On December 4, 2009, Albany Law School Dean Thomas Guernsey and keynote speaker Roy Stuckey headlined the 2009 Northeast Regional Conference "Developing and Defining Measurable Goals for Teaching Law Students."

Professor Stuckey, author of Best Practices for Legal Education and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law, spoke about "Setting Measureable Goals for Law Student Teaching," calling out legal education for preparing students to think like appellate judges rather than lawyers.

The conference, hosted by Albany Law School, focused on the importance of setting measurable learning goals and implementing them in both the clinic and non-clinic classroom setting. Participants discussed both general trends in curriculum reform and specific ways to develop goals to measure student learning.

Professors from Syracuse University and The College of St. Rose discussed "Pedagogy and Course Goals."

The conference was sponsored by the AALS Section on Legal Education, Albany Law School, Syracuse University College of Law, University at Buffalo Law School and Vermont Law School

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COMPLETE AGENDA:
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Pedagogy and Course Goals
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-Corrine Roth Smith, Syracuse University, School of Education
-Terri Ward, The College of Saint Rose, School of Education

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11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Setting Measurable Goals for Law Student Teaching
speakers for Dec 5 conference
- Roy T. Stuckey, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Law, University of South Carolina School of Law; Author, Best Practices For Legal Education

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*******************12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. “Curriculum Reform and Outcome Based Legal Education”
speakers for Dec 5 conference
-Thomas F. Guernsey, President & Dean, Albany Law School

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1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Workshops

2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Reports from Workshops & Closing Remarks

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