Episodes
Jan. 27, 2026
How High School Leaders Build Culture & Collaboration with Roland Michener Secondary School - Ep 94
Are you a school leader looking for a framework that drives real results? Learn from fellow leaders who are creating a highly coordinated approach to student and staff success. Get your ticket today. Join US! 👉 https://www.ji...
Jan. 24, 2026
SUNDAY REWIND - The Value of System-wide Implementation with Grasslands' Scott Brandt and Brita Goldie
Access the FREE webinar “5 Mistakes Leaders Make When Organizing Data” - https://bit.ly/5mistakesdata Locus of Control Activity: https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/so-what-can-we-control-articulating-our-lo...
Jan. 20, 2026
Why Strong Teams Complete Pre-Meeting Organizers - Ep 93
In this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna share why pre-meeting organizers are critical for the collaborative team meeting to be focused and some strategies for ensuring they are completed in advance of the CTM. Connected Resou...
Jan. 17, 2026
SUNDAY REWIND - Ensuring Fidelity: The Key Lies in the Collaborative Structures with Colin Desnoyers
Access the FREE webinar "10 Considerations To Transform Your Team Meetings" https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mDZC7jGCIgL4TA99MZbJDxReYGEU0pmq?usp=drive_link In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis has...
Jan. 13, 2026
Get Ready: A Preview of the 2026 Collaborative Response Retreat - Ep 92
In this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna preview the Collaborative Response Retreat, happening May 1-2, 2026 in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. They not only share the unique format for the Retreat to engage in learning, networking...
Jan. 10, 2026
SUNDAY REWIND - Think Big, Act Small - Leading a Culture of Response with Principal Kari Huk
In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis have an opportunity to engage with Kari Huk, principal of Woodbridge Farms Elementary with Elk Island Public Schools. Kari shares her Collaborative Response...
Jan. 6, 2026
Crafting Effective Key Issues - Ep 91
In this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna discuss the key issue process, integral to the collaborative team meeting discussion, and share some ideas to help support the team in crafting effective key issues in relation to stude...
Jan. 3, 2026
SUNDAY REWIND - Planning for Purposeful Collaboration: Lessons Learned with Principal Nancy Roy Halun
In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer, Lorna and Kurtis engage in a conversation with Nancy Roy Halun, principal of Ecole Notre Dame, a francophone school of 445 Kindergarten to Grade 6 students. Nancy ...
Dec. 30, 2025
How Elk Island Public Schools Uses Collaborative Response to Align System & School Supports - Ep 90
Join US!! At the Annual Collaborative Response Retreat https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat How can system leaders use Collaborative Response to better support schools, staff, and students? In this episode of Leading ...
Dec. 27, 2025
SUNDAY REWIND - Implementing Collaborative Response with their Early Learning Team
In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer, Lorna and Kurtis have the opportunity to meet with Erin Norrish, Early Learning Coordinator with Grasslands School Division in southern Alberta, to discuss how her ...
Dec. 20, 2025
SUNDAY REWIND - Are Your Team Goals in Alignment Creating Intentional Focus?
In this episode 25 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer and Kurtis ask the question. “Are you aligning your school goals to make the biggest impact?” --------- Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email kurtis.hewson@jigsawlearn...
Dec. 16, 2025
No Such Thing as a Collaborative Response Meeting - Ep 89
In this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna discuss the message we send our team when we label the collaborative team meeting as a "collaborative response meeting". Learn why, over time, we need to understand as an organization ...
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 ...