Legal educators
frequently borrow teaching ideas from other fields. Because many legal
educators are not formally trained in education, we often rely on techniques
created for other disciplines in order to grow and enhance legal education. To
that end, this program features senior director Catherine Haras from the Center
for Effective Teaching and Learning at California State University, Los
Angeles. Professor Haras will discuss concepts such as prior knowledge,
expertise, metacognition, and how they can inform teaching to more effectively
meet the needs of our students. She will also share pedagogical concepts
particular to law that are powerful motivators to learning.
The
Section held a virtual business meeting prior to the Annual Meeting.