This course provides hands-on mediation training for educators. At the end of the course, students will be able to mediate disputes in a school setting. This course is the foundation course for further training to enable the student to then train others in his or her institution. This advanced mediation course provides training enabling the student to implement a system-wide conflict management program and to train others to mediate and provide other similar conflict intervention skills. This course introduces the basic concepts of copyright for paper works and digital works and informs educators about their obligations and liabilities using various media.
Discrimination is a significant and growing basis for litigation against teachers and schools.
Understanding the basic law of this area is crucial for any institution wanting to respect its constituents' civil rights and appropriately implement the applicable statutes. Topics include Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Americans with Disabilities Act, investigation of complaints, hearings procedures, and litigation strategy. The basics of the legal system and legal analysis will be reviewed and students will be introduced to the methodology of legal research. Participants attend the conference sessions and write a series of short papers related to their experience. This course is an overview of legal research and analysis techniques.