Workshop for Beginning Legal Writing Teachers - AALS
Workshop for Beginning Legal Writing Teachers - AALS
Workshop for Beginning Legal Writing Teachers - AALS
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Six Aspects of Course Planning<br />
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Defining goals<br />
Choosing texts<br />
Planning your syllabus<br />
Using a course web site<br />
Course Planning<br />
By Amy E. Sloan<br />
University of Baltimore School of Law<br />
Teaching effectively in the classroom<br />
Assigning grades<br />
Two Overarching Principles<br />
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<strong>Workshop</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Beginning</strong> <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> <strong>Teachers</strong><br />
� Keep your eye on the ball: Use the course goals to focus your syllabus<br />
planning, development of assignments; critique of student work, and all other<br />
aspects of your course.<br />
� Don’t reinvent the wheel: Use the resources available to help you plan and<br />
teach your course effectively. Resources you can use include:<br />
o <strong>Legal</strong> writing faculty at your school<br />
o Professional organizations: These offer web resources, e-mail listservs,<br />
publications, national and regional conferences, and more.<br />
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<strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> Institute (LWI) – www.lwionline.org – Sponsors the<br />
Idea Bank with syllabi, teaching ideas, memo and brief problems<br />
Association of <strong>Legal</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> Directors (ALWD) – www.alwd.org<br />
� Institute <strong>for</strong> Law Teaching - http://lawteaching.org/<br />
o Perspectives: Teaching <strong>Legal</strong> Research and <strong>Writing</strong> (subscribe at west.<br />
thomson.com/store/promotions/newsletterssignin.aspx)
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