2010 Preconference Sessions: Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Morning Session:
Technology and Education Law | November 10, 2010 | 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
This session will be divided into two main components: technology issues as related to students and technology issues as it relates to employees in both K-12 and higher education. Participants are encouraged to engage in the interactive discussion that will follow the review of recent cases, sample policies, and special fact patterns specially designed for this preconference. The practical information gained from this session will take you smoothly from policy to implementation.

Susan G. Clark, J.D., Ph.D.: Professor, University of Akron, Akron, OH
Justin M. Bathon, J.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Afternoon Sessions (choose one):
1. Legal and Educational Ethics in a Time of Change | November 10, 2010 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
This preconference session will engage lawyers, educators, and school leaders in a discussion of the current ethics topics and issues facing professionals in education law. Through case studies and interactive discussion, the presenters will update attendees on recent judicial and statutory developments in several areas of education law as it relates to ethics, including speech, religion, privacy, technology, intellectual property, NCLB, the regulation of ethical conduct, and associated institutional policies, as related to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys.

Patrick Pauken, J.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Educ’l Admin. and Leadership Studies, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
R. Craig Wood, J.D.: Partner, McGuire Woods LLP, Charlottesville, VA
Lois F. Berlin, Ed.D.: Superintendent, Falls Church City Public Schools, Falls Church, VA

2. Religion in Schools: Establishment Clause Update | November 10, 2010 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
This interactive session is designed to provide a lively forum for discussion on the current status of religion in the marketplace of ideas known as public education, particularly in light of the recent decision in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez. After each participant makes a brief opening statement of his or her views on the meaning of the First Amendment Religion Clauses, the panel will address such questions as where the Supreme Court’s First Amendment jurisprudence is, in fact, headed; the attitude that the panelists believe the Court should adopt toward such issues as prayer in school settings and continuing aid to religiously affiliated non-public schools; and what all of this means for public education.

Charles J. Russo, J.D., Ed.D.: Panzer Chair in Education, School of Education and Allied Professions, and Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Ralph D. Mawdsley, Ph.D., J.D.: Roslyn Z. Wolf Endowed Chair in Urban School Leadership, College of Education and Human Services, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
Martha M. McCarthy, Ph.D.: Chancellor Professor, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
David M. Schimmel, J.D.: Professor, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, School of Education, Amherst, MA

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