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Developing A Teacher Training Program For New Clinical Teachers, Wallace J. Mlyniec
Developing A Teacher Training Program For New Clinical Teachers, Wallace J. Mlyniec
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Where to Begin? Training New Teachers in the Art of Clinical Pedagogy, an article published in the Spring, 2012, issue of the Clinical Law Review, gave a full description of Georgetown’s course in clinical pedagogy. That article set forth some of the critical questions new teachers must ask and answer by describing the goals, content, and execution of the course.
This article describes hows, whens, and whys of the program, focusing on how our faculty, over a period of many years, created and revised the curriculum for the Pedagogy course. It also describes the choices we made as we …
Where To Begin? Training New Teachers In The Art Of Clinical Pedagogy, Wallace J. Mlyniec
Where To Begin? Training New Teachers In The Art Of Clinical Pedagogy, Wallace J. Mlyniec
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Legal educators and the legal academy have long made the mistaken assumption that new teachers have an intuitive grasp of teaching methodology based on their experiences as students, and that therefore they can begin and continue teaching throughout their careers without any understanding of teaching methodology. Clinical teachers in particular face unique pedagogical challenges relating to class goals, supervisory methods, feedback, and grading. These challenges are magnified by the existence of clients and by the need to engage with students regarding the ethics of legal practice and cultural difference.
This article attempts to set forth some of the critical questions …