Episodes

Oct. 27, 2025

Creating Connection through Body Language and Behavioral Insights with Dr. Bethany Bilodeau - Ep 50

Looking to design a space for adult collaboration? Access this FREE guide, which includes a checklist to reference when creating your space - https://bit.ly/spacechecklist In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaborati...
Oct. 23, 2025

FRIDAY FOCUS - Clear the Path to Better Collaboration

______________________ #collaboration #norms #teamspirit #leadership #systems Interested in learning MORE about a framework that can transform your PLC and MTSS efforts? Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Art...
Oct. 20, 2025

Providing Structure, Clarity and Purpose for Your In-School Suspension Program with Johnathan Cranford - Ep 49

STOP TIERING YOUR STUDENTS!! Transform your organization by tiering your supports, not your students. Learn how in a FREE webinar at https://bit.ly/stoptieringstudents In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration,...
Oct. 16, 2025

FRIDAY FOCUS - Why Your Team Needs to Know the "Why"

______________________ #collaboration #norms #teamspirit #leadership #systems Interested in learning MORE about a framework that can transform your PLC and MTSS efforts? Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Art...
Oct. 13, 2025

Building Collective Resiliency and Remembering to Recharge with Dr. Julie Schmidt Hasson - Ep 48

Access a FREE webinar to transform how you plan and facilitate effective team meetings - https://bit.ly/transformteams Looking to design a space for adult collaboration? Access this FREE guide, which includes a checklist to ...
Oct. 9, 2025

FRIDAY FOCUS - Creating Clarity by Embracing the Messiness

______________________ #collaboration #norms #teamspirit #leadership #systems Interested in learning MORE about a framework that can transform your PLC and MTSS efforts? Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Art...
Oct. 6, 2025

Harnessing the Power of People with AI to Enhance Collaboration with Teacher Time Machine - Ep 47

#collaboration #norms #teamspirit #leadership Access a workshop guide to ensure you are truly engaging as a team - https://bit.ly/JLgroupteam Access a workshop guide to help your teams craft effective goals to guide their co...
Oct. 2, 2025

FRIDAY FOCUS - Stop Striving for Comfort

______________________ #collaboration #norms #teamspirit #leadership #systems Interested in learning MORE about a framework that can transform your PLC and MTSS efforts? Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Art...
Sept. 29, 2025

What Does the Kitchen Sink Tell Us About an Organization’s Collaborative Culture with New Myrnam School - Ep 46

#collaboration #norms #teamspirit #leadership In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Kurtis is joined by the leadership team from New Myrnam School — a small rural school with big ideas and a strong sense of...
Sept. 25, 2025

FRIDAY FOCUS - It's All About the Structure!

______________________ #collaboration #norms #teamspirit #leadership #systems Interested in learning MORE about a framework that can transform your PLC and MTSS efforts? Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Art...
Sept. 22, 2025

Leading Teams as a Purpose-Driven Principal with Michelle Sloan - Ep 45

Access a FREE webinar to transform how you plan and facilitate effective team meetings - https://bit.ly/transformteams Register for the FREE Collaborative Response Virtual Summit : JLsummit.ca In this episode of Building a Cu...
Sept. 18, 2025

FRIDAY FOCUS - Great Leaders Don't Solve Problems...They Create Systems to Solve Problems

#collaboration #teamwork #leadership #fridayfocus #systems Interested in learning MORE about a framework that can transform your PLC and MTSS efforts? Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Article https://bit.ly/...
Sept. 15, 2025

The Happy Music Teacher's Guide to Engagement and Collaboration with Jeanette Mihalchik - Ep 44

#collaboration #norms #teamspirit #leadership Access a workshop guide to ensure you are truly engaging as a team - https://bit.ly/JLgroupteam This invaluable article will provide you with ten possible steps to consider when ...
Sept. 11, 2025

FRIDAY FOCUS - A Simple Strategy for Reinforcing Norms For Your Staff Team

#collaboration #teamwork #leadership #fridayfocus #norms Interested in learning MORE about a framework that can transform your PLC and MTSS efforts? Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Article https://bit.ly/CR...
Sept. 8, 2025

Connecting Parents for Aligned Collaborative Success with Christina Hidek - Ep 43

#collaboration #norms #teamspirit #leadership Looking to learn more and get started with a powerful meeting structure that will transform your school’s MTSS efforts? Access the Collaborative Team Meeting Starter Kit at http...
Sept. 1, 2025

Summer Replay #1 Clear Expectations, Goals and Communication as Foundational for Team Success with Dr. Dana Goodier

Transform your team meetings with this FREE guide, including an agenda template you could begin using today - https://bit.ly/5planningteams Summer Replay #1 - In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lorna and...
Aug. 25, 2025

Summer Replay #2 Building a Data-Informed Culture of Collaboration with Jessica Lane

Access a FREE webinar to learn about 5 mistakes leaders make when organizing data for teams…and how to correct those mistakes - https://bit.ly/5mistakesdata Summer Replay #2 - In this episode of Building a Culture of Collabor...
Aug. 18, 2025

Summer Replay #3 Exploring the Craft of Clarity to Support High Impact Collaboration w/ Casey Watts

Access this FREE guide for leaders for establishing and reinforcing team norms, complete with a process you could use tomorrow to create norms with your team - http://bit.ly/teamnormsguide Summer Replay #3 - In this episode o...
Aug. 11, 2025

Summer Replay #4 Dos and Don'ts When Strengthening Team Dynamics with Lucas Clarke

Access a workshop guide to help your team STOP focusing on things outside of our locus of control - https://bit.ly/JLlocus Summer Replay #4 - In this episode of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Lorna and Kurtis are joined...
Aug. 4, 2025

Summer Replay #5 Leading With Hope: Building a System of Self Efficacy with Dr. Brandi Kelly

Looking to transform your team meetings? Check out this FREE guide for leaders, which includes a ready to use meeting agenda and notes template - https://bit.ly/5planningteams Summer Replay #5 - In this episode of Building a...
July 28, 2025

Summer Replay #6 Importance of Vulnerability When Building a Culture of Collaboration

Summer Replay #6 - This week's episode, Kurtis and Lorna discuss the importance of establishing a culture of collaboration that values and encourages vulnerability. Connected Resources: Blog - Embracing Vulnerability: A Corne...
July 21, 2025

Summer Replay #7 How to Become a Leader That Empowers the Team with Chris Smeaton

Download the FREE leader’s guide to team norms, as referenced in this episode - http://bit.ly/teamnormsguide Summer Replay #7 - In episode 16 of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Kurtis is joined by former Superintendent C...
July 14, 2025

Summer Replay #8 Leading with Intentionality and Human Interconnectedness with Peter DeWitt & Michael Nelson

Access the FREE PDF article Five Planning Considerations to Transform Your Team Meetings - https://bit.ly/5planningteams Summer replay #8 - In episode 13 of Building a Culture of Collaboration, Kurtis is joined by Peter DeWit...
July 7, 2025

Summer Replay #9 The Value of Piloting Ideas

Summer Replay #9 - Kurtis and Lorna explore the idea of piloting rather than full scale change in this episode of the Building a Culture of Collaboration podcast. Piloting provides the opportunity to work through ideas with a...