Episodes

Unifying Purpose Through Collaborative Response at FG Miller Jr/Sr High with John Braga - 2025 Retreat Bonus
Jan. 20, 2025

Unifying Purpose Through Collaborative Response at FG Miller Jr/Sr High with John Braga - 2025 Retreat Bonus

This bonus episode features one of the teams scheduled to present at the 2025 Collaborative Response Retreat, happening May 1-3 in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. Find out more about this amazing professional learning event at http...
Acknowledging the Messiness When Implementing Collaborative Response w/ Keri Card-Esau and Kim Wedman - 2025 Retreat Bonus
Jan. 19, 2025

Acknowledging the Messiness When Implementing Collaborative Response w/ Keri Card-Esau and Kim Wedman - 2025 Retreat Bonus

This bonus episode features one of the teams scheduled to present at the 2025 Collaborative Response Retreat, happening May 1-3 in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. Find out more about this amazing professional learning event at http...
Deepening Instructional Clarity and Support for All Through Collaborative Response with Darrin DeForge - 2025 Retreat Bonus
Jan. 18, 2025

Deepening Instructional Clarity and Support for All Through Collaborative Response with Darrin DeForge - 2025 Retreat Bonus

This bonus episode features one of the teams scheduled to present at the 2025 Collaborative Response Retreat, happening May 1-3 in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. Find out more about this amazing professional learning event at http...
Grasslands District Collaborative Response: Multi-Layered Approach w/ Nicole Short/Sean Beaton - 2025 Retreat Bonus
Jan. 17, 2025

Grasslands District Collaborative Response: Multi-Layered Approach w/ Nicole Short/Sean Beaton - 2025 Retreat Bonus

Get on the Waitlist to receive a free gift, valued at $200! Time Limited Offer!! Sign-Up today. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat Access the Collaborative Response Introductory Chapter for FREE - https://bit.ly/CR-...
Establishing Collaborative Response for Middle School Success at Sir Wilfrid Laurier School - 2025 Retreat Bonus
Jan. 16, 2025

Establishing Collaborative Response for Middle School Success at Sir Wilfrid Laurier School - 2025 Retreat Bonus

This bonus episode features one of the teams scheduled to present at the 2025 Collaborative Response Retreat, happening May 1-3 in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. Find out more about this amazing professional learning event at http...
Bonus #1 - Impacting School-Wide Culture Through Collaborative Response at a High School with Chris Good
Jan. 15, 2025

Bonus #1 - Impacting School-Wide Culture Through Collaborative Response at a High School with Chris Good

Check out the FREE guide - Top Ten Considerations when Introducing Collaborative Response - https://bit.ly/top10-cr In episode 38 of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis is joined by Chris Good, principal of Lindsay Thurber...
Importance of Timing When Leading Collaborative Response - Ep 54
Jan. 11, 2025

Importance of Timing When Leading Collaborative Response - Ep 54

In this episode Kurtis and Lorna consider the significance of timing. As leaders, we have the ability to speed up our implementation or slow down our change intiatives but we should always be aware of and listen to who we are...
Ep 53 - Grasslands District Collaborative Response: A Multi-Layered Approach w/ Nicole Short & Sean Beaton
Dec. 21, 2024

Ep 53 - Grasslands District Collaborative Response: A Multi-Layered Approach w/ Nicole Short & Sean Beaton

Access the Collaborative Response Introductory Chapter for FREE - https://bit.ly/CR-intro In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis connect with Sean Beaton and Nicole Short, district leaders for Gra...
Ep 52 - Connecting Tiers of Support to Layers of Team - Ep 52
Dec. 14, 2024

Ep 52 - Connecting Tiers of Support to Layers of Team - Ep 52

In episode 52 of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis and Lorna share the integral understanding of the connection between the tiers of support on the continuum and the layers of teams providing those supports. Connected Re...
Ep 51 - No Such Thing as a Bad Kid: Impacting Behaviour Through Collaborative Response w/ Laura Elliott
Dec. 7, 2024

Ep 51 - No Such Thing as a Bad Kid: Impacting Behaviour Through Collaborative Response w/ Laura Elliott

Access the FREE guide Top Ten Considerations For Introducing Collaborative Response - https://bit.ly/top10-cr In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis Hewson engage in a conversation with Behaviour ...
Master the Continuum of Supports: Strategies for Success
Nov. 30, 2024

Master the Continuum of Supports: Strategies for Success

Kurtis and Lorna discuss in this episode of Leading Collaborative Response the utilization of a continuum of supports. Without clear strategies for using the continuum, it becomes 'a document that was created that one PD day'...
Establishing Collaborative Response for Middle School Success at Sir Wilfrid Laurier School
Nov. 23, 2024

Establishing Collaborative Response for Middle School Success at Sir Wilfrid Laurier School

Access the Introducing Collaborative Response guide for leaders for FREE - https://bit.ly/top10-cr In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis and Lorna are joined by Andrea Petroni and Tanya Dann, the administr...
Maximize Your Success: How to Schedule Your School Support Team Like a Pro!
Nov. 16, 2024

Maximize Your Success: How to Schedule Your School Support Team Like a Pro!

In this weekly reflection, Kurtis and Lorna discuss the importance of scheduling a regular school support team weekly or bi-weekly and the impact that this routine meeting has on the culture of the school. Connected Resources...
Examining the Impact of Collaborative Response on Instructional Leadership w/ Principal Alyson Archibald
Nov. 9, 2024

Examining the Impact of Collaborative Response on Instructional Leadership w/ Principal Alyson Archibald

Access the FREE Leader’s Guide to Designing Spaces to Enhance Collaboration - https://bit.ly/spacechecklist In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis connects with Alyson Archibald, principal of Dr. Hamman Ele...
Preview of the Collaborative Response Retreat
Nov. 2, 2024

Preview of the Collaborative Response Retreat

In episode 46 of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis and Lorna preview the Collaborative Response Retreat, happening May 2-3, 2025 in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. They not only share the unique format for the Retreat to enga...
The Vital Role of Senior Leadership in Driving Collaborative Response with Thérèse deChamplain-Good
Oct. 26, 2024

The Vital Role of Senior Leadership in Driving Collaborative Response with Thérèse deChamplain-Good

Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response article - https://bit.ly/CR-overview In episode 45 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Thérèse deChamplain-Good, Assistant Superintendent of Edu...
Introducing the Collaborative Team Meeting
Oct. 19, 2024

Introducing the Collaborative Team Meeting

In episode 44 of the Leading Collaborative Response PODCAST, Kurtis and Lorna share the collaborative team meeting a unique and critical structure in Collaborative Response that provides an avenue for supporting students and ...
Collaboratively Ensuring Success for Students in an Alternative School with Chris Zottl
Oct. 12, 2024

Collaboratively Ensuring Success for Students in an Alternative School with Chris Zottl

Check out the FREE leadership guide to developing and refining team norms - http://bit.ly/teamnormsguide In episode 43 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Chris Zottl, principal of Sunrise School...
Structure of the School Support Team
Oct. 5, 2024

Structure of the School Support Team

In Episode 42 of the Leading Collaborative Response PODCAST, Kurtis and Lorna discuss the importance of a proactively designed school support team that functions as the hub of decision making for supporting students and staff...
Establishing the Collaborative Team Meeting with Clarity and Fidelity at Ron Southern School
Sept. 28, 2024

Establishing the Collaborative Team Meeting with Clarity and Fidelity at Ron Southern School

Check out the FREE leadership guide Five Planning Considerations to Transform Your Team Meetings - https://bit.ly/5planningteams In episode 41 of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis is joined by Zoe Serediuk and Ankush Gar...
Collaboratively Responding Across a System with CBE Chief Superintendent Joanne Pitman
Sept. 21, 2024

Collaboratively Responding Across a System with CBE Chief Superintendent Joanne Pitman

Access an Overview of Collaborative Response article to learn more - https://bit.ly/CR-overview In episode 40 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis Hewson are joined by Joanne Pitman, Chief Superintendent of Sch...
BLAST-ing off for Literacy Intervention Success with Nancy MacLellan
Sept. 14, 2024

BLAST-ing off for Literacy Intervention Success with Nancy MacLellan

This episode is part of the 2024 “National Literacy Month with RIF” campaign, a partnership between the BE Podcast Network and Reading Is Fundamental . In episode 39 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joi...
Summer Replay #1 Welcoming New Admin to a School with a Culture of Collaboration - Ep 22
Aug. 31, 2024

Summer Replay #1 Welcoming New Admin to a School with a Culture of Collaboration - Ep 22

In this replay, 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 not...
Summer Replay #2 Five Key Considerations for Facilitating Highly Effective Team Meetings - Ep 33
Aug. 17, 2024

Summer Replay #2 Five Key Considerations for Facilitating Highly Effective Team Meetings - Ep 33

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 this replay, episode 33 ...