Leading Collaborative Response

This podcast features one of the educators 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://jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Darrin DeForge, principal of Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/...

In episode 58, Kurtis and Lorna break down the key issue process and how this powerful process can be utilized in other contexts beyond the student conversation. Several school and district examples are provided! Connected Resources: Blog - Shifting to Key Issues - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/shifting-key-issues  Interested in seeing the key issue process in action in a c...

Download the FREE guide “Five Planning Considerations to Transform Your Team Meetings” - https://bit.ly/5planningteams In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Chris Adamson, principal of Innisfail High School, part of Chinook’s Edge School Division in central Alberta.  Chris shares how the school’s Collaborative Response work has grown by intentional “dosi...

In episode 56 of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis and Lorna share how their perspective has shifted around the value and purpose of visual team boards for displaying the tiers of support established for students. Connected Resources: Blog - Shifting to Key Issues - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/shifting-key-issues  Learn more about WeCollab, including the opportunity...

In episode 55, Kurtis and Lorna share several ideas and strategies from schools when trying to use the continuum of supports as evidence of expertise in the building. Connected Resources: Podcast - So We've Established our Continuum of Supports...Now What? -  https://youtu.be/JUlrpWaCOVo  Podcast - Good News! Your Continuum of Supports is Never Done  - https://youtu.be/eAI04nFcDrE  Slides for Deve...

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://jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by several members of the senior leadership team at South Ea...

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://jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Helene Hewitt and Stacy Siminick, a principal and a team...

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://jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat Get on the Waitlist to receive a free gift, valued at $200! Time Limited Offer!! Sign-Up today. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retrea...

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://jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat Get on the Waitlist to receive a free gift, valued at $200! Time Limited Offer!! Sign-Up today. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retrea...

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://jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat Get on the Waitlist to receive a free gift, valued at $200! Time Limited Offer!! Sign-Up today. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retrea...

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://jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat Get on the Waitlist to receive a free gift, valued at $200! Time Limited Offer!! Sign-Up today. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retrea...

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://jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat Get on the Waitlist to receive a free gift, valued at $200! Time Limited Offer!! Sign-Up today. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retrea...

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-intro  In this bonus episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis connect with Sean Beaton and Nicole Short, district leaders for Grasslands Public Schools. Sea...

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://jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat Get on the Waitlist to receive a free gift, valued at $200! Time Limited Offer!! Sign-Up today. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retrea...

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://jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat Get on the Waitlist to receive a free gift, valued at $200! Time Limited Offer!! Sign-Up today. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retrea...

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 leading.  Connected Resources: Blog - The Importance of Timing When Leading for Change - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/importance-timing-when-leading-...

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 Grasslands Public Schools. Sean (Associate Superintendent) shares how they are using the collaborative team meeting process to support schools, enhance their instructional lead...

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 Resources: Blog post - Reduce the Number of Student Meetings by Adding One More - https://corwin-connect.com/2022/04/reduce-the-number-of-student-meetingsby-adding-one-more/ Bl...

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 Consultant Laura Elliott, who shares why there is no such thing as a bad kid and how the intentional development of a behaviour continuum of supports can have a tremendous im...

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'. Connected Resources: Resource - Strategies for Refining and Utilizing your Continuums of Support - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YVwdhSC-yo0tesiu_eywpzX2RSEVwy87wSL4dx...

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 administrative team at Sir Wilfrid Laurier School with the Calgary Board of Education.  They unpack how they have structured their Collaborative Response efforts with a high degree o...

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: Blog - School Support Team: The Hub of Decision-Making - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/school-support-team-hub-decision-making Resource - Reflecting...

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 Elementary School in Horizon School Division.  Alyson and Kurtis discuss how Collaborative Response has evolved for Alyson over the years and how Collaborative Response impacts e...

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 engage in learning, networking and team planning, but also share how to sign up for notification when an early and exclusive registration window opens on January 27, with a bonus...

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 Educational Excellence with Elk Island Catholic School Division.  Thérèse, Lorna and Kurtis explore how Collaborative Response has been sustained throughout Elk Island Catholic S...