Law teachers need to talk about the physical and emotional demands of legal practice. What about talking about law students' wellbeing and giving a PHUC?
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Category: Practical teaching ideas
Should I get a paralegal job?
Dear law student. You asked me the other day 'Should I get a paralegal job?' It is one of the most common questions I get from law students. I know from talking to law students that you tell one another that you have to get a job as a paralegal during law school to even …
Do you have a tiny teaching story?
Education Week has launched a project it calls Tiny Teaching Stories. It's an anthology of short (tiny) stories by teachers about their classroom experiences. It's a powerful example of how to build a teaching community. And it's also a deeply moving reminder of those little moments that can change a teacher and a student. As law …
Creating law school ‘moments’
I recently came across a post on Education Week - 'The Secret to Student Engagement' - written by Chip and Dan Heath. The editors identified it as one of their '10 Big Ideas in Education'. It's a short summary of their book 'The Power of Moments'. Their argument is simple - 'meaningful experiences ... stand …
Lesson plans for law school
'My tutor was disorganised.' It's a pretty common response in student satisfaction surveys. But there are tools out there to help you with planning and improve student satisfaction. In this post, we will look at lesson plans for law school. To provide a guide here is an Example Law School Lesson Plan that might help explain …