Legal Education’s Curricular Tipping Point Toward Inclusive Socratic Teaching

December 13, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Hofstra Law Review article by Jamie Abrams (University of Louisville Law) that outlines an inclusive approach to Socratic teaching in the law classroom.  

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Clinicians Reflect On COVID-19: Lessons Learned And Looking Beyond

December 6, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares reflections from law professors on how COVID-19 has shaped clinics and teaching.  

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The Makings of a Culturally Savvy Lawyer: Novel Approaches for Teaching and Assessing Cross-Cultural Skills in Law School

November 22, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of Law & Education article by Shahrokh Falati  (New York Law School) that details how law professors can teach cultural competency skills to their students. 

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New website offers short courses on teaching for college professors

October 4, 2021

THE CHRONICLE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION — A new website for academics offers 20-minute micro courses to help you catch up on teaching innovations.

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Take Note: Teaching Law Students To Be Responsible Stewards Of Technology

September 23, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an upcoming Catholic University Law Review article from Professor Kristen E. Murray (Temple Law) that outlines the role of technology in the modern legal profession and importance of providing meaningful experiences for interactions with technology in the law school curriculum.

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Addressing Systemic Racism and Law Enforcement Reform Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud: Teaching Students How Law School Works

September 23, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by professors Alexa Chew and Rachel Gurvich (University of North Carolina Law) that reflects on efforts to inform students about the various inequities they will observe during their law school experiences.

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Teaching Students the Art of Giving (and Receiving) Feedback and Sharing IDEASS

August 26, 2021

Best Practices for Legal Education (by Kaci Bishop) — Professor Bishop (University of North Carolina Law) highlights the need to teach law students how to give feedback as well as receive feedback.

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Negotiating Trauma and Teaching Law

August 16, 2021

Best Practices for Legal Education (by Melanie Daily) — Professor Daily (University of Kansas Law) discusses Mallika Kaur’s (UC Berkeley Law) Journal of Law and Social Policy article “Negotiating Trauma & Teaching Law,” that explores how law professors can navigate emotional discussions in the classroom.

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Teaching Lawyers To Think Like Leaders: The Next Big Shift In Legal Education

August 16, 2021

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Baylor Law Review article by dean April Barton (Duquesne Law) that examines leadership development as an important component of the future of legal education.

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Teaching Students To Think Like Practitioners

August 16, 2021

Indisputably (by John Laude) – Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) looks at how lawyers and mediators make decisions in legal disputes and offers suggestions on how law professors can prepare students for the kinds of choices they will need to make during practice.

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