Episodes
May 11, 2024
Focus on Action: Ensuring Follow-Up for Actions Determined in the Collaborative Team Meeting
Check out the FREE guide for leaders - Top 10 Considerations When Introducing Collaborative Response - https://bit.ly/top10-cr In episode 35 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis tackle a question often posed by...
May 8, 2024
Shifting Conversations by Colour-coding Data and Evidence
Check out the FREE webinar - 5 Mistakes Leaders Make When Organizing Data for Teams - https://bit.ly/5mistakesdata In episode 34 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis explore how colour-coding data can be used t...
April 13, 2024
5 Key Considerations for Facilitating Highly Effective Team Meetings
Access the FREE Team Meeting Space Checklist https://bit.ly/spacechecklist Workshop: Supporting CR Workshop Planning for Fall Start Up: Re-Engaging Collaborative Response https://bit.ly/fallstartcr In episode 33 of Leading Co...
March 30, 2024
Establishing a Culture of Collaborative Response as a Guiding Mindset with Joan Carr Catholic School
Access the FREE webinar “5 Mistakes Leaders Make When Organizing Data” - https://bit.ly/5mistakesdata In episode 32 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by the Leadership Team at Joan Carr Catholic S...
March 16, 2024
Getting to the Root: Building Continuums of Supports to Respond to Behaviour and Attendance
In episode 31 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer and Lorna discuss the adjustments that need to be made when developing a continuum of supports focused on behaviour or attendance needs of students. A continuum of su...
March 2, 2024
The Value of System-wide Implementation with 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...
Feb. 17, 2024
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 episode 29 of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis has t...
Feb. 3, 2024
Think Big, Act Small - Leading a Culture of Response with Principal Kari Huk
In episode 28 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 j...
Jan. 20, 2024
Planning for Purposeful Collaboration: Lessons Learned from Principal Nancy Roy Halun
In episode 27 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 sh...
Jan. 6, 2024
Implementing Collaborative Response with your Early Learning Team
In episode 26 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 an...
Dec. 23, 2023
Are Your Team Goals in Alignment Creating Intentional Focus
In 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@jigsawlearning.c...
Dec. 21, 2023
5 Mistakes Leaders Make When Organizing Data
In episode 24 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer and Kurtis share with you five mistakes leaders make when organizing data for their teams. Mark Twain - “Data is like garbage. You’d better know what you are going to...
Nov. 7, 2023
Five Mistakes Leaders Make When Planning for Team Meetings
In episode 23 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer and Kurtis explore five mistakes leaders make when planning team meetings (and how to overcome them!). Kurtis continues to talk about his favourite words: clarity and ...
Aug. 5, 2023
Welcoming New Admin to a School with a Culture of Collaboration
In episode 22 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer, Lorna, and Kurtis discuss how, internally, teachers and staff can plan to welcome a new administrator into their collaborative culture. Of particular note is the idea...
July 22, 2023
Bringing New District Office Personnel into a Culture of Collaboration
In episode 21 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer, Lorna, and Kurtis explore the nuances of bringing new personnel into key district roles where a culture of collaboration has been established. Topics include ensuring...
July 8, 2023
Onboarding New Leaders to a District with a Culture of Collaboration
In episode 20 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer, Lorna, and Kurtis explore the scenario of bringing new school leaders into a district where a culture of collaboration has been established within and between schools...
June 24, 2023
Onboarding New Staff to a School with a Culture of Collaboration
In episode 19 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer, Lorna, and Kurtis discuss one of many scenarios around bringing new personnel into an established collaborative culture. This conversation focuses on how to bring in ...
June 10, 2023
So We Have Established Our Continuum of Supports...Now What?
In episode 18 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 cultur...
May 27, 2023
Articulating Your Big Rocks: Establishing Tier 1 in Your Continuum of Supports
In episode 17 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 strateg...
May 13, 2023
Good News! Your Continuum of Supports is Never Done!
In episode 16 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 e...
April 15, 2023
Common Pitfalls of Collaborative Team Meetings
In episode 15 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer engages with Marilyn Schmitke and Collette Sylvestre, Learning Associates with Jigsaw Learning, to identify and address common pitfalls that arise in the structure and...
March 11, 2023
The Art of Facilitating Collaborative Team Meetings
In episode 14 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer engages with Marilyn Schmitke and Collette Sylvestre, Learning Associates with Jigsaw Learning, to better understand the art of facilitating Collaborative Team Meeting...
Feb. 6, 2023
Why Successful Leaders Always Start With a Plan for Team Meetings
In episode 13 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer engages with Marilyn Schmitke and Collette Sylvestre, Learning Associates with Jigsaw Learning to better understand the practical and contextual considerations regardi...
Jan. 23, 2023
4 Mistakes Leaders Make When Setting Up Collaborative Team Meetings
In episode 12 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 these mistakes.