SIGN FRASER UNIVERSITY
Summer Semester 2003 ?
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Dr.
Wanda Cassidy
Law in the Curriculum ?
Office: EDB 8667
Phone: 291-4484
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E-mail: cassidy@sfu.ca
Mondays 17:30-21:20
PREREQUISITE:
60 credit hours
DESCRIPTION
RATIONALE
Legal themes and principles are embedded in the school curriculum, from kindergarten to grade 12. Courses
such as social studies, language arts, science, consumer education and CAPP include substantial law
content. In addition, students learn about the law through the informal curriculum of the schools—school
policies and practices.
Law-related education (LRE) helps students understand the role law plays in society, and the relationship
between law and democratic principles—for e.g., the rule of law, citizens' rights and responsibilities,
fairness, due process, diversity, equality. LRE also teaches children about those aspects of law that affect
their daily lives (for e.g., family relationships, workplace issues, consumer issues). LRE is also associated
with higher order thinking; for e.g., differentiating information, weighing evidence, making reasoned
arguments, justifying a decision (Cassidy, 2000; Ferguson, 1997, Kuehn, Yates, & Mainville, 1995).
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a methodology course, and addresses various ways to teach law in engaging ways throughout
the curriculum.Students taking this course should have some background in teaching or curriculum
elopment.
Topics include:
-
the purpose and nature of law-related education
- curriculum connections
- teaching law in engaging ways
- simulations, role, play and story drama
- the case study method
- accessing resources (community, internet, etc.)
- alternate dispute resolution
- the informal curriculum
- developing classroom resources
Requirements
-
double entry journal based on the readings & selected classroom activities (157o)
- individual and group presentation on rationale for law-related education (107o)
- report and poster based on a community-based resource (157o)
- participation in mock trial or moot appeal (held at court house) (2017o)
- development of a curriculum resource to use in the classroom (30%)
- attendance and participation in class (for each day missed students will lose 27o of their mark; if students
miss more than 3 classes they will be asked to withdraw from the course) (10%)
Required Readings
Cassidy, W. & Yates, R. (Eds.) (1998). Let's talk about law in the elementary school. Calgary: Detselig
i iblishers
Selected chapters from Cassidy, W. & Yates, R. (in press). Storybook Mock Trials, and other readings.
(available in class; professor will collect $30 the first day of class.)
Centre for Distance
Education
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Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University ?
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WMC 1300 291-3524
EDUCATION
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LAW IN THE CURRICULUM
The justification and practice of law-related education in the K-12 curriculum are
the
subjects of this methodology course. Students will examine the place of law in the curriculum,
existing resources and appropriate teaching strategies and will have the opportunity to develop
unit plans and curriculum materials. Emphasis is on developing and implementing law-related
programs in the classroom.
PREREQUISITE: ?
60 hours of credit.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Cassidy, Wanda and Yates, Ruth (eds.)
Let's Talk About Law in Elementary School.
Calgary:
Detselig Enterprises, 1998.
Wassermann, Selma.
Introduction to Case Method Teaching.
New York: NY Teachers College,
Columbia University 1994.
COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS:
This course is delivered online using a computer conferencing system called FirstClass Intranet
Client. Access to a computer and is required. Please see overleaf for more details.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Assignment 1 (group and individual) 20%
Assignment 2 (group)
15%
Assignment 3 (individual)
15%
Assignment 4 (individual)
15%
Assignment
5
(group and individual) 15%
Assignment 6 (individual)
20%
SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:
Course Materials & Service Fee
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$30
Deposit for Additional Materials
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$25
11/1/02
Centre for Distance Education a
Simon Fraser University, West Mall Centre
1300
604-291-3524
or 1-800-663-1411
(within BC)
Computer Requirements
1. This course requires active participation over the Internet through conferencing software called
First Class.
Students must have access to computers and the Internet. Students wishing to connect to
the Internet from home computers are responsible for connecting to either SFU or external Internet
service providers (ISPs). Information on connecting to SPU through modem dialup lines is available.
at the Academic Computing Services (ACS) web site, <http://www.sfu.ca/acs
>. Phone numbers
for ACS are 604-291-3234 (Burnaby) and 604-291-5030 (Harbour Centre).
SFU students: Activate your SFU computing account online at <http:IImy.sfu.ca>
2.
On-campus computer facilities are available. If you are using your own computer, you need the
following
minimum
computer requirements:
Hardware
•
Macintosh with
System
7.1
or
higher OR PC with
Windows
95
or later (i.e.,
98, 2000, NT,
ME,
XP, etc.)
• 6MBRAM
• 10 MB free disk space
• 28.8-baud modem
• CD-ROM drive
Software
&
Other
• Internet connection
• E-mail (e.g.
Eudora, Outlook,
Webmail, etc.)
• Internet browser (e.g.
Netscape
or
Internet Explorer)
• First Class
conferencing
system*
(described and
provided in your course materials package)
• SFU computing account (SFU students only); get it
online at <httpi/my.sfu.ca >
General
• Prior computer knowledge is expected (i.e. ability to save files, install programs, and
maintain your computer).
• Familiarity with the Internet, e-mail, and related applications is highly recommended.
3. Please Note:
• Support is not available for general computer problems such as operating system difficulties
and hardware problems.
• If you are having problems getting started with
FirstClass,
you may drop in to Teaching and
Learning Technologies (West Mall Centre, room 1340) from 9:00
AM
to 3:00
PM
during the first
week of classes. Students unable to access the Burnaby campus may call the Centre at 604-291-
5575 or e-mail <help@firstclass.sfu.ca > for assistance.
• The subsidized modem hours allotted to SFU students each semester are not normally sufficient
to complete the required course work.
• A voucher system has been implemented to allow students to pay for continued modem
access on 604-291-4721 (after your subsidized access is used up). Vouchers may be
purchased from campus bookstores in increments of $20. At 60 cents per hour, each voucher
is good for approximately 33 hours. Instructions are included with the voucher.
• For complete information on SFU's modem access policy, check the ACS web site, above.
•
Out-of-town students only:
it is recommended that students residing outside the Lower
Mainland contact local Internet service provider (ISPs), since using SFU dialup services will
result in additional long-distance charges. Check your local yellow pages under "Internet"
for listings.
For further information about computer requirements or
FirstClass,
contact Teaching and Learning
Technologies by e-mail at <help@firstclass.sfu.ca
>.
Revised October 16, 2002
CRIM 104, CRIM 300, CRIM 311, CRIM 332, CRIM 335, CRIM 432, EDUC 220, EDUC 230, EDUC 412, EDUC 445, EDUC 446, EDUC 465,
EDUC 448, EDUC 482, EDUC
485,
ENGL 311, HUM 102, HUM 230, KEN III. KIN 212, KIN 312, POLl 232, PSYC 201, SA 250, SA 358,
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