June 17 – June 21, 2009
Washington, D.C.
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When are These Workshops?
The Workshop for New Law School Teachers will begin on Thursday, June 18, with registrants meeting in small group discussions at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and a reception and two days of plenary sessions and small group discussions. It is strongly encouraged that registrants plan to attend the first small group discussions on Thursday evening. The workshop will conclude at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 20. The Thursday dinner speaker is the Honorable Guido Calabresi. AALS Sections on Minority Groups and Women in Legal Education will host continental breakfasts, and AALS Sections on Clinical Legal Education, and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues will host informal evening gatherings.
The Workshop for Pretenured Minority Law School Teachers will begin on Wednesday, June 17 with a reception followed by one day of plenary sessions and small group discussions. The workshop will conclude at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18.
The Workshop for Beginning Legal Writing Teachers will begin on Saturday, June 20, with registrants meeting in a plenary session followed by a reception and one day of plenary sessions and small group discussions. The workshop will conclude at 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, June 21.
Where are These Workshops?
Workshop sessions and sleeping accommodations will be at The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Rd. NW, Washington, DC. The hotel room rate is $239.00 for single or double occupancy. This rate is subject to a 14.5% sales tax.
~Planning Committee for AALS Workshop for New Law School Teachers,
Workshop for Pretenured Minority Law School Teachers,
Workshop for Beginning Legal Writing Teachers
Randy E. Barnett, Georgetown University, Chair
Leonard M. Baynes, St. John’s University
Rachel E. Croskery-Roberts, The University of Michigan
Okianer Christian Dark, Howard University
Michael Green, Wake Forest University
David S. Olson, Boston College
Lisa Hope Nicholson, University of Louisville
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Workshop for New Law School Teachers
Why Attend?
At the 27th 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. This year’s Workshop has been restructured to provide expanded opportunities for small group interaction with speakers and other participants.
Who Should Attend?
The Workshop will benefit newly appointed faculty members, including teachers with up to two years of teaching experience.
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Workshop for Pretenured Minority Law School Teachers
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 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.
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Workshop for Beginning Legal Writing Teachers
Why Attend?
The Workshop is designed to offer new law faculty an introduction to the teaching of legal writing, research, and analysis. The workshop will address the basic tasks of the teacher of legal writing: classroom teaching, designing problems, conducting effective individual conferences, incorporating the teaching of legal research, and critiquing students’ written work. Additionally, the workshop will address new teachers’ scholarly development as well as institutional status issues.
Who Should Attend?
The Workshop will be of interest to new legal writing teachers and to all new teachers whose responsibilities include some teaching of legal writing.
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