Date Chartered: 1/1/1973
Purpose
The Section on Teaching Methods promotes the communication of ideas, interests and activities among members of the section and makes recommendations on matters concerning techniques, strategies and methods of teaching, testing and grading law students.
2023
Main Program
Pedagogy Program
Award Ceremony
Academic Support (Co-Sponsored by Teaching Methods)
Balance & Well-Being in Legal Education (Co-Sponsored by Academic Support, Clinical Legal Education, Student Services, and Teaching Methods)
International Human Rights (Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education, New Law Professors and Teaching Methods)
2022
Main Program
Family and Juvenile Law (Co-Sponsored by Teaching Methods)
Law and Anthropology (Co-Sponsored by Teaching Methods)
Disability Law (Co-Sponsored by Teaching Methods)
2021
Main Program
Pedagogy
Commercial and Consumer Law (Co-Sponsored by Teaching Methods)
Global Engagement (Co-Sponsored by Teaching Methods)
Women in Legal Education (Co-Sponsored by Teaching Methods)
2020
Main Program
Balance in Legal Education (Co-sponsored by Teaching Methods)
International Legal Exchange (Co-sponsored by Teaching Methods)
New Law Professors (Co-sponsored by Teaching Methods)
November 2017
Ideas, Problems, and Resources Call
George Siedel (Michigan) – Value Creation in the Law School Curriculum
Scott Dodson (Hastings) – Group Final Examinations
September 2017
Ideas, Problems, and Resources Call
Alex Pearl (Texas Tech) – Seminars Using Real-World Problems Presented by Non-Law-Professor Guests
Karen Sneddon (Mercer) – Fast and Fun Formative Assessment in Big Classes
Rhonda Wasserman (Pitt) – Flipped Classrooms
July 2017
Ideas, Problems, and Resources Call
Antonette Barilla (Elon) – Improving For-Credit Bar Preparation Courses
Diane Klein (La Verne) – Distance Education: Techniques, Ideas, and Pitfalls
Patrick Gould (Appalachian) – Improving Legal Writing Speed
April 2017
Ideas, Problems, and Resources Call
Christina Bennett (Oklahoma) – Access to Government Lawyers in the New Administration
Mel Weresh (Drake) – Team-Based Learning
Amy Stein (Hofstra) – Practical Tips to Flip
David Gibbs (Chapman) – Implementing Peer Review
Upcoming
Past
Accentuate the Positive – Eliminate the Negative: Pandemic Pedagogy Wins
Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 4:00 – 5:00 PM ET
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