Community News & Events
Martin Luther King Day 2007
Posted on January 30, 2007 09:38 PM
Our annual Martin Luther King Day assembly was a resounding success! We raised over $450 for the Southern Poverty Law Center. Below are some pictures from the event (thanks to Dr. Geoffrey Hui for the photos!).
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Morningside Gears Up for ABA 2007
Posted on January 24, 2007 11:51 PM
Morningside is preparing for ABA International's 2007 Conference. Here's what we'll be presenting:
Symposium 5/27/2007 1:30 PM- 2:50 PM America's Cup C EDCMorningside Academy: What's New?
Chair: Joanne K. Robbins (Morningside Academy)
Discussant:* Assessment: Reading Comprehension, Oral Reading Fluency, and
Vocabulary. HEATHER GRADA (Morningside Academy), Marianne Delgado
(Morningside Academy), Kent Johnson (Morningside Academy), Julian Gire
(Morningside Academy),* Adding a Clinical Component to a Middle School Curriculum: Problem
Solving Planning System (PSPS). ADAM G. STRETZ (Morningside Academy),
Marianne Delgado (Morningside Academy), Kent Johnson (Morningside
Academy),* Fluent Thinking Skills: Becoming an Active and Engaged Reader in a
Content Course. MEGAN KNIGHT (Morningside Academy), Joanne K. Robbins
(Morningside Academy),* Prompting Question-Generating Behaviors; Promoting Number Writing
Fluency with Discrimination Training. JENNI REILLY (Morningside
Academy), Joanne K. Robbins (Morningside Academy), Julian Gire
(Morningside Academy), Erin Mitchell (Morningside Academy),
Teachers Flock for Fluency and Frequency in 2007
Posted on January 5, 2007 08:24 PM
Seattle, WA—January 5, 2007—“You won’t see this type of teacher training anywhere else in the country,” commented Elizabeth Haughton, Curriculum Design Expert/Learning Specialist and guest lecturer, at the sixteenth annual Summer School Institute for teachers conducted by Seattle-based Morningside Teachers’ Academy (MTA). “We can’t forget that teachers are in the learning business. It’s rate of change and level of performance, frequency and fluency, that are important. This is a real opportunity to see Precision Teaching at its best.”
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Dr. Johnson Interviewed in Parent Map
Posted on October 7, 2005 08:58 PM
Morningside Executive Director Dr. Kent Johnson has been interviewed in Parent Map magazine. Parent Map named Dr. Johnson their "Hero" for September 2005.
Pictures from Celebrate Morningside 2005
Posted on August 2, 2005 07:48 PM
We have posted some pictures from our 25th Anniversary event, "Celebrate Morningside," which was held on April 1, 2005. Click here to view them.
Teachers Flock for Frequency and Fluency
Posted on July 20, 2005 06:02 PM
Seattle, WA—July 15, 2005—“You won’t see this type of teacher training anywhere else in the country,” commented Elizabeth Haughton, Curriculum Design Expert/Learning Specialist and guest lecturer, at the fourteenth annual Summer School Institute for teachers conducted by Seattle-based Morningside Teachers’ Academy (MTA). “We can’t forget that teachers are in the learning business. It’s rate of change and level of performance, frequency and fluency, that are important. This is a real opportunity to see Precision Teaching at its best.”
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Morningside Profiled in CWU Alumni Magazine
Posted on July 14, 2005 08:26 PM
Dr. Kent Johnson and Dr. Elizabeth Street, co-authors of The Morningside Model of Generative Instruction, were profiled in the Spring 2005 issue of Central Washington University's Alumni Magazine.
Download the article to read more about their groundbreaking work at Morningside Academy and beyond.
Director Kent Johnson Visits Bahrain With ABA Delegation
Posted on July 14, 2005 08:18 PM
In 2003, Morningside Academy founder and Executive Director Kent Johnson visited Bahrain with a delegation from the Association of Behavior Analysis. The purpose of the trip was to "promote the long-term establishment of behavior analysis in the region."
You can read this article from the Association of Behavior Analysis (ABA) Newsletter to learn more, or Download it as a PDF file.
We wrote the book: The Morningside Model of Generative Instruction
Posted on July 7, 2005 07:41 PM
Dr. Kent Johnson and Dr. Elizabeth Street's book, The Morningside Model of Generative Instruction: What It Means To Leave No Child Behind, is available for purchase.
Johnson, K., & Street, E.M. (2004). The Morningside Model of Generative Instruction: What It Means To Leave No Child Behind. Concord, MA: Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies.
To order a copy of the book, contact Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies by telephone at (978) 369-2227, or order online here. ISBN: 1-881317-15-3
More Community News & Events
Martin Luther King Day 2007
Morningside Gears Up for ABA 2007
Teachers Flock for Fluency and Frequency in 2007
Dr. Johnson Interviewed in Parent Map
Pictures from Celebrate Morningside 2005
Teachers Flock for Frequency and Fluency
Morningside Profiled in CWU Alumni Magazine
Director Kent Johnson Visits Bahrain With ABA Delegation
We wrote the book: The Morningside Model of Generative Instruction
