Addressing Needs of All Learners

Dr. Andrew Bulla and Andrew R. Kieta will dive into how systematic and explicit instruction based on a foundation of strong assessment can ensure all learners make educational growth.

Behavior analysis represents the science of learning. Several educational technologies have emerged based on the principles of behavior. The following presentation will highlight a system of instruction to ensure all students in the classroom learn. Topics will include assessing for academic needs, measurement and progress monitoring, and effective instructional strategies focused on direct and explicit instruction that teachers can use with any curricular materials.

Date: March 23, 2023

Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm

Location: McGuffey/Sullivan Room at 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead Pa, 15120

Registration Deadline: March 20, 2023

The second presentation will build on the content of the first and highlight how teachers and educators can use progress monitoring data to create more focused interventions for small groups or individual students. The workshop will be framed around a precision teaching model, where teachers and students both make decisions based on frequent measures of performance. Topics will include using the standard celeration chart to make decisions, component-composite analysis, and teaching generative problem-solving repertoires.

Date: March 24, 2023

Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm

Location: IMS Room at 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead Pa, 15120

Registration Deadline: March 20, 2023

Intended Audience: K-12 General/Special Education Teachers, Special Education Liaisons, Reading Specialists, Interventionists & Coaches, Building-level/District-level Principals and Administrators, & Curriculum Directors

Attendance at both sessions/ days is highly encouraged. Please register separately for each day you plan to attend.

Act 48 credit hours available:

• 5 credit hours for session 1
• 5 credit hours for session 2

There is no cost for these trainings.

Dr. Andrew Bulla earned his bachelor’s degree from Saint Joseph’s University in psychology with a minor in autism studies. Upon graduating, he completed his master’s and doctoral degrees in behavior analysis from Western Michigan University, and subsequently became a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst in 2014. He is currently an assistant professor of psychology and program coordinator for behavior analysis programs at Georgia Southern University – Armstrong Campus. Drew is also a consultant for Morningside Teachers’ Academy, where he helps coordinate and run the Summer Institute to teach individuals all over the world about the Morningside Model of Generative Instruction. Drew has published and conducted research in the areas of self-management, instructional design, precision teaching, physical activity, and animal training and welfare. He is currently a board member for the Standard Celeration Society and recently served as the Lead Guest Editor for a special issue of Behavior Analysis in Practice on precision teaching, alongside Drs. Abigail Calkin and Mary Sawyer.

Andrew is Morningside’s Associate Director. He has been training teachers for Morningside Teachers’ Academy for four years in elementary schools in Hawaii and has trained and coached education professionals visiting Morningside for the Summer School Institute in 2015 and 2016. Andrew oversaw the implementation of the Morningside Model of Generative Instruction at Haugland Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio, where he served as director from 2010-2014. This was the first successful replication of the Morningside Model of Generative Instructions with students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. He received his B.A. in Public Affairs Journalism from The Ohio State University in 2007 but after a summer at Morningside’s Summer School Institute, turned towards Generative Instruction. He first started teaching middle school ASD but quickly expanded to working with a wide array of K-12 students. He spent two more summers studying and coaching at Morningside while training dozens of teachers and education professionals in the Implementation of the Morningside Model of Generative Instruction for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Ohio. Andrew completed his Master’s degree in Behavior Analysis at the University of North Texas. He completed an experimental research thesis on operant variability, a behavioral phenomenon critical to creativity and problem solving. He also conducted instructional design research on undergraduate education and Dr. Israel Goldiamond’s constructional approach to therapy.

Training Content Questions:

Dr. Laura Miller, Training and Consultation Coordinator

laura.miller@aiu3.net

Amanda Zimmer, Training and Consultation Coordinator

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Registration Questions:

Traci Seibert, Administrative Support

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Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this event.

Contact: Traci Seibert

Email: traci.seibert@aiu3.net
Website: aiu3.net
Location: 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA
Phone: 412-394-5700