Leading Collaborative Response

About Leading Collaborative Response

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!

Publisher

Jigsaw Learning

Category

education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Oct 2021

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

219 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   How Collaborative Response Drives School Improvement - Ep 119

   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.ca Email - questions@jigsawlearning.ca 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

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   4 Oct 2026

   SUNDAY REWIND - Establishing Collaborative Response for Middle School Success at Sir Wilfrid Laurier School

   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 Petroni Email ampetroni@cbe.ab.ca Connect with Tanya Dann Email trdann@cbe.ab.ca Connect with Kurtis Hewson Email kurtis.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca Twitter @hewsonk27 LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson Connect with Lorna Hewson Email lorna.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca 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 Infographic https://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 trial https://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.ca Email questions@jigsawlearning.ca X https://www.twitter.com/Jigsaw_Learning Facebook 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.

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Why Every Learner Needs a Profile - History of WeCollab - Ep118

   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.ca Email questions@jigsawlearning.ca Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jigsawlearningab/

Who has been a guest on Leading Collaborative Response

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• Peter Barron
• Jessica Shaw
• Amy Cooper
• Cody Young
• Andrea Petroni

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YouTube views

41,212

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Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100

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95

Social presence

91

YouTube

76

Engagement

27

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