May 4, 2026

Building Collaborative Cultures That Drive Literacy Success with Mark Onuscheck and Jeanne Spiller - Ep 86

Building Collaborative Cultures That Drive Literacy Success with Mark Onuscheck and Jeanne Spiller - Ep 86

In this replay episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Jeanne Spiller and Mark Onuscheck, two educational leaders, authors and consultants and co-editors of a number of PLC at Work titles. They discuss how to build a highly intentional and focused culture of collaboration, with a direct emphasis on how that culture can have a significant impact on literacy success for learners!

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Connect with Jeanne Spiller
Email jeannespiller33@gmail.com
X @jeeneemarie
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanne-spiller-1aa292255/

Connect with Mark Onuscheck
Email monuscheck@gmail.com

Connect with Kurtis Hewson
Email kurtis.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca
X @hewsonk27
LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson

Connect with Lorna Hewson
Email lorna.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca
X @LornaHewson
Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-hewson-713a59104

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Related Resources

Podcast: Real Talk with Jeanne and Matt (Spotify, Apple Podcasts) - https://www.realtalkwithjeanneandmatt.com/

A Leader’s Guide to Developing Team Norms - http://bit.ly/teamnormsguide

Creating Focus for Collaborative Planning WITHOUT Micromanaging Your Teams On-Demand Workshop - https://bit.ly/collabfocus

Impact of Celebrations Blog -

Five Mistakes Leaders Make When Organizing Data for Teams FREE webinar - https://bit.ly/5mistakesdata

Five Planning Considerations to Transform Your Team Meetings guide - https://bit.ly/5planningteams

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