Lorna Hewson

Lorna Hewson

Lead Learner and Co-Founder, Jigsaw Learning

Appears in 26 Episodes

Ep 53 - Grasslands District Collaborative Response: A Multi-Layered Approach w/ Nicole Short & Sean Beaton

Access the Collaborative Response Introductory Chapter for FREE - https://bit.ly/CR-intro In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna and Kurtis connect w...

Ep 52 - Connecting Tiers of Support to Layers of Team - Ep 52

In episode 52 of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis and Lorna share the integral understanding of the connection between the tiers of support on the continuum and ...

Ep 51 - No Such Thing as a Bad Kid: Impacting Behaviour Through Collaborative Response w/ Laura Elliott

Access the FREE guide Top Ten Considerations For Introducing Collaborative Response - https://bit.ly/top10-cr In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna ...

Master the Continuum of Supports: Strategies for Success

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...

Establishing Collaborative Response for Middle School Success at Sir Wilfrid Laurier School

Access the Introducing Collaborative Response guide for leaders for FREE - https://bit.ly/top10-cr In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis and Lorna ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Reduce Your Meetings...By Adding One More!

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...

Planning for Fall Start Up

In episode 9 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna Hewson, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning, shares some big ideas around reflective practice, buildin...

Collaborative Response from a Systems Perspective Part 2

In episode 7 of Leading Collaborative Response, Lorna Hewson, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning, shares how districts can leverage a parallel Collaborativ...

A Ready, Fire, Aim Approach to Leading Collaborative Response

In the episode, Lead Learner and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning discusses the notion of Ready, Fire, Aim as it applies to change theory generally and to Collaborative R...

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