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5 Key Considerations for Facilitating Highly Effective Team Meetings

Leading Collaborative Response - April 13, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes
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 32 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer has an opportunity to engage...

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Establishing a Culture of Collaborative Response as a Guiding Mindset with Joan Carr Catholic School

Leading Collaborative Response - March 30, 2024 11:00 - 49 minutes
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 School, located in Edmonton, Alberta.  The team shares what C...

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Getting to the Root: Building Continuums of Supports to Respond to Behaviour and Attendance

Leading Collaborative Response - March 16, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutes
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 supports can become a powerful resource for school teams, but it...

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The Value of System-wide Implementation with Scott Brandt and Brita Goldie

Leading Collaborative Response - March 02, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes
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-locus-control In episode 30 of Leading Collaborative Response...

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Ensuring Fidelity: The Key Lies in the Collaborative Structures with Colin Desnoyers

Leading Collaborative Response - February 17, 2024 08:00 - 37 minutes
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 the opportunity to engage with Vice Principal Colin Desynoyers...

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Think Big, Act Small - Leading a Culture of Response with Principal Kari Huk

Leading Collaborative Response - February 03, 2024 12:00 - 39 minutes
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 journey, what the work looks like specifically at her current s...

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Planning for Purposeful Collaboration: Lessons Learned from Principal Nancy Roy Halun

Leading Collaborative Response - January 20, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour
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 shares some of the key lessons she has learned through implement...

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Implementing Collaborative Response with your Early Learning Team

Leading Collaborative Response - January 06, 2024 16:00 - 50 minutes
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 and her team have implemented Collaborative Response with their ...

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Are Your Team Goals in Alignment Creating Intentional Focus

Leading Collaborative Response - December 23, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes
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 [email protected]  Twitter @hewsonk27  LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/k...

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5 Mistakes Leaders Make When Organizing Data

Leading Collaborative Response - December 21, 2023 16:23 - 57 minutes
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 do with it before you collect it.” Templates: Data Overview...

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Five Mistakes Leaders Make When Planning for Team Meetings

Leading Collaborative Response - November 07, 2023 12:39 - 41 minutes
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 predictability. Considerations in this conversation may be lev...

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Welcoming New Admin to a School with a Culture of Collaboration

Leading Collaborative Response - August 05, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes
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 of shifting the mindset away from the fear of losing Collabor...

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Bringing New District Office Personnel into a Culture of Collaboration

Leading Collaborative Response - July 22, 2023 12:00 - 46 minutes
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 the Board is aware of the impact of Collaborative Response, h...

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Onboarding New Leaders to a District with a Culture of Collaboration

Leading Collaborative Response - July 08, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes
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. Where these leaders may not have the lived experience of the...

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Onboarding New Staff to a School with a Culture of Collaboration

Leading Collaborative Response - June 24, 2023 18:00 - 53 minutes
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 new staff to a school where Collaborative Response is already ...

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So We Have Established Our Continuum of Supports...Now What?

Leading Collaborative Response - June 10, 2023 18:00 - 34 minutes
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 culture to best serve our students. --------- Connect with Lorna H...

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Articulating Your Big Rocks: Establishing Tier 1 in Your Continuum of Supports

Leading Collaborative Response - May 27, 2023 18:00 - 40 minutes
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 strategies that can be agreed upon as non-negotiable across all class...

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Good News! Your Continuum of Supports is Never Done!

Leading Collaborative Response - May 13, 2023 18:00 - 42 minutes
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 engage as lifelong learners. Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email...

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Common Pitfalls of Collaborative Team Meetings

Leading Collaborative Response - April 15, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes
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 process of Collaborative Team Meetings. Connect with Marilyn...

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The Art of Facilitating Collaborative Team Meetings

Leading Collaborative Response - March 11, 2023 19:00 - 32 minutes
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 Meetings as an integral structure and process within Collaborative Re...

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Why Successful Leaders Always Start With a Plan for Team Meetings

Leading Collaborative Response - February 06, 2023 19:00 - 46 minutes
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 regarding planning for team meetings as one who is leading Collaborat...

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4 Mistakes Leaders Make When Setting Up Collaborative Team Meetings

Leading Collaborative Response - January 23, 2023 19:00 - 37 minutes
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. Reach out to connect with Kurtis Hewson Email  ku...

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Reduce Your Meetings...By Adding One More!

Leading Collaborative Response - December 20, 2022 07:02 - 48 minutes
In episode 11 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer and Lorna explore the contradiction of reducing the number of meetings by adding one more through an in depth discussion of the various layers of team meetings that align with the continuum of supports as part of Collaborative Re...

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The Psychology of Collaborative Team Meetings

Leading Collaborative Response - October 31, 2022 15:00 - 52 minutes
In this episode, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning Kurtis Hewson addresses the contradictory statement "support the student by not focusing on them during the Collaborative Team Meeting" as well as a number of collaborative structures and processes that are implemented inte...

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Planning for Fall Start Up

Leading Collaborative Response - June 20, 2022 00:59 - 29 minutes
In episode 9 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna Hewson, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning, shares some big ideas around reflective practice, building responsive relationships, transition planning, and taking the opportunity to leverage a new school year to refresh and...

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Planning for Fall Start Up (Lorna Hewson)

Leading Collaborative Response - June 20, 2022 00:59 - 29 minutes
Lorna Hewson, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning, shares some big ideas around reflective practice, building responsive relationships, transition planning, and taking the opportunity to leverage a new school year to refresh and revise one's approach to create an inclusive le...

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Timetabling for Collaborative Response (Kurtis Hewson)

Leading Collaborative Response - May 27, 2022 22:23 - 24 minutes
Kurtis Hewson, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning, discusses how shifting mindsets when timetabling can have a positive impact for staff and students when implementing Collaborative Response. He shares big rocks to be considered, provides examples based on personal experienc...

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Timetabling for Collaborative Response

Leading Collaborative Response - May 27, 2022 22:23 - 24 minutes
In episode 8 of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis Hewson, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning, discusses how shifting mindsets when timetabling can have a positive impact for staff and students when implementing Collaborative Response.  He shares big rocks to be consider...

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Collaborative Response from a Systems Perspective Part 2

Leading Collaborative Response - April 05, 2022 18:00 - 23 minutes
In episode 7 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna Hewson, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning, shares how districts can leverage a parallel Collaborative Response in responding to the needs of schools in the same way that schools respond to the needs of students. She spea...

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Collaborative Response from a Systems Perspective Part 2 (Lorna Hewson)

Leading Collaborative Response - April 05, 2022 18:00 - 23 minutes
In this episode, Lorna Hewson, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning, shares how districts can leverage a parallel Collaborative Response in responding to the needs of schools in the same way that schools respond to the needs of students. She speaks to the notion of being able t...

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