by Linda Hecker, M.Ed. A headline on the website for the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity caught my attention recently: “A New Understanding: A Giant Step Forward—Yale’s Policy Granting Partial Waivers of the Foreign Language Requirement to Students who are Dyslexic” As a rationale, the Yale Center article cites…
by Manju Banerjee, Ph.D. Vice President for Educational Research and Innovation Landmark College Much has been written about physical space and the potential of around-the-water-cooler chat to ignite innovative thinking and cross-fertilization of ideas among educators on college campuses. Unfortunately, this notion has yet to take root in school and…
What does Executive Function Coaching look like at Landmark College? By the very nature of its infrastructure and operational mission, Landmark College delivers an immersive EF support experience for students who learn differently. Our overall educational and residential model provides EF support in teaching and learning as well as in…
Environmental Literature LIT2022 Program Map Program Leaders Program Director: Lucy Stamp Academic Director: Ned Olmsted Prerequisites: EDU1001/1011, WRT1011 and WRT1012 (or permission of instructor) Dates: July 6 to 27, 2019 2019 Program Documents: Tentative program calendar Course Syllabus Program Handbook Check out the 2019 Study Abroad program blog. Program Overview…
HIS2721: Cities at War Program at a Glance Program Dates: May 14 – June 4, 2023 This program is a Landmark College Study Abroad PLUS program and is designed with the needs of autistic students in mind. Program Leaders Academic Director: Brian Cohen Program Director: Christie Herbert Social Pragmatics Director:…
The graduating class included 24 recipients of an associate of arts degree (20 in liberal studies and four in business studies), three who earned an associate of science degree (two in computer science/gaming and one in life sciences), and five who received a bachelor’s of arts in liberal studies.
By Manju Banerjee, Ph.D.; Rick Bryck, Ph.D.; and Susan Grabowski Background In recent years, increased attention has been directed towards predictors of students’ learning outcomes. While curriculum, pedagogy, and cognitive abilities continue to draw attention as important mediating factors in student success, students’ mindsets, that is, beliefs about themselves and…
Landmark College alumni make amazing things happen all over the world. Their accomplishments benefit both society and our campus, advancing the common good and inspiring others to address challenges with insight and creativity. Their actions communicate the dynamic excellence of a Landmark College education and the importance of service as…
The Landmark Writing Project seeks to integrate, articulate and apply an approach to teaching and supporting writing across the curriculum that is unprecedented in higher education and holds potential for broad dissemination.
It's helpful to look at a cognitive model when thinking about working with students who learn differently. The following video introduces a basic information processing model that can be helpful in understanding why a student is struggling and what supports are likely to improve that individual's learning.
