
Creating Community Through Collaborative Response
07/29/23 • 41 min
In episode 45 of Putting the Pieces Together, Jennifer, Lorna and Kurtis connect with Rob Champ, a Learning Leader at Ernest Manning High School with Calgary Board of Education.
Rob articulates how their high school staff of over seventy engage enthusiastically in Collaborative Response to meet the needs of their students. Through the highly structured Collaborative Team Meeting that is supported by the school’s Collaborative Response Committee, staff are able to engage with one another on a professional level in a safe environment. As a result, a community has been built on their commitment to trust, support, and learn from one another.
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Connect with Rob Champ
Email [email protected]
Connect with Kurtis Hewson
Email [email protected]
Twitter @hewsonk27
LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson
Connect with Lorna Hewson
Email [email protected]
Twitter @hewsonk27
LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson
Connect with Jennifer Ferguson
Email [email protected]
Twitter @_MrsFerguson_
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-dickson-ferguson/
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Related Resources
Ernest Manning Tier 2 Infographic - https://drive.google.com/file/d/16WsTJqmXDABLzGSVX-GTtZEoLZVW9GUF/view
Ernest Manning CTM Data - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bc-4RdNyUA60V2Vmp7Q70RhKM_gPZQ4I/view
Skills Alberta
Skills Canada
https://www.skillscompetencescanada.com/en/
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Kurtis’s Reading List
Legacy: What The All Blacks Can Teach Us About The Business Of Life https://www.amazon.ca/Legacy-James-Kerr/dp/147210353X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YWDUTAZFM5D3&keywords=legacy+new+zealand&qid=1690605927&sprefix=legacy+new+zealan%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1
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🔔 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
Jigsaw Learning is a team of educators who work with schools, districts and educational leaders to establish collaborative learning structures that ensure success for all students, because every child deserves a team.
Learn more about Jigsaw Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4rT_D9RCEY
Learn more about Collaborative Response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N0DixUVI5A
Explore the book Collaborative Response https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/published-works/collaborative-response-model/collaborative-response-three-foundational-components-transform-how-we-respond-needs-learners
Learn more about WeCollab
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://jigsawlearning.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=26e5468f36f0a7091138209d1&id=fcc390350a
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
Website https://jigsawlearning.ca
Email [email protected]
Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Jigsaw_Learning
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc
Music: ...
In episode 45 of Putting the Pieces Together, Jennifer, Lorna and Kurtis connect with Rob Champ, a Learning Leader at Ernest Manning High School with Calgary Board of Education.
Rob articulates how their high school staff of over seventy engage enthusiastically in Collaborative Response to meet the needs of their students. Through the highly structured Collaborative Team Meeting that is supported by the school’s Collaborative Response Committee, staff are able to engage with one another on a professional level in a safe environment. As a result, a community has been built on their commitment to trust, support, and learn from one another.
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Connect with Rob Champ
Email [email protected]
Connect with Kurtis Hewson
Email [email protected]
Twitter @hewsonk27
LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson
Connect with Lorna Hewson
Email [email protected]
Twitter @hewsonk27
LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson
Connect with Jennifer Ferguson
Email [email protected]
Twitter @_MrsFerguson_
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-dickson-ferguson/
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Related Resources
Ernest Manning Tier 2 Infographic - https://drive.google.com/file/d/16WsTJqmXDABLzGSVX-GTtZEoLZVW9GUF/view
Ernest Manning CTM Data - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bc-4RdNyUA60V2Vmp7Q70RhKM_gPZQ4I/view
Skills Alberta
Skills Canada
https://www.skillscompetencescanada.com/en/
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Kurtis’s Reading List
Legacy: What The All Blacks Can Teach Us About The Business Of Life https://www.amazon.ca/Legacy-James-Kerr/dp/147210353X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YWDUTAZFM5D3&keywords=legacy+new+zealand&qid=1690605927&sprefix=legacy+new+zealan%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1
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🔔 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
Jigsaw Learning is a team of educators who work with schools, districts and educational leaders to establish collaborative learning structures that ensure success for all students, because every child deserves a team.
Learn more about Jigsaw Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4rT_D9RCEY
Learn more about Collaborative Response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N0DixUVI5A
Explore the book Collaborative Response https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/published-works/collaborative-response-model/collaborative-response-three-foundational-components-transform-how-we-respond-needs-learners
Learn more about WeCollab
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://jigsawlearning.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=26e5468f36f0a7091138209d1&id=fcc390350a
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
Website https://jigsawlearning.ca
Email [email protected]
Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Jigsaw_Learning
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc
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In episode 44 of Putting the Pieces Together, Jennifer, Lorna and Kurtis connect with the recently “retired” Nancy MacLellan, who, while having the opportunity to cruise the world with her travel consultant husband Chris, has an equal amount of enthusiasm for supporting schools and staff looking to implement BLAST (Building Literacy and Supporting Teamwork) as a schoolwide intervention to ensure literacy success for all students.
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Connect with Nancy MacLellan
Email [email protected]
Website https://www.nancymacconsulting.ca/
Connect with Kurtis Hewson
Email [email protected]
Twitter @hewsonk27
LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson
Connect with Lorna Hewson
Email [email protected]
Twitter @hewsonk27
LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson
Connect with Jennifer Ferguson
Email [email protected]
Twitter @_MrsFerguson_
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-dickson-ferguson/
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Related Resources
MacEvans Travel https://macevanstravel.ca/
MacEvans Travel on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087117120654&locale=pl_PL
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🔔 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
Jigsaw Learning is a team of educators who work with schools, districts and educational leaders to establish collaborative learning structures that ensure success for all students, because every child deserves a team.
Learn more about Jigsaw Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4rT_D9RCEY
Learn more about Collaborative Response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N0DixUVI5A
Explore the book Collaborative Response https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/published-works/collaborative-response-model/collaborative-response-three-foundational-components-transform-how-we-respond-needs-learners
Learn more about WeCollab
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://jigsawlearning.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=26e5468f36f0a7091138209d1&id=fcc390350a
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
Website https://jigsawlearning.ca
Email [email protected]
Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Jigsaw_Learning
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc
Music: “Jigsaw” has been composed, recorded, and produced by Trent Ferguson for Putting the Pieces Together with Jigsaw Learning.
Images: Visuals included in this video not generated under agreement with Jigsaw Learning Inc. have been carefully selected under Creative Commons for their permissions.
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In episode 46 of Putting the Pieces Together, Jennifer, Lorna and Kurtis spend time with Principal Joe Marion and Family Outreach Worker Rhonda Miron of Dr. Brosseau School (part of Lakeland Catholic Schools). Topics covered include creating space for robust and balanced conversations around academics and mental health, the impact of early assessment, implementation dips and peaks, the importance of onboarding, and how to shift from working for the continuum to have the continuum work for the educators.
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Connect with Joe Marion
Email [email protected]
Connect with Rhonda Miron
Email [email protected]
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhonda-miron-961a9589
Connect with Kurtis Hewson
Email [email protected]
Twitter @hewsonk27
LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson
Connect with Lorna Hewson
Email [email protected]
Twitter @hewsonk27
LinkedIn https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kurtishewson
Connect with Jennifer Ferguson
Email [email protected]
Twitter @_MrsFerguson_
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-dickson-ferguson/
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Related Resources
Every Kid Needs a Champion
Bruce Perry
So We’ve Established Our Continuum of Supports: Now What?
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🔔 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
Jigsaw Learning is a team of educators who work with schools, districts and educational leaders to establish collaborative learning structures that ensure success for all students, because every child deserves a team.
Learn more about Jigsaw Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4rT_D9RCEY
Learn more about Collaborative Response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N0DixUVI5A
Explore the book Collaborative Response https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/published-works/collaborative-response-model/collaborative-response-three-foundational-components-transform-how-we-respond-needs-learners
Learn more about WeCollab
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://jigsawlearning.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=26e5468f36f0a7091138209d1&id=fcc390350a
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
Website https://jigsawlearning.ca
Email [email protected]
Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Jigsaw_Learning
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JigsawLearningAB/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/jigsaw-learning-inc
Music: “Jigsaw” has been composed, recorded, and produced by Trent Ferguson for Putting the Pieces Together with Jigsaw Learning.
Images: Visuals included in this video not generated under agreement with Jigsaw Learning Inc. have been carefully selected under Creative Commons for their permissions.
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