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Teaching Showcase Showdown

You're invited to the Teaching Showcase Showdown! No registration fee--just come ready to share, learn, and generate new ideas for teaching legal research at law schools and law firms. Learn new ideas from our panel of experts and show off your best teaching techniques during the informal 5-minute lightning talks!

RSVP and sign up for a lightning talk here.

Tentative Schedule

8:30am Breakfast and Networking

9:00am Welcome

9:10am Panel A discussion between Raquel Ortiz, Assistant Dean for Library and Information Services of the Roger Williams Law Library, Joan Shear, Legal Information Librarian & Lecturer in Law at the Boston College Law Library, Anne Stemlar, Director of Research and Library Services at Goodwin Procter LLP, and Kathy Vinson, Director of the Legal Practice Skills Program at Suffolk University Law School

10:30am Break

10:45am Roundtable Session

11:30am Break

11:45am Lightning Talks

12:30pm Dutch Treat Lunches

Directions

The Showcase will take place in Wasserstein Hall, the Law School's new building on the corner of Mass and Everett. A larger map is available here.

Accommodations

If you would like to stay overnight in Cambridge, we have arranged for a group rate at the Sheraton Commander. This rate will be available until January 6, 2012 on a first-come, first-served basis.

Questions?

Call 617-495-8825 or email George Taoultsides at gtaoultsides@law.harvard.edu.

Suggested Readings

Have you read interesting books or articles on legal teaching? Do you draw your techniques from other sources? Add citations or links below for items you think other participants might find interesting.