Episodes
Dec. 13, 2025
SUNDAY REWIND - So We've Established Our Continuum of Supports...Now What?
In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer and Lorna explore ways to intentionally and meaningfully engage with the Continuum of Supports to enhance our educational practice and support our collaborative cult...
Dec. 9, 2025
Ensuring System Coherence in Edmonton Catholic Schools w/ Terri Peterson - Ep 88
Access the Facilitating Effective CTMs course to help make your collaborative team meetings more productive, engaging, and impactful https://bit.ly/facilitatectm In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Ku...
Dec. 6, 2025
SUNDAY REWIND - Articulating Your Big Rocks: Establishing Tier 1 in Your Continuum of Supports
In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer and Kurtis discuss big rocks as they pertain to the Continuum of Supports: narrowing the focus of universal instructional practices to a handful of high impact strat...
Dec. 2, 2025
Lessons Learned When Establishing Student Intervention Blocks - Ep 87
In this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna discuss considerations when establishing a school wide intervention block. A significant amount of planning and decision making needs to be explored prior to getting started. Timetablin...
Nov. 29, 2025
SUNDAY REWIND - Good News! Your Continuum of Supports is Never Done!
In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer and Kurtis discuss the initial process of articulating a continuum of supports and the subsequent, ongoing, iterative process of continually refining this menu as we...
Nov. 27, 2025
Virtual Summit Bonus - The Psychology Behind Collaborative Team Meetings
In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning Kurtis Hewson addresses the contradictory statement "support the student by not focusing on them during the Collaborative Team ...
Nov. 25, 2025
Virtual Summit Bonus - Establishing and Expanding Impactful Team Structures at the Junior High Level with Jaret Hofe
Access a workshop guide to ensure you are truly engaging as a team - https://bit.ly/JLgroupteam Register for the Collaborative Response Retreat - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat Register for the Facilitating Effe...
Nov. 24, 2025
Virtual Summit Bonus - Promoting Purposeful Reflection Through Layers of Team w/ Trevor Van Someren
Register NOW!!! JLsummit.ca In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Trevor Van Someren, who has been a dedicated educator since 2001. For the past 13 years, Trevor has served as a K–8...
Nov. 23, 2025
Virtual Summit Bonus - Collaboratively Responding Across a System w/ CBE Chief Superintendent Joanne Pitman
Access an Overview of Collaborative Response article to learn more - https://bit.ly/CR-overview In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis Hewson are joined by Joanne Pitman, Chief Superintendent of S...
Nov. 22, 2025
Virtual Summit Bonus - Deepening Instructional Clarity and Support for All Through Collaborative Response w/ Darrin DeForge
We are excited to announce that Darrin will be presenting at the 2025 Collaborative Response Virtual Summit. For more information visit: https://www.JLsummit.ca In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kur...
Nov. 21, 2025
Virtual Summit Bonus - Acknowledging the Messiness When Implementing Collaborative Response w/ Keri Card-Esau and Kim Wedman
We are excited to announce the Leadership Team from HW Pickup Middle School will be presenting at the 2025 Collaborative Response Virtual Summit. For more information visit: https://www.JLsummit.ca In this episode of Leading ...
Nov. 20, 2025
Virtual Summit Bonus - Aligning A Vision within a Division Through Collaborative Response w/ Bev Cotton
We are excited to announce Bev will be presenting at the 2025 Collaborative Response Virtual Summit. For more information visit: https://www.JLsummit.ca In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are ...
Nov. 19, 2025
Virtual Summit Bonus - Impacting Executive Functioning Through Collaborative Response w/ James S McCormick School
We are excited to announce that Leadership Team at JS McCormick will be presenting at the 2025 Collaborative Response Virtual Summit. For more information visit: https://www.JLsummit.ca Access the FREE Guide for Leaders to De...
Nov. 18, 2025
Establishing a Collaborative Response Culture Across a School System with Katie Graham - Ep 86
The Facilitating Effective Collaborative Team Meetings course gives you the tools, strategies, and structures to transform your team meetings from routine discussions into powerful problem-solving sessions. Access the course:...
Nov. 15, 2025
SUNDAY REWIND - 4 Mistakes Leaders Make When Setting Up Collaborative Team Meetings
In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer and Kurtis explore four mistakes leaders make when first setting up collaborative team meetings in schools, as well as ideas to consider to avoid and/or overcome the...
Nov. 11, 2025
Data-Informed Pre-Meeting Organizers for Collaborative Team Meetings - Ep 85
In this weeks episode, Kurtis and Lorna share the impact of using data-informed pre-meeting organizers. We discuss the simple adjustments needed to include the data and the impact it has on bringing forward the right students...
Nov. 8, 2025
SUNDAY REWIND - Reduce Your Meetings...By Adding One More!
In this episode Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer and Lorna explore the contradiction of reducing the number of meetings by adding one more through an in depth discussion of the various layers of team meetings that ali...
Nov. 4, 2025
Promoting Purposeful Reflection Through Layers of Team w/ Trevor Van Someren - Ep 84
Register NOW!!! JLsummit.ca In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Trevor Van Someren, who has been a dedicated educator since 2001. For the past 13 years, Trevor has served as a K–8...
Nov. 2, 2025
SUNDAY REWIND - The Psychology Behind Collaborative Team Meetings
In this Episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning Kurtis Hewson addresses the contradictory statement "support the student by not focusing on them during the Collaborative Team ...
Oct. 28, 2025
Preparation Prior to a Collaborative Team Meeting - Ep 83
In this weeks episode, Kurtis and Lorna discuss various ways to ensure your are well prepared for your Collaborative Team Meetings. The small investment of time up front can lead to greater engagement and impact for students....
Oct. 25, 2025
SUNDAY REWIND - Collaborative Response from a Systems Perspective - Part 2
In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna Hewson, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning, shares how districts can leverage a parallel Collaborative Response in responding to the needs of schools in the...
Oct. 21, 2025
Intentional Introduction of Collaborative Response to Access Staff Voice with Saint John High School - Ep 82
Register for the FREE Collaborative Response Virtual Summit https://bit.ly/25CRsummit Did you know EVERY school needs four layers of teams to not only respond to the needs of students but build instructional capacity with int...
Oct. 18, 2025
SUNDAY REWIND - Collaborative Response from a Systems Perspective Part 1
In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning Kurtis Hewson, shares best practices and challenges when supporting Collaborative Response implementation across schools in a s...
Oct. 14, 2025
A Concise Overview of Collaborative Response in 20 Minutes from the Thrive Summit - Ep 81
Did you know EVERY school needs four layers of teams to not only respond to the needs of students but build instructional capacity with intentionality and focus? Learn more in a FREE webinar at https://bit.ly/layeringteams I...