Research & Training Blog
Welcome to the Landmark College Institute for Research and Training (LCIRT) blog — the mission of this blog is to provide an avenue of communication between LCIRT and educators/professionals interested in the latest research, resources, and news related to learning differences.
Summer Institute 2019 Keynote: Dr. Brett Miller on neurobiology and learning disabilities
We were honored to have Dr. Brett Miller deliver the closing Keynote address at this year's Summer Institute for Educators Dr. Miller is the…
Toxic ideas: Autistic self-advocates end their partnership with Sesame Street#
The See Amazing campaign had a profound impact on stigma surrounding autism. Why would ASAN break ties now?
Summer Institute 2019 Keynote: Dr. Sally Scott on Universal Design 2.0
In this excerpt of her Opening Keynote, Dr. Sally Scott, Senior Researcher at AHEAD discusses the themes that have emerged from several systematic reviews of Universal Design research.
Mindset and connectedness: keys to the good life for adolescents
In my time as a high school teacher, I worked with my fair share of teenagers who engaged in … challenging behavior. But the students that concerned me the most were those who did not have at least one trusting, positive relationship with some adult in school. In these scenarios, my fear stemmed from how little we know about the emotional state of our students at such a vulnerable part of their development. It was too easy to miss signs of& serious distress and even easier to miss crucial opportunities to help them expand their abilities or sense of possibilities. Their classwork and their grades could maybe tell us what, or if, they were learning; but we had few answers to the most essential question: how are they handling the critical challenges of adolescence? That so many of us have a story about a teacher (or some other caring adult) who played a critical role in guiding us through adolescence is a testament to the power and importance of the connections we should strive to make with our students.
From Disability to Diversity: Adventures in Book Writing by a Veteran Teacher
Although it took almost two years from initial proposal to publication, we now contemplate with satisfaction and some pride From Disability to Diversity: College Success for Students with Learning Disabilities, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. It encompasses many of the ideas that make Landmark College an exceptional learning environment for students who learn differently, but adapts them for application at colleges that are not specialized. We wanted to “provide useful information for those working in postsecondary contexts who are not yet experts in supporting these students,” as well as a layperson’s overview of recent advances in neuro-cognitive research and social justice advocacy that undergird the approaches we promote.