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Leading Collaborative Response

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230 episodes
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English
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Date created
2021/10/08
Latest episode
2026/10/28
Average duration
39 min.
Release period
3 days

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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 share lessons learned and how they've successfully implemented Collaborative Response in their own schools and school districts. This podcast is engineered to help you maximize your leadership impact. You will gain expert, actionable strategies on achieving systemic success by learning how to move past fragmented initiatives to a single, intentional, and cohesive system for student support across your whole district. You will also build authority by gaining deep insights into the foundational components of Collaborative Response to transform your school culture into one of high collective efficacy. Finally, you will learn how to drive results by discovering the intentional leadership required to guarantee long-term student success and well-being. Subscribe today to leverage our expertise and solidify your authority as a leader!

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Connecting the Dots: Data, Planning, and Team Meetings - Ep122
2026/10/28
📊 Get Your Data Organized and work for YOU!!  FREE Webinar→  bit.ly/5mistakesdata In this week podcast, Kurtis and Lorna break down how data and evidence can be used to inform your collaborative planning and collaborative team meeting efforts to truly take your school's MTSS efforts to the next level, through aligning data with your intentional collaborative structures and processes. Connected Resources:FREE webinar - Layering Team Meetings - https://bit.ly/layeringteamsFREE webinar - 5 Mistakes Leaders Make When Organizing Data - https://www.jigsawlearningonline.com/5-mistakes-leaders-make-when-organizing-dataCollaborative Team Meetings Starter Kit - https://bit.ly/ctmstarterData Informed Pre-Meeting Organizer blog - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/examining-collaborative-team-meetings-pre-meeting-organizers ______________________ 🌟 Need a Spark at Your Next Staff Meeting? We’ve curated an inspirational playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJjdJv93diJ8 Check out a number of complimentary resources and webinars to build a culture of collaboration. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Take your PLC & MTSS to the next level. 🚀 Find out how!!  FREE https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Discover What's Missing: 🔎 Grab your Introductory chapter for the best selling book Collaborative Response - bit.ly/CR-intro WeCollab: Keep student supports, actions, and team conversations connected in one place. Try it FREE. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab FREE to join!! Join the movement 📩 bit.ly/JLinsider Engage in conversations in our Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader Looking for weekly video support and inspiration? 🔔Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website - https://jigsawlearning.caEmail - [email protected] - https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-incInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/ #collaboration #education #MTSS  #leadership #systems #edleader #collaborativeresponse
SUNDAY REWIND - Connecting Tiers of Support to Layers of Team
2026/10/25
See What's Possible 🚀 Build Momentum - bit.ly/layeringteams  In episode 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/ Blog post - Scaffolding Our Collaborative Response: Purposeful Layering of Team Meetings - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/scaffolding-our-collaborative-response-purposeful-layering-t ___________________ 🌟 Need a Spark at Your Next Staff Meeting? We’ve curated an inspirational playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJjdJv93diJ8 Check out a number of complimentary resources and webinars to build a culture of collaboration. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Take your PLC & MTSS to the next level. 🚀 Find out how!!  FREE https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Discover What's Missing: 🔎 Grab your Introductory chapter for the best selling book Collaborative Response - bit.ly/CR-intro WeCollab: Keep student supports, actions, and team conversations connected in one place. Try it FREE. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab FREE to join!! Join the movement 📩 bit.ly/JLinsider Engage in conversations in our Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader Looking for weekly video support and inspiration? 🔔Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website - https://jigsawlearning.caEmail - [email protected] - https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-incInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/ #collaboration #education #MTSS  #leadership #systems #edleader #collaborativeresponse
SUMMIT Bonus #5 - Growing as a Team to Impact Collective Efficacy w/ Griffiths-Scott School
2026/10/22
🎓 Join Educators From Across the Field → jigsawlearning.ca/summit  - FREE to Register In 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 their Collaborative Response efforts. Explore four mistakes we see leaders make when planning for their first collaborative team meetings  https://bit.ly/4mistakesCTM --------- Connect with Trevor VanSomerenEmail [email protected] Connect with Michelle MicklichEmail [email protected]  Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email [email protected] X @hewsonk27 LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson  Connect with Lorna Hewson Email [email protected] X @LornaHewson Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-hewson-713a59104 --------- Related Resources Collaborative Response 2024-2025 Calendar - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KQH5za3kluT-kz8BXiIvgsEdsWpHvRJN/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105917966649182142701&rtpof=true&sd=true Literacy Continuum - https://docs.google.com/document/d/15k-wHLX_wJWXRHyWxtp9h5SKpgwlgl_a0Xffo9smhTc/view Numeracy Continuum - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NdW0g3gSZvSJ0mDweAXwD_tZUl2jqq65GB2Jby5AucA/view Student Support Team Referral - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hke0wKXBNmXjpdwufywZF723ZtyID-RxG541gDXrDag/view Team Goal Planning Overview (Numeracy) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/12W2phur_LW5bAwWI4Z0X57UchtD1NPA9/view?usp=drive_link Team Goal Planning Overview (Literacy) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/16NADQtp1DjmTbHf35Z9q3ZRL0j4z8_Zx/view?usp=drive_link ______________________ 🌟 Need a Spark at Your Next Staff Meeting? We’ve curated an inspirational playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJjdJv93diJ8 Check out a number of complimentary resources and webinars to build a culture of collaboration.  https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Take your PLC & MTSS to the next level. 🚀 Find out how!!  FREE https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Discover What's Missing: 🔎 Grab your Introductory chapter for the best selling book Collaborative Response - bit.ly/CR-intro WeCollab: Keep student supports, actions, and team conversations connected in one place. Try it FREE.  https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab FREE to join!! Join the movement 📩 bit.ly/JLinsider Engage in conversations in our Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader Looking for weekly video support and inspiration? 🔔Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website - https://jigsawlearning.ca Email - [email protected] Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/ #collaboration #education #MTSS  #leadership #systems #edleader #collaborativeresponse
Collaboration grows through a Ecosystem of Support - Ep 121
2026/10/21
🎓 Join Educators From Across the Field → jigsawlearning.ca/summit  - FREE to Register In this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna reflect on why Collaborative Response is an ecosystem, not a series of isolated initiatives. In this video, we explore how successful schools are creating a complex network of interconnected systems to ensure every student and staff member is supported. Discover the foundational components of Collaborative Response and see how they are deeply linked to one another. We'll show you how leaders can intentionally design their school's ecosystem, ensuring that no student’s success is ever the responsibility of a single teacher. In this video, you will learn: What a school ecosystem is and why it's a powerful model. How Collaborative Response redefines collaboration and interconnectivity. Practical ways leaders can build a culture where no one is alone. Connected Resource:- Planning for Fall Organizerhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1YPwjJvc07Zri_jCHybwKDmLh_k3wh-euI-hX8cSnrUY/edit?usp=sharing Starting a new school year is a great time to reflect on what may need to be done to establish predictable systems and structures for your teams.  Utilize this organizer to assist in planning for fall re-engagement with Collaborative Response at the school level. #CollaborativeResponse #EducationLeadership #SchoolCulture #PLC #MTSS ______________________ 🌟 Need a Spark at Your Next Staff Meeting? We’ve curated an inspirational playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJjdJv93diJ8 Check out a number of complimentary resources and webinars to build a culture of collaboration. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Take your PLC & MTSS to the next level. 🚀 Find out how!!  FREE https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Discover What's Missing: 🔎 Grab your Introductory chapter for the best selling book Collaborative Response - bit.ly/CR-intro WeCollab: Keep student supports, actions, and team conversations connected in one place. Try it FREE. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab FREE to join!! Join the movement 📩 bit.ly/JLinsider Engage in conversations in our Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader Looking for weekly video support and inspiration? 🔔Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website - https://jigsawlearning.caEmail - [email protected] - https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-incInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/ #collaboration #education #MTSS  #leadership #systems #edleader #collaborativeresponse
SUMMIT Bonus #4 - The Value of System-Wide Implementation with Scott Brandt and Brita Goldie
2026/10/21
🎓 Join Educators From Across the Field → jigsawlearning.ca/summit  - FREE to RegisterAccess the FREE webinar “5 Mistakes Leaders Make When Organizing Data” - https://bit.ly/5mistakesdata  In episode 30 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by the Superintendent of Grasslands School Division, Scott Brandt, and the principal of Bassano School, Brita Goldie.  In the conversation, we explore how the division has implemented a Collaborative Response journey across all of its schools, the impact the work is having on students and staff, what it looks like in a K-12 within the division and how the structures and processes have been utilized at the divisional level. --------- Connect with Scott BrandtEmail [email protected] Connect with Brita GoldieEmail [email protected] Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email [email protected] Twitter @hewsonk27 LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson  Connect with Lorna Hewson Email [email protected] Twitter @LornaHewson Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-hewson-713a59104 --------- Related Resources Bassano School Continuum of Supports - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HBtXSzfJUshR8C8GfIjGB77bSjXAUUxL/view?usp=sharing  Locus of Control Activity: https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/so-what-can-we-control-articulating-our-locus-control______________________ 🌟 Need a Spark at Your Next Staff Meeting? We’ve curated an inspirational playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJjdJv93diJ8 Check out a number of complimentary resources and webinars to build a culture of collaboration.  https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Take your PLC & MTSS to the next level. 🚀 Find out how!!  FREE https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Discover What's Missing: 🔎 Grab your Introductory chapter for the best selling book Collaborative Response - bit.ly/CR-intro WeCollab: Keep student supports, actions, and team conversations connected in one place. Try it FREE.  https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab FREE to join!! Join the movement 📩 bit.ly/JLinsider Engage in conversations in our Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader Looking for weekly video support and inspiration? 🔔Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website - https://jigsawlearning.ca Email - [email protected] Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/ #collaboration #education #MTSS  #leadership #systems #edleader #collaborativeresponse
SUMMIT Bonus #3 - Leadership Moves and Solution-Focused Conversations with Percy Baxter School
2026/10/20
🎓 Join Educators From Across the Field → jigsawlearning.ca/summit  - FREE to Register 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.  Join US! 👉 https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/events/retreat How do the structures of Collaborative Response—the meetings, tiers, and data—actually "breathe" in a middle school? In this episode, Kurtis and Lorna Hewson are joined by Jennifer Ferguson (Principal) and Ashlee Jodry (Assistant Principal) of Percy Baxter Middle School. The team discusses the leadership moves required to build trust, how to shift teacher conversations toward solutions, and what it looks like to lead implementation when you already have a deep background in the framework. Learn more about Percy Baxter Middle School at https://www.percybaxter.ca/ --------- Connect with Jennifer FergusonEmail: [email protected]: https://x.com/_MrsFerguson_LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-dickson-fergusonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jfer79 Connect with Ashlee JodryEmail: [email protected] Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email: [email protected] X: @hewsonk27Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hewsonk27 LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson  Connect with Lorna Hewson Email: [email protected] X: @LornaHewson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-hewson-713a59104 #collaboration #norms #teamspirit  #leadership #systems ______________________ 🌟 Need a Spark at Your Next Staff Meeting? We’ve curated an inspirational playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJjdJv93diJ8 Check out a number of complimentary resources and webinars to build a culture of collaboration.  https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Take your PLC & MTSS to the next level. 🚀 Find out how!!  FREE https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Discover What's Missing: 🔎 Grab your Introductory chapter for the best selling book Collaborative Response - bit.ly/CR-intro WeCollab: Keep student supports, actions, and team conversations connected in one place. Try it FREE.  https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab FREE to join!! Join the movement 📩 bit.ly/JLinsider Engage in conversations in our Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader Looking for weekly video support and inspiration? 🔔Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website - https://jigsawlearning.ca Email - [email protected] Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/ #collaboration #education #MTSS  #leadership #systems #edleader #collaborativeresponse
SUMMIT Bonus #2 - Intentional Introduction of Collaborative Response to Access Staff Voice with Saint John High School
2026/10/19
🎓 Join Educators From Across the Field → jigsawlearning.ca/summit  - FREE to Register Did you know EVERY school needs four layers of teams to not only respond to the needs of students but build instructional capacity with intentionality and focus?  Learn more in a FREE webinar at https://bit.ly/layeringteams  In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by principal Christina Barrington and head of Education Support Services Jillian Wilton from Saint John High School in New Brunswick—the oldest publicly funded school in Canada! In this conversation, Christina and Jillian discuss how they planted seeds over two years, leading to the introduction of Collaborative Response this year in their school. Learn more about Saint John High School at https://www.sjhigh.ca/ --------- Connect with Christina BarringtonEmail: [email protected]: @CLBarringtonLinkedIn: Christina BarringtonFacebook: Captain Greyhound Connect with Jillian WiltonEmail: [email protected] Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hewsonk27 LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson  Connect with Lorna Hewson Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-hewson-713a59104 ______________________ 🌟 Need a Spark at Your Next Staff Meeting? We’ve curated an inspirational playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJjdJv93diJ8 Check out a number of complimentary resources and webinars to build a culture of collaboration. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Take your PLC & MTSS to the next level. 🚀 Find out how!!  FREE https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Discover What's Missing: 🔎 Grab your Introductory chapter for the best selling book Collaborative Response - bit.ly/CR-intro WeCollab: Keep student supports, actions, and team conversations connected in one place. Try it FREE. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab FREE to join!! Join the movement 📩 bit.ly/JLinsider Engage in conversations in our Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader Looking for weekly video support and inspiration? 🔔Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website - https://jigsawlearning.caEmail - [email protected] - https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-incInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/ #collaboration #education #MTSS  #leadership #systems #edleader #collaborativeresponse Music: “Leading Collaborative Response” has been composed, recorded, and produced by Trent Ferguson for Leading Collaborative Response. Images: Visuals included in this video not generated under agreement with Jigsaw Learning Inc. have been carefully selected under Creative Commons for their permissions.
SUMMIT Bonus #1 - Culture of Collaboration: Supporting Growth Across a School Division with Kristien Holtby
2026/10/18
🎓 Join Educators From Across the Field → jigsawlearning.ca/summit  - FREE to Register In this episode of Putting the Pieces Together, Jennifer, Lorna, and Kurtis engage in a conversation with Kristien Holtby, Director of Educational Services with Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools. The conversation starts and ends with hockey (GO OILERS!); however the focus is on how, at the division level, leaders can intentionally leverage the strengths and talents while focusing on achieving the collective priorities. Kristien highlights the need for productive struggle, the ability to close feedback loops by having a guiding coalition, the credibility and integrity that is fortified by working as a team of schools, and most importantly, how the work is framed to support the success of students because every child deserves a team. Reach out to connect with Kristien Holtby at [email protected]  --------- To see how this System approach to Collaborative Response is implemented at the school level, check out the episode Urgent Enough to Start with Buck Mountain Central School’s administration team (one of the schools in Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools): https://youtu.be/lX76Pa0AsdE For a summary of the Key Learnings from Urgent Enough to Start, view https://youtu.be/HgzQdH4WsaA ______________________ 🌟 Need a Spark at Your Next Staff Meeting? We’ve curated an inspirational playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJjdJv93diJ8 Check out a number of complimentary resources and webinars to build a culture of collaboration.  https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Take your PLC & MTSS to the next level. 🚀 Find out how!!  FREE https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Discover What's Missing: 🔎 Grab your Introductory chapter for the best selling book Collaborative Response - bit.ly/CR-intro WeCollab: Keep student supports, actions, and team conversations connected in one place. Try it FREE.  https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab FREE to join!! Join the movement 📩 bit.ly/JLinsider Engage in conversations in our Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader Looking for weekly video support and inspiration? 🔔Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website - https://jigsawlearning.ca Email - [email protected] Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/ #collaboration #education #MTSS  #leadership #systems #edleader #collaborativeresponse
SUNDAY REWIND - No Such Thing as a Bad Kid: Impacting Behaviour Through Collaborative Response w/ Laura Elliott
2026/10/18
🎓 Join Educators From Across the Field → jigsawlearning.ca/summit  - FREE to Register 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 impact on staff mindsets regarding student behaviour. --------- Connect with Laura Elliott Email [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/laura-elliott-b361b83a Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email [email protected] X @hewsonk27 LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson  Connect with Lorna Hewson Email [email protected] X @LornaHewson Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-hewson-713a59104 --------- Related Resources Taber Christian High School Behaviour Continuum of Supports - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15yykVLLyovbBJumrqHabROsTemjLjHbaQA7nX6vLj4A/view Refining and Utilizing Your Continuum of Supports On-Demand Workshop - https://www.jigsawlearningonline.com/10-considerations-when-refining-and-utilizing-your-continuum-of-supports-main-page --------- Learn more about Collaborative Response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tbgetTdAiA&t=0s  Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Article https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Explore the book Collaborative Response by downloading the introduction for FREE https://bit.ly/CR-intro - if interested in ordering the book, use the code JLPodcast10 to receive 10% off! Learn more about WeCollab and access a FREE three month trialhttps://jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab.ca  Become a JL Insider to receive access to newly added resources and video content, advance notice for sessions/workshops, discounts for learning events and resources, plus so much more! https://bit.ly/JLinsider  Join the Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, to engage in further conversations and resource sharing with others dedicated to ensuring effective teams and collaborative structures - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when @jigsaw_learning posts a new video! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website https://jigsawlearning.caEmail [email protected] https://www.twitter.com/Jigsaw_LearningFacebook https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc Music: “Leading Collaborative Response” has been composed, recorded, and produced by Trent Ferguson for Leading Collaborative Response. Images: Visuals included in this video not generated under agreement with Jigsaw Learning Inc. have been carefully selected under Creative Commons for their permissions.
From Data to Action: Planning School-Wide Interventions - Ep120
2026/10/14
Turn Ideas Into Action 💡Get the Crafting Team Goals Toolkit - bit.ly/jlgoals In this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna discuss the power of school-wide interventions and some lessons learned when implementing a school-wide intervention block. Connected Resources:- Literacy Intervention Lesson Template - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XiJa1KSaGn19piQX_-0EDPooLw6RyVPLaJkcOuMAM4o/edit?usp=sharing- Interventions, Strategies and Accommodations blog - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/interventions-strategies-and-accommodations - BLAST Literacy Intervention - https://www.nancymacconsulting.ca/  ______________________ 🌟 Need a Spark at Your Next Staff Meeting? We’ve curated an inspirational playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJjdJv93diJ8 Check out a number of complimentary resources and webinars to build a culture of collaboration. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Take your PLC & MTSS to the next level. 🚀 Find out how!!  FREE https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Discover What's Missing: 🔎 Grab your Introductory chapter for the best selling book Collaborative Response - bit.ly/CR-intro WeCollab: Keep student supports, actions, and team conversations connected in one place. Try it FREE. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab FREE to join!! Join the movement 📩 bit.ly/JLinsider Engage in conversations in our Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader Looking for weekly video support and inspiration? 🔔Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website - https://jigsawlearning.caEmail - [email protected] - https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-incInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/ #collaboration #education #MTSS  #leadership #systems #edleader #collaborativeresponse
SUNDAY REWIND - Master the Continuum of Supports: Strategies for Success!
2026/10/11
🎓 Join Educators From Across the Field → jigsawlearning.ca/summit 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_dEus/view Podcast - So We've Established Our Continuum of Supports...Now What? Ep 18 - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/so-weve-established-our-continuum-supportsnow-what-ep-18 On-Demand Workshop - 10 Considerations When Refining and Utilizing your Continuums of Support - https://www.jigsawlearningonline.com/10-considerations-when-refining-and-utilizing-your-continuum-of-supports-main-page___________Interested in learning MORE? Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Article https://bit.ly/CR-overview Explore the book Collaborative Response by downloading the introduction for FREE https://bit.ly/CR-intro Learn more about WeCollab and access a FREE 3 month trial.https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab Become a JL Insider to receive access to newly added resources and video content, advance notice for sessions/workshops, discounts for learning events and resources, plus so much more! https://bit.ly/JLinsider  Join the Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, to engage in further conversations and resource sharing with others dedicated to ensuring effective teams and collaborative structures - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when @jigsaw_learning posts a new video! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website https://jigsawlearning.caEmail [email protected]: https://www.twitter.com/Jigsaw_LearningFacebook https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc
How Collaborative Response Drives School Improvement - Ep 119
2026/10/07
Create Alignment, School-Wide Data and Evidence Plan 🛠️ Find Out How - bit.ly/dataevidenceplan In this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna share how Collaborative Response is more than just a way to organize meetings - it is a multi-tiered system that can really help move your school improvement efforts forward with intentionality and purpose!  They share what that looks like as well as some key considerations for leaders when making that connection explicit for their team. Connected Resources:Connecting Collaborative Response to Priorities organizer - https://docs.google.com/document/d/10omgZx37-tDDzlpqchCgPHNF_5McPcbeHuUT-AK04aY/edit?usp=sharing ______________________ 🌟 Need a Spark at Your Next Staff Meeting? We’ve curated an inspirational playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJjdJv93diJ8 Check out a number of complimentary resources and webinars to build a culture of collaboration. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Take your PLC & MTSS to the next level. 🚀 Find out how!!  FREE https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Discover What's Missing: 🔎 Grab your Introductory chapter for the best selling book Collaborative Response - bit.ly/CR-intro WeCollab: Keep student supports, actions, and team conversations connected in one place. Try it FREE. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab FREE to join!! Join the movement 📩 bit.ly/JLinsider Engage in conversations in our Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader Looking for weekly video support and inspiration? 🔔Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website - https://jigsawlearning.caEmail - [email protected] - https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-incInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/ #collaboration #education #MTSS  #leadership #systems #edleader #collaborativeresponse
SUNDAY REWIND - Establishing Collaborative Response for Middle School Success at Sir Wilfrid Laurier School
2026/10/04
WeCollab: 📈 Take Your Practice to the Next Level → Start Your FREE Trial https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab 🎓 Join Educators From Across the Field → jigsawlearning.ca/summit 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 of fidelity at the middle school level and what they consider to be the thing that has had the greatest impact on Collaborative Response. --------- Connect with Andrea PetroniEmail [email protected] Connect with Tanya DannEmail [email protected] Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email [email protected] Twitter @hewsonk27 LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson  Connect with Lorna Hewson Email [email protected] Twitter @LornaHewson Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-hewson-713a59104 --------- Connected Resources SWL Team Meeting Overview - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JOujLy2aFiCx63iQWQnfkQKsG9IolUxW/view?usp=drive_link SWL Student Support Flowchart - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JT9WBD7plesNyr_V2raYqMB3S-FStZ2R/view?usp=drive_link SWL Timetable Overview - https://drive.google.com/file/d/15tUcqayOSCdc-JoDU-qNM3L1T0C10UCa/view?usp=sharing  Purposeful Layering of Team Meetings blog - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/scaffolding-our-collaborative-response-purposeful-layering-t  SWL Success Infographichttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1uGQtVWoHyG3hK7F8Gax3QRhqtzZHD_Bz/view?usp=sharing Other Success Stories https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/who-we-are/partner-successes --------- Learn more about Collaborative Response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tbgetTdAiA&t=0s  Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Article https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Explore the book Collaborative Response by downloading the introduction for FREE https://bit.ly/CR-intro - if interested in ordering the book, use the code JLPodcast10 to receive 10% off! Learn more about WeCollab and access a FREE three month trialhttps://jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab.ca  Become a JL Insider to receive access to newly added resources and video content, advance notice for sessions/workshops, discounts for learning events and resources, plus so much more! https://bit.ly/JLinsider  Join the Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, to engage in further conversations and resource sharing with others dedicated to ensuring effective teams and collaborative structures - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when @jigsaw_learning posts a new video! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website https://jigsawlearning.caEmail [email protected] https://www.twitter.com/Jigsaw_LearningFacebook https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc Music: “Leading Collaborative Response” has been composed, recorded, and produced by Trent Ferguson for Leading Collaborative Response. Images: Visuals included in this video not generated under agreement with Jigsaw Learning Inc. have been carefully selected under Creative Commons for their permissions.
Why Every Learner Needs a Profile - History of WeCollab - Ep118
2026/09/30
Access a FREE trial of WeCollab TODAY!https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab In this weeks podcast, Kurtis and Lorna discuss the WeCollab software, how it came to be and how it can be a powerful support system for a school and division's Collaborative Response efforts. Connected Resources:- WeCollab homepage - https://jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab - Overview of WeCollab booklet - https://jigsawlearningonline.com/overview-wecollab  - Free Webinar - Conducting a Collaborative Team Meeting in WeCollab - https://www.jigsawlearningonline.com/conducting-a-collaborative-team-meeting-in-wecollab  ______________________#collaboration #education #MTSS  #leadership #systems #edleader #collaborativeresponse Are you looking to further your growth as a collaborative leader? Access numerous FREE resources and webinars designed to help you build and sustain a strong culture of collaboration. https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/free Interested in learning MORE about a framework that can transform your PLC and MTSS efforts? Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Article https://bit.ly/CR-overview Explore the book Collaborative Response by downloading the introduction for FREE https://bit.ly/CR-intro FREE to join!! Become a JL Insider to receive access to newly added resources and video content, advance notice for sessions/workshops, discounts for learning events and resources, plus so much more! https://bit.ly/JLinsider  Join the Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, to engage in further conversations and resource sharing with others dedicated to ensuring effective teams and collaborative structures - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when @jigsaw_learning posts a new video! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website https://jigsawlearning.caEmail [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-incInstagram https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/
SUNDAY REWIND - Examining the Impact of Collaborative Response on Instructional Leadership w/ Principal Alyson Archibald
2026/09/28
See How It Works 🛠️ Try This Strategy - bit.ly/CR-overview Discover What's Missing: 🔎 Grab your Introductory chapter - bit.ly/CR-intro 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 elements such as instructional leadership, collective efficacy and wellness. --------- Connect with Alyson ArchibaldEmail [email protected] @mcbeal9 Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email [email protected] X @hewsonk27 LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson  --------- Learn more about Collaborative Response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tbgetTdAiA&t=0s  Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response Article https://bit.ly/CR-overview  Explore the book Collaborative Response by downloading the introduction for FREE https://bit.ly/CR-intro - if interested in ordering the book, use the code JLPodcast10 to receive 10% off! Learn more about WeCollab and access a FREE three month trialhttps://jigsawlearning.ca/wecollab.ca  Become a JL Insider to receive access to newly added resources and video content, advance notice for sessions/workshops, discounts for learning events and resources, plus so much more! https://bit.ly/JLinsider  Join the Facebook Group “The Collaborative Leader”, to engage in further conversations and resource sharing with others dedicated to ensuring effective teams and collaborative structures - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecollaborativeleader 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when @jigsaw_learning posts a new video! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Website https://jigsawlearning.caEmail [email protected] https://www.twitter.com/Jigsaw_LearningFacebook https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc Music: “Leading Collaborative Response” has been composed, recorded, and produced by Trent Ferguson for Leading Collaborative Response. Images: Visuals included in this video not generated under agreement with Jigsaw Learning Inc. have been carefully selected under Creative Commons for their permissions.

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