Kurtis Hewson
Author/presenter with @jigsaw_learning, learner, teacher, father, husband, son, friend. He/him. Honoured to reside on Treaty 6 territory
Appears in 34 Episodes
Maximize Your Success: How to Schedule Your School Support Team Like a Pro!
In this weekly reflection, Kurtis and Lorna discuss the importance of scheduling a regular school support team weekly or bi-weekly and the impact that this routine mee...
Examining the Impact of Collaborative Response on Instructional Leadership w/ Principal Alyson Archibald
Access the FREE Leader’s Guide to Designing Spaces to Enhance Collaboration - https://bit.ly/spacechecklistIn this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis co...
Preview of the Collaborative Response Retreat
In episode 46 of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis and Lorna preview the Collaborative Response Retreat, happening May 2-3, 2025 in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. The...
The Vital Role of Senior Leadership in Driving Collaborative Response with Thérèse deChamplain-Good
Access the FREE Overview of Collaborative Response article - https://bit.ly/CR-overviewIn episode 45 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis are joined by ...
Introducing the Collaborative Team Meeting
In episode 44 of the Leading Collaborative Response PODCAST, Kurtis and Lorna share the collaborative team meeting a unique and critical structure in Collaborative Res...
Collaboratively Ensuring Success for Students in an Alternative School with Chris Zottl
Check out the FREE leadership guide to developing and refining team norms - http://bit.ly/teamnormsguideIn episode 43 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurt...
Structure of the School Support Team
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 th...
Establishing the Collaborative Team Meeting with Clarity and Fidelity at Ron Southern School
Check out the FREE leadership guide Five Planning Considerations to Transform Your Team Meetings - https://bit.ly/5planningteamsIn episode 41 of Leading Collaborative ...
Collaboratively Responding Across a System with CBE Chief Superintendent Joanne Pitman
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 Hewso...
BLAST-ing off for Literacy Intervention Success with Nancy MacLellan
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 ...
Summer Replay #1 Welcoming New Admin to a School with a Culture of Collaboration - Ep 22
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 adminis...
Summer Replay #2 Five Key Considerations for Facilitating Highly Effective Team Meetings - Ep 33
Access the FREE Team Meeting Space Checklist https://bit.ly/spacechecklistWorkshop: Supporting CR Workshop Planning for Fall Start Up: Re-Engaging Collaborative Respon...
Summer Replay #3 Are Your Team Goals in Alignment Creating Intentional Focus? - Ep 25
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?”---...
Summer Replay #4 Five Mistakes Leaders Make When Planning Team Meetings - Ep 23
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 t...
Summer Replay #5 Articulating Your Big Rocks: Establishing Tier 1 in Your Continuum of Supports - Ep 17
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 o...
Impacting School-Wide Culture Through Collaborative Response at a High School with Chris Good
Check out the FREE guide - Top Ten Considerations when Introducing Collaborative Response - https://bit.ly/top10-crIn episode 38 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lor...
Focus on Action: Ensuring Follow-Up for Actions Determined in the Collaborative Team Meeting
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 R...
5 Key Considerations for Facilitating Highly Effective Team Meetings
Access the FREE Team Meeting Space Checklist https://bit.ly/spacechecklistWorkshop: Supporting CR Workshop Planning for Fall Start Up: Re-Engaging Collaborative Respon...
Think Big, Act Small - Leading a Culture of Response with Principal Kari Huk
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...
Five Mistakes Leaders Make When Planning for Team Meetings
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...
Welcoming New Admin to a School with a Culture of Collaboration
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 t...
Bringing New District Office Personnel into a Culture of Collaboration
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 c...
Onboarding New Leaders to a District with a Culture of Collaboration
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 col...
Onboarding New Staff to a School with a Culture of Collaboration
In episode 19 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer, Lorna, and Kurtis discuss one of many scenarios around bringing new personnel into an established collaborat...
Articulating Your Big Rocks: Establishing Tier 1 in Your Continuum of Supports
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 i...
Good News! Your Continuum of Supports is Never Done!
In episode 16 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer and Kurtis discuss the initial process of articulating a continuum of supports and the subsequent, ongoing, i...
4 Mistakes Leaders Make When Setting Up Collaborative Team Meetings
In episode 12 of Leading Collaborative Response, Jennifer and Kurtis explore four mistakes leaders make when first setting up collaborative team meetings in schools, a...
The Psychology of Collaborative Team Meetings
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...
Timetabling for Collaborative Response
In episode 8 of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis Hewson, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning, discusses how shifting mindsets when timetabling can hav...
Collaborative Response from a Systems Perspective Part 1
In episode 6 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning Kurtis Hewson, shares best practices and challenges when supporting Coll...