About this episode

Brendan Lee discusses the Morningside Model with Dr. Kent Johnson and Andrew Kieta, focusing on effective teaching strategies that ensure significant student growth.

As teachers, we’ve all felt the frustration of watching a student fall through the cracks because the curriculum is moving faster than they are. We’ve all wondered: how do we actually catch them up without just ‘watering down’ the work? In this episode, Brendan Lee is joined by Dr. Kent Johnson and Andrew Kieta from Morningside Academy. What makes this conversation so special is that it’s not just theory. Morningside has spent over 40 years in their Seattle lab school proving that these challenges have answers. They have essentially "cracked the code" on the most persistent problems we face in schools. They dive into their world-renowned model of Generative Instruction, exploring how they use "Precision Teaching" to build effortless fluency and why they group students by achievement rather than age. You’ll learn why a student who is 100% accurate can still be struggling and how a "Money Back Guarantee" on student growth is actually possible when you engineer instruction with this much precision. This is a deep look at how we can stop "praying and spraying" our teaching and start giving every student the success they deserve. Resources mentioned: MorningsideAcademy.org Morningside…

People in this episode

Host: Brendan Lee

Guests: Dr. Kent Johnson, Andrew Kieta

Topics covered

• Generative Instruction
• Precision Teaching
• Student Growth
• Curriculum Development
• Educational Strategies
• Teaching Methods

Keywords

• Morningside Model
• student achievement
• educational challenges
• teaching techniques
• curriculum pacing
• student engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Morningside Academy

Books & works: John Dewey: How We Think

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