Teachers is designed to offer new law faculty an introduction to clinical teaching, and to the challenges of balancing the various roles that clinical teachers are expected to perform. The Workshop will address the basic tasks of the clinical teacher-- setting goals for clinical courses, teaching professional skills and values, supervising students and producing scholarship—and will provide the perspective of clinicians who were recently new teachers themselves Concurrent sessions will focus on important questions of evaluation and collaboration in a clinical context. At lunch, attendees will be able to gather with colleagues teaching in similar subject-matter areas.
Who Should Attend? The Workshop for New Law School Clinical Teachers should be of interest to new teachers of in-house and externship clinical courses and to all new teachers interested in clinical teaching methodology.
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Testimonials from previous Workshop attendees:
“I have been teaching for three years and I can’t believe I missed all this valuable information all this time! What a great conference and the information was very useful!”
“Very concrete tips: depth, breadth and substance. We now know what to do, what to ask about and what to think about.”
“I especially appreciated the networking opportunity, the motivational key note address, and the helpful workshops on teaching.”
“It was inspiring being around so many law profs of color who were generous with their time, talent, war stories, words of encouragement and energy. Wed evening and Thursday couldn't have been any more perfect. “
“All speakers were informingly engaging and offered excellent advice. Very valuable conference!”
“This workshop has provided me with a wealth of knowledge. I am so grateful for the opportunity to attend such a workshop!”
“Enjoyed it thoroughly – very important for minority issues to be addressed by AALS; made me feel valued into in legal academia.”
“I am extremely glad I had the opportunity to attend this conference. It has been a great experience and tremendous learning opportunity.” |