Leading organizations with intentionality and purpose is complex work, and dedicated leaders work tirelessly each and every day to build impactful cultures of collaboration! But effective collaboration is difficult and messy. The good news is you don’t have to do it alone! Join the Jigsaw Learning team for Leading Collaborative Response, sharing insights for leaders committed to establishing, refining and deepening Collaborative Response in their organization.
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Join Kurtis and Lorna as they explain the 'why' behind different elements of Collaborative Response. These short clips serve as a valuable resource for leaders in sharing and describing specific components of the processes and structures in Collaborative Response.
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Preview of the Collaborative Response Retreat
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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 regis…
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The Vital Role of Senior Leadership in Driving Collaborative Response with Thérèse deChamplain-Good
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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 ha…
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Introducing the Collaborative Team Meeting
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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 growing staff capacity.Below are LINKS to mentioned resources. Collaborative team meeting facilitation planning template http…
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Collaboratively Ensuring Success for Students in an Alternative School with Chris Zottl
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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 in Grasslands Public Schools, an alternative school for junior and senior high students. Chris and his team have established…
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Structure of the School Support Team
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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. Connected Resources: Blog - Layering Teams: Processes that Guide the School Support Team - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/pu…
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Establishing the Collaborative Team Meeting with Clarity and Fidelity at Ron Southern School
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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 Garg, the administrative team at Ron Southern School with the Calgary Board of Education, to explore one element of Collaborativ…
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Collaboratively Responding Across a System with CBE Chief Superintendent Joanne Pitman
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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 Schools with the Calgary Board of Education, serving more than 138,000 students across more than 250 schools. Joane shares insig…
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BLAST-ing off for Literacy Intervention Success with Nancy MacLellan
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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…
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Summer Replay #1 Welcoming New Admin to a School with a Culture of Collaboration - Ep 22
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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 note is the idea of shifting the mindset away from the fear of losing Collaborative Response to the opportunity that presents it…
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Summer Replay #2 Five Key Considerations for Facilitating Highly Effective Team Meetings - Ep 33
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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 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer has an opportunity to engage in a conversation with Kurtis regarding what facilit…
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Summer Replay #3 Are Your Team Goals in Alignment Creating Intentional Focus? - Ep 25
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In this replay, 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 kurtis.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca Twitter @hewsonk27 LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson Connect with Jennifer Ferguson Email jenni…
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Summer Replay #4 Five Mistakes Leaders Make When Planning Team Meetings - Ep 23
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In this replay, 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 leveraged in order to level up already high-functioni…
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Summer Replay #5 Articulating Your Big Rocks: Establishing Tier 1 in Your Continuum of Supports - Ep 17
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In this replay, 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 classrooms in a school or district. Connect with Kurtis…
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Impacting School-Wide Culture Through Collaborative Response at a High School with Chris Good
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Check out the FREE guide - Top Ten Considerations when Introducing Collaborative Response - https://bit.ly/top10-cr In episode 38 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis is joined by Chris Good, principal of Lindsay Thurber High School in Red Deer, Alberta, discuss why collaboration is so critical for student and staff success and how C…
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Leading with Intentionality, Vulnerability and Patience - Implementing Collaborative Response with Peter Barron
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Interested in learning more about our 2024-2025 Collaborative Response Leadership Academy? Sign up to get more information at https://bit.ly/24CRacademy In 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 Res…
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Supporting the Needs of Complex Students…By NOT Focusing on Them in the Collaborative Team Meeting - Ep 36
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Interested in learning more about our 2024-2025 Collaborative Response Leadership Academy? Sign up to get more information at https://bit.ly/24CRacademy In episode 36 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis discuss why focusing primarily on your high needs students can actually have a negative impact on building a culture of Collaborati…
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Focus on Action: Ensuring Follow-Up for Actions Determined in the Collaborative Team Meeting
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Check out the FREE guide for leaders - Top 10 Considerations When Introducing Collaborative Response - https://bit.ly/top10-cr In episode 35 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis tackle a question often posed by leaders - how to follow-up on actions from collaborative team meetings? They review the process that generates actions in th…
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Shifting Conversations by Colour-coding Data and Evidence
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Check out the FREE webinar - 5 Mistakes Leaders Make When Organizing Data for Teams - https://bit.ly/5mistakesdata In episode 34 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis explore how colour-coding data can be used to support discussions about students and how the same data can be reorganized to be used for different purposes. --------- Co…
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5 Key Considerations for Facilitating Highly Effective Team Meetings
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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 33 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer has an opportunity to engage in a conversation with Kurtis regarding what facilitators can do …
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Establishing a Culture of Collaborative Response as a Guiding Mindset with Joan Carr Catholic School
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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 Collaborative Response looks like in their K-9 school of roughly 80…
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Getting to the Root: Building Continuums of Supports to Respond to Behaviour and Attendance
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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 is important to look below the surface regarding what is being …
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The Value of System-wide Implementation with Scott Brandt and Brita Goldie
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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, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by the Superintendent of Grasslands …
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Ensuring Fidelity: The Key Lies in the Collaborative Structures with Colin Desnoyers
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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, currently part of the leadership team at St. Mary’s Junior Hig…
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Think Big, Act Small - Leading a Culture of Response with Principal Kari Huk
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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 school and some outstanding lessons learned along the way. ------…
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Planning for Purposeful Collaboration: Lessons Learned from Principal Nancy Roy Halun
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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 implementing Collaborative Response in her school, including the value of…
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Implementing Collaborative Response with your Early Learning Team
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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 Early Learning team. See below for resources mentioned in this …
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Are Your Team Goals in Alignment Creating Intentional Focus
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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 kurtis.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca Twitter @hewsonk27 LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson Connect with Jennifer Ferguson Email jennifer.ferguson@…
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5 Mistakes Leaders Make When Organizing Data
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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 (specifically for a collaborative team meeting) - https://docs.go…
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Five Mistakes Leaders Make When Planning for Team Meetings
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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 leveraged in order to level up already high-functioning teams! ---…
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In episode 25 of The Why Behind Collaborative Response series, Kurtis Hewson shares why every meeting should be starting with celebrations. Celebrations not only focus on promoting a positive mindset when engaging in conversation, but when we ask “what did we do that led to that celebration”, it promotes high levels of collective efficacy as well a…
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In episode 24 of The Why Behind Collaborative Response series, Kurtis Hewson shares why meeting roles are vital to the overall success of any team meeting. They ensure an environment of shared responsibility, an adherence to meeting structures to support overall effectiveness and productivity, and they boost engagement, as team members attend to th…
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Welcoming New Admin to a School with a Culture of Collaboration
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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 Collaborative Response to the opportunity that presents itself when new…
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Bringing New District Office Personnel into a Culture of Collaboration
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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, how district personnel might partner with or shadow one another,…
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Onboarding New Leaders to a District with a Culture of Collaboration
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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 journey of the district that has implemented Collaborative Res…
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In episode 23 of The Why Behind Collaborative Response series, Kurtis Hewson shares why an intentional agenda and notes documents for team meetings is integral to ensuring clarity and predictability, two components essential for empowering teams. He describes five things critical for agenda and notes documents - clarity of purpose, infusion of norm…
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Onboarding New Staff to a School with a Culture of Collaboration
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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 “the way things are done”. --------- Connect with Kurtis Hewson…
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So We Have Established Our Continuum of Supports...Now What?
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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 Hewson Email lorna.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca Twitter @hewsonk27 Lin…
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Articulating Your Big Rocks: Establishing Tier 1 in Your Continuum of Supports
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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 classrooms in a school or district. Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email…
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In episode 22 of The Why Behind Collaborative Response series, Kurtis Hewson responds to a question often posed in schools trying to integrate key issues within their data overviews - “when we add a more recent set of data, or we see a change for a student in the classroom, should we be updating the key issue?” Kurtis shares some examples and consi…
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In episode 21 of The Why Behind Collaborative Response series, Kurtis Hewson discusses how Collaborative Response, when deeply understood by schools with tight alignment between the foundational components, can become a framework for actualizing school improvement goals. If we want to move the needle in any priority area in our organization, we nee…
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Good News! Your Continuum of Supports is Never Done!
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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 kurtis.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca Twitter @hewsonk27 LinkedIn http…
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Common Pitfalls of Collaborative Team Meetings
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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 Schmitke Email marilyn.schmitke@jigsawlearning.ca Twitter @Mari…
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In episode 19 of The Why Behind Collaborative Response series, Kurtis Hewson shares the impact the development, refinement and utilization of a continuum of supports has upon our response to student needs, as well as the ongoing examination of practice. Once established, a continuum of supports provides an anchor for continuous conversations about …
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In this episode of The Why Behind Collaborative Response, Kurtis Hewson covers the understanding of a continuum of supports for tiers 1 and 2. --------- 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when we post a new video! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3U_RKp7yxQhckpKaQur7ow Jigsaw Learning is a team of educators w…
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In this episode of The Why Behind Collaborative Response, Lorna Hewson explains the importance of layering meetings. Learn more about the Purposeful Layering of Team Meetings in this blog - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/scaffolding-our-collaborative-response-purposeful-layering-t --------- 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and cli…
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The Art of Facilitating Collaborative Team Meetings
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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 Response. Connect with Marilyn Schmitke Email marilyn.schmitke@ji…
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In this episode of The Why Behind Collaborative Response, Kurtis Hewson reinforces the idea that a continuum of supports is never finished. In fact, the first iteration of a continuum is not typically not highly impactful! The true impact of a continuum of supports on instructional practice, as well as supportive responses for students, happens thr…
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In this episode of The Why Behind Collaborative Response, Kurtis Hewson explains what we typically see when a continuum of supports is not having the expected impact, particularly in relation to how it is utilized to inform the responses discussed and determined for students. --------- 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to b…
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In this episode of The Why Behind Collaborative Response, Kurtis Hewson explains the history of Continuum of Supports as a foundational component of Collaborative Response, as well as the evolution from being referred to as a Pyramid of Supports. Learn more about the fundamental shifts for Collaborative Response in this blog - https://www.jigsawlea…
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In this episode of The Why Behind Collaborative Response, Kurtis Hewson discusses considerations for leaders when organizing data to support student transitions through the development of entry level criteria. This video is developed to be part of a planning organizer for universal screens - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CmuFJ8IFDbYYWAaCijY-F…
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