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Leading Collaborative Response

Jigsaw Learning

Are you a school leader, administrator, or curriculum director searching for a proven way to enhance your PLC and MTSS efforts? The Leading Collaborative Response podcast is your guide to establishing and deepening the Collaborative Response framework within your organization. We know that leading change is complex, and effective collaboration is often messy, but you don"t have to navigate it alone. Join hosts Kurtis and Lorna Hewson as they share their insights and interview guest leaders who

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67:35

Summer Replay #3 BLAST-ing off for Literacy...

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2025/08/20

Summer Replay #3 - 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 joined by Nancy MacLellan, a retired teacher and current educational consultant who has formed her company - Nancy Mac Consulting. We dive into the importance of responsive literacy interventions and share a number of tips and reminders when establishing

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Summer Replay #4 Acknowledging the Messiness When...

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2025/08/13

Summer Replay #4 - We are excited to announce the Leadership Team from Wild Rose School Division will be presenting at the 2025 Collaborative Response Retreat. For more information visit: https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreatIn this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Keri Card-Esau and Kim Wedman. Keri and Kim unpack the incredible work they are doing within Wild Rose School Division and specifically at HW Pickup Middle School, sharing the ways

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Summer Replay #5 How to Grow Collaborative Response...

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2025/08/06

Summer Replay #5 Download the FREE guide “Five Planning Considerations to Transform Your Team Meetings” - https://bit.ly/5planningteamsIn 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 “dosing” for staff and his learning that has evolved through implementation in two

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65:41

Summer Replay #6 Unifying Purpose Through...

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2025/07/30

Summer Replay #6 - 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/retreatIn this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis is joined by John Braga, a member of the Collaborative Response Leadership Team at FG Miller Jr/Sr High School. John shares the work being done in relation to

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Summer Replay #7 Deepening Instructional Clarity and...

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2025/07/23

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/retreatSummer Replay #7 - In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Darrin DeForge, principal of Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High in Edmonton, Alberta. This episode explores his perspectives on

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65:46

Summer Replay #8 Establishing and Expanding Impactful...

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2025/07/16

Access a workshop guide to ensure you are truly engaging as a team - https://bit.ly/JLgroupteamRegister for the Collaborative Response Retreat - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreatRegister for the Facilitating Effective Collaborative Team Meetings course - bit.ly/facilitatectmSummer Replay #8 - In episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by by Jaret Hofer, principal of Brooks Junior High School, exploring how they have seen the evolution of

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Summer Replay #9 Capturing Expertise in your...

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2025/07/09

Summer Replay #9 is 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 Development of a Continuum of Supports -

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48:48

Summer Replay #10 Leading with Intentionality,...

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2025/07/02

Summer Replay #10 is episode 37 of Leading Collaborative Response. Kurtis is joined by Peter Barron, superintendent of St. Paul Education Regional school division. Peter has led the introduction of Collaborative Response now in three school divisions in Alberta and shares insights connected to leading with intentionality, vulnerability and the importance of patience!---------Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email kurtis.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca Twitter @hewsonk27 LinkedIn

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63:40

Navigating the "I Tried That" Trap Through...

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2025/06/25

Looking to learn more and get started with a powerful meeting structure that will transform your school’s MTSS efforts? Access the Collaborative Team Meeting Starter Kit at https://bit.ly/ctmstarter5 considerations for every school trying to take their school support teams to the next level because the School Support Team is critical and how that team is organized. The workshop that will help you coordinate and optimize support beyond the classroom bit.ly/5sstmeetingsIn this episode of

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Educational Assistants in Collaborative Team Meetings...

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2025/06/18

In this week's podcast,, Kurtis and Lorna discuss why educational assistants are a critical voice to consider being included in collaborative team meetings and share some strategies that schools are employing to have their support staff involved.Connected Resources:Educational Assistant Involvement in the Collaborative Team Meeting blog - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/role-educational-assistants-collaborative-team-meeting Observing a Collaborative Team Meeting

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42:29

Engaging as a Learning Organization Through...

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2025/06/11

Looking to learn more and get started with a powerful meeting structure that will transform your school’s MTSS efforts? Access the Collaborative Team Meeting Starter Kit at https://bit.ly/ctmstarter 10 Considerations When Refining and Utilizing Your Continuums of SupportIn this on-demand workshop, Lorna will reveal 5 strategies for refining your continuums of supports and 5 strategies for utilizing your continuums of supportsbit.ly/10refinecontinuumWhy collaborative planning an essential

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Accessing All Voices in Collaborative Team Meetings -...

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2025/06/04

In this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna engage in a discussion about why all voices need to be accessed in the collaborative team meeting and provide some practical strategies for how to bring forth all voices to increase engagement and develop high levels of psychological safety for teams.Connected Resources:Building a Culture of Collaboration podcast - How to Bring in EVERY VOICE in Your Team Meetings -

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47:47

Establishing a Robust Collaborative Community through...

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2025/05/28

STOP TIERING YOUR STUDENTS!! Transform your organization by tiering your supports, not your students. Learn how in a FREE webinar at https://bit.ly/stoptieringstudentsPlanning for Fall Start Up! Create a foundation for your school’s Collaborative Response by reflecting on the past year and planning for the year to come. Learn how in this workshop. Part of our Supporting Collaborative Response workshop series! https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/workshopsIn this episode of Leading

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Getting to the Root for Behaviour and Attendance - Ep 70

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2025/05/21

In this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna discuss the key shift needed when looking to co-create continuums of support related specifically to behaviour and attendance, to ensure we are getting to "root causes" when articulating and tiering our responses.Connected Resources:Four Tier Support Overview - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZeiaY_XB8zmoPpi1L90C2qXY5XuToPDX00WCMW-h2r8/edit?usp=sharingOverview of Continuum of Supports video - https://youtu.be/9_3gK7-3TZc?si=rhcJV9io0p2k9kZrSeeing

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62:11

Impacting Executive Functioning Through Collaborative...

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2025/05/14

Access the FREE Guide for Leaders to Develop and Reinforce Team Norms - http://bit.ly/teamnormsguideIn this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis sit down with Melissa Rogers and Karen Weidner, two members of the leadership team at James S McCormick School. They explore how the school is embedding Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports into daily practices, deepening their team’s understanding of executive functioning, and building a true village mindset to support every

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Why We Shouldn't Be Tiering Students...Or Adults - Ep 68

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2025/05/07

In this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna encourage leaders to stop tiering adults in their continuum of supports...and rather reflect upon what are the supports those adults are providing.Connected Resources:Four Tier Support Overview - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZeiaY_XB8zmoPpi1L90C2qXY5XuToPDX00WCMW-h2r8/edit?usp=sharingOverview of Continuum of Supports video - https://youtu.be/9_3gK7-3TZc?si=rhcJV9io0p2k9kZr Strategies for Refining and Utilizing Your Continuum of Supports -

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16:09

Establishing Effective Key Issues for Collaborative...

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2025/04/30

Effective facilitation is essential when driving powerful instructional change through the collaborative team meeting! Facilitating Effective CTMs - https://bit.ly/facilitatectmIn this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna further explore the key issue process and provide some advice when endeavouring to establish more effective and succinct key issues for students to drive the collaborative team meeting.Connected Resources:Blog - Shifting to Key Issues -

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53:58

Growing as a Team to Impact Collective Efficacy w/...

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2025/04/23

We are excited to announce the Leadership Team from Wild Rose School Division will be presenting at the 2025 Collaborative Response Retreat. For more information visit: https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreatIn this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis is joined by Trevor VanSomeren and Michelle Micklich, the administrative team at Griffiths-Scott School. Trevor and Michelle share how their school has fostered an inclusive and collaborative learning environment through

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61:15

Fueling Instructional Innovation Through...

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2025/04/16

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/retreatIn this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Helene Hewitt and Stacy Siminick, a principal and a team lead at Davidson Creek Elementary School. Helene, Stacy and their team have been engaged for a

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52:39

Acknowledging the Messiness When Implementing...

Leading Collaborative Response ·

2025/04/09

We are excited to announce the Leadership Team from Wild Rose School Division will be presenting at the 2025 Collaborative Response Retreat. For more information visit: https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreatIn this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by Keri Card-Esau and Kim Wedman. Keri and Kim unpack the incredible work they are doing within Wild Rose School Division and specifically at HW Pickup Middle School, sharing the ways in which they have

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