TPP 155a: Inside Landmark College's Unique Approach to Supporting Neurodivergent Students
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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Hey there, it's Debbie. Today's episode is a special re-release of a favorite conversation from the archives. Unless you're a longtime listener of the show, there's a good chance you haven't heard this one before. And even if you have, you just might get something completely different from it this time around.
Students know that Landmark College is a safe place to fail, but they know that they are accountable for their actions. So that gives them a sense of agency, which they may not have had ever in their life, where in the past they've been told by the teacher or the guidance counselor or their parents what to do. For the first time for many of our students, it's like, You mean I can make the decision for myself and it's okay if I fail?
Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. My name is Debbie Reber, and I'm the host of this show. And today I'm talking with Dr. Manju Banerjee, the Vice President of Educational Research and Innovation at Landmark College. Landmark College is one of the only accredited colleges in the United States designed exclusively for students who learn differently. including students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder. Landmark College's mission is to transform the way students learn, educators teach, and the public thinks about education. And in today's conversation, Dr. Banerjee tells us about how Landmark supports differently wired learners, is working with businesses to better understand their neurodivergent employees, and she introduces us to programs run by Landmark that are available for high school students to help them prepare for the demands and expectations of college.
Manju is a certified diagnostician and teacher consultant on learning disabilities. She has published and presented extensively both nationally and internationally on topics such as disability documentation and accommodations, technological competencies for post-secondary transition, online learning and universal design. She is very passionate about this topic as you will soon hear. So I hope you enjoy this conversation. Thank you again. And now here is my conversation with Manju. Hi Manju, welcome to the podcast. Hi, Debbie.
What is Landmark College and who does it serve?
I am looking forward to talking about Landmark and to hearing more about the services that Landmark offers for college students and beyond and also for high school students. I actually met a former student from Landmark at the Diamonds of the Rough conference last week and just really impressed with what you are doing. So can you take a moment before we get into that to introduce yourself, tell us a little bit about what you do?
Absolutely. And first of all, thank you for this opportunity. The more we can kind of share about what we do at Landmark, I feel the more we can inform the public. I'm Manju Banerjee. I'm the Vice President of Educational Research and Innovation at Landmark College. I oversee two broad divisions at the college. One is our online programs and happy to tell you more about it. And the other division is our research and professional development.
And tell us just what Landmark College is. This is something I only learned about a few years ago, and so I'm assuming it's not even on the radar for many of our listeners.
Yes, Landmark College is unique in many ways, but what really makes us stand out is that we are only one of two colleges nationwide that exclusively serves neurodivergent college students. And we have a population about 400 students. Every student comes in with a learning difference, primarily in the area of learning disabilities, attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder, and autism.
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6 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:05
2
What is Landmark College and who does it serve?
3:05–12:15
3
How does Landmark use Universal Design instead of traditional accommodations?
12:15–18:49
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What are the three “E’s” (Empowerment, Education, Empathy) that guide Landmark’s teaching?
18:49–25:34
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How does Landmark help students transition from high‑school to college life?
25:34–31:28
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What career‑service programs and corporate partnerships does Landmark offer?
31:28–32:56
Speakers
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