Value of Variety / Relecting on Our Teaching
Registration and Fees
- Attendance at the June 25 conference will be limited to 100 participants to facilitate small-group experiences.
- The June 26 retreat will be limited to 40 participants.
The roster will be filled in the order that the Institute receives the registration form and conference fee:
- Value of Variety: $250 for participants, $125 for presenters.
- Reflecting on Our Teaching: $250 for everyone.
- Both conferences: $450 for participants, $350 for presenters.
Registration includes all conference materials and light breakfast and lunch on June 25 and light breakfast and lunch on June 26.
Lodging
Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements. Four hotels offer a Gonzaga Corporate rate. See Lodging for more information.
Refunds
Attendees must notify the Institute to receive refunds. If notice is received on or before June 8, 2012, a full refund will be provided. No fees will be refunded if notice is received after June 8, 2012.
Wine Tasting (optional)
In the evening on June 25, an optional wine tasting event will take place at Barrister Winery (cost $10 per person to be paid at the Winery).
Pre-registration Meet-and-Greet
We invite participants to pre-register and begin getting acquainted at Gonzaga Law during a meet and greet from 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 24. Afterwards, please feel free to explore Spokane and its great dining options (a list of recommended restaurants will be provided).
The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning will present its summer conference on June 25-26, 2012, at Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington. The theme for June 25 is the Value of Variety. June 26 is a day for Reflecting on Our Teaching. Participants can register for either or both days.
Structure of the Conference
June 25 - Value of Variety
The first day of the conference will include a plenary session and four workshop sessions. During each workshop session, four workshops will run simultaneously. Participants will be able to tailor the conference to fit their individual interests by choosing which workshop to attend during each session. The workshops will address innovative materials, alternative teaching methods, new technology, and ways to enhance student learning in all types of courses. Each workshop will include materials that participants can use during the workshop and when they return to their campuses. The workshops will model effective teaching methods by actively engaging the participants.
June 26 - Reflecting on Our Teaching
This one day teaching retreat will offer participants an opportunity to step back and reflect on their lives as teachers. How does who we are affect how we teach, and how does teaching affect who we are? What does it mean to lead a professional life as a teacher of law? What aspects of ourselves are the most supported and engaged by the work we do? This conference will be held at Gonzaga's Bozarth Retreat Center, a historic building located in the pines above the Little Spokane River.
Benefits to Participants
During the first day of the conference, participants can expect to encounter many new ideas about teaching and learning. In addition, the conference, which includes long scheduled breaks, is intended to facilitate informal interaction among creative teachers who love their work with students. Participants should leave the conference inspired and informed about increasing the variety of their teaching techniques, materials, and assessments.
The retreat during the second day of the conference will offer space, exercises, innovative teaching methods, nontraditional learning experiences, and good company in the rewarding, humor-filled and enjoyable practice of reflection. Each participant will receive a journal and A Teacher's Reflection Book (Carolina Academic Press 2011), which provides extensive resources for reflecting. And each participant will leave with reflection processes that work, ideas for future reflection, and a concrete plan for reflecting back home.
Spokane
Summer is a wonderful time of year in the Inland Northwest and we encourage you to combine some vacationing with your work at the conference. The website www.experiencespokane.com can help you plan. Spokane offers shopping, fine dining, art and sporting events, public golf courses and nearby rivers, lakes, and national parks.
