Education 448-4?
Law in the Curriculum
SUMMER SESSION, 1986 ?
Instructor: Wanda Cassidy
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:00 - 4:50
?
Phone: 291-4484/3395
Location: ?
MPX 8620
"Just as we recognize that every student has
a right to read, so we should recognize that
every student has a right to be 'legally
literate', to possess that minimum amount of
information needed by citizens to understand
how their legal system works and how it can
work for them."
(D. Schimmel)
can be found in the elementary
in subjects such as Language
Education and, of course, Law
through the informal
aged, conflict is resolved andf
Law-related topics, concepts and skills
and secondary school curriculum in B.C.
Arts, Social Studies, English, Consumer
11. Teachers also teach legal concepts
curriculum - the way classrooms are man
student participation is sought.
Education 448-4, "Law in the Curriculum" is a methodology course. Its
purpose is to provide teachers and prospective teachers with an
overview of law's relationship and importance to the curriculum and to
provide the opportunity for educators to examine and participate in a
wide variety of strategies useful for teaching legal topics and
concepts in the classroom. The course is suited to both elementary
and secondary school teachers and those experienced and inexperienced
in teaching law.
Topics will include:
1) justifiction for teaching law in the schools
2) law and the curriculum, formal and informal
3)
unit development in law
4) focus on legal concepts
5) classroom strategies such as: mock trials, simulations, role play,
case study method, debate, use of a-v, value analysis
6) community resources
7) materials review and development
8)
evaluation in law-related education
The occasional field trip will also occur.
Reguirernent: Simulation and mock trial participation. Development
of a short curriculum unit on law. Oral presentation of a community
resource. Field trip participation, reading 8 attendance.
Materials: A source book of readings will be
made
available at a cost
of $20.00.
Text: Arlene Gallagher: The Methods ?
Law
Focused Education, 1983.
Eligibility: Educ. 401/402 or the equivalent of a first teaching
practicum or permission from the instructor.
.:
.;, ?
;'p.
•
?
.
?
.1 ?
0
•:. •
_.
• ?
: ?
:
I ?
•
•
•
•1.
••..
?
•I>.
•
:!
•
0
•
?
• ?
••
••
•
•0
t..'
'I.
•
0
• ?
I
?
• ?
.1
'O'•
0 ?
• ?
•
.
? .
? .
I
. ?
• ?
I ?
I.
0
••
?
•i
)•
I,
••.
i': ?
•
.
?
.•
?
0
.
1* ?
• ?
- ?
I, ?
•
0
•.
': ?
.
••.I.
1 ?
I• ?
- ?
-
I..
?
. ?
••
. ?
0
?
•• -
. ? . ?
.
•0
?
0 ?
•
•
?
I ?
.•. •' ?
•' •
l
• ?
-.-
I• .
.
?
-, ?
* ?
0 ?
••
I
•
?
0 ?
•
0 ?
-
?
•
?
••
?
•
-.
?
-- * ?
• ?
*
•
?
. ?
.
?
.
?
* ?
' ?
- ?
•-. ••
0
?
•,.
• ?
.
?
•
9 *•
(. ?
- ?
.• .
?
. ?
-
ri.
0
?
• .
?
.
• ?
I.' ?
9' ?
.
• ?
• ?
•.
•0
?
• ?
••
?
•
?
.
1.'
. ?
'I
I
.,. ..
?
-..'
..
?
0
0*
I
?
•• ?
1._.• ?
••
?
-..
I ?
••t
?
I'rn,
I.
?
II
- ?
. ?
_••t ?
,t•••_•'•
••.I
,' . ?
•.••.*
?
-I-
?
•
.
?
0
?
• ?
*
II * ?
.
?
*
r
* . ?
.
? -.•
:0. :r •
?
.••..
?
.
?
'0
?
•
.4*'
?
•. ?
•1'............. •.c-j-- •• .-. ?
I..'. ?
•'•
00, ?
.:
•
?
.
* 0 ?
. * ?
-i ?
•0 ?
-• ?
..*-.* ?
.:1* .............
0
?
•
.
?
•
?
0
• ?
........
0 •
.• ?
.
?
*
?
• ?
-.
