1. 61MON FRASER UNIVERSITY
      2. REQUIREMENTS
61MON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Summer Session 1999
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EDUC448 -4 ?
Dr. W. Cassidy
Law in the Curriculum ?
Office MPX 8667
Tel: ?
291-4484
Monday & Wednesday: 17:30 - 21:20 ?
E01.00
E-mail: cassidy@sfu.ca
Location: MPX 8620
PREREQUISITE
60 credit hours
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a methodology course which examines different ways that legal topics, concepts, and skills
can be integrated into various subject areas from kindergarten through grade 12.
Law is an integral part of the school curriculum. Legal concepts, issues and skills are embedded in
such subjects as Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Consumer Education, Career and Personal
Planning, and Law 12. Teachers also convey notions about law through the hidden curriculum of
their classrooms -- in the way they handle decisions, manage conflict, and interact with students.
In this course teachers and prospective teachers will explore law-related instructional strategies,
review and develop materials for use in their classrooms, examine community resources, and
learn to tailor these learnings to particular students and groups. Students enrolled in this course
participate in three off campuses classes, a mock trial held at the law courts, a community field
study, and an institutional visit. A number of special guests from the community will present in
the course.
SAMPLE TOPICS:
• Rationale and goals of law-related education.
• Law in the formal and informal curriculum of the schools.
• Using community resources
• Law-related instructional strategies (e.g., mock trials, moot appeals, case studies, story drama).
• Internet resources and the "Law Connection"
• Developing classroom materials.
REQUIREMENTS
Report on a field study, participation in a mock trial or moot appeal, development of a
resource-based curriculum unit, preparation of a four page paper, attendance and participation in
class.
REQUIRED READINGS
Cassidy, W. & Yates, R. (Ed.) (1998). Let's Talk about Law in the Elementary School. Calgary:
Detselig Publishers.
Series of articles, available for purchase in class for $30.00.

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