Institute for Law School Teaching

Promoting the Science and Art of Teaching

The Institute for Law School Teaching recognizes the obligations law schools owe both students and society to provide a learning environment that helps students achieve the highest academic standards, and become effective, moral attorneys.

The Institute was established in 1991 to help Gonzaga University School of Law and other law schools meet these obligations. The Institute is committed to improving the quality of teaching and learning in legal education.

The Institute has Several Goals

• to serve as a clearinghouse for ideas that will improve the quality of education in law school;
• to provide national leadership on effective teaching and learning in law school;
• to support research and the development of materials to enhance teaching and learning in law school; and
• to establish and maintain a national reputation for quality programs, responsiveness to law teachers' needs, and innovation in law teaching.